Whose home sold and for how much
Billy and Diane Shytle to Michael Current, property at 2426 Loch Stone Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054, $86,500 Joseph and Randi Gates to George and Louann Gates, property at 3764 Catawba Creek Drive,...
View ArticleBelmont's Hampton Inn celebrates six 'outstanding' years
Six years ago, the Hampton Inn Charlotte/Belmont at Montcross opened its doors to the public. As the hotel marked this anniversary on Feb. 21, it also celebrated two accomplishments by General Manager...
View ArticleCaroMont hires new doctors
CaroMont Health welcomes three new physicians to CaroMont Medical Group, Christian E. Martin, MD; Gregory O’Leary, MD; and Julia Saluke, MD. Each is board certified by the American Board of Family...
View ArticleLocal businesses getting shot at big shelves
Gastonia residents Theresa Neumayer and Noelle France both run home-based businesses out of their spare bedrooms. As one-woman operations, they don't have the budget, the staff or the time to run a...
View ArticleThree teens hospitalized after wreck
Three people were injured Sunday night when a driver struck a tree in Bessemer City. A 17-year-old girl was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck on Sunset Drive about 10 p.m. The teen lost control of the...
View ArticleWhat's getting built in Gastonia
PERMIT DATE PRIMARY CONTACT ADDRESS CONSTRUCTION COST DESCRIPTION OF WORK CENSUS TRACT PARCEL 58868 3/3/2014 BRATTON CONSTRUCTION 321 S. HIGHLAND ST. RESIDENTIAL ADDITIONS $3,465.74 Tear down to...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 3/10/14
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 3/9/14 7:00 am To: 3/10/14 7:00 am See the ""Agency Code Legend"" at the end of this report for a list of agencies included in this report and the...
View ArticleWhat brought the police to your neighborhood? 3/10/14
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 3/9/14 7:00 am To: 3/10/14 7:00 am Print Date: 3/10/14 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 3/10/14
Daily Arrest Blotter - List of Arrests Made by the Gastonia Police Department, Gaston County Police Department & Gaston County Sheriff's Office Arrests Which Occurred From: 3/8/14 12:00 am To:...
View ArticlePopular barber remembered after fatal car wreck
World War II ribbons hung in the small barber shop on the eastside of Dallas. Haircuts were cheap and came in one style. Everyone knew the man behind the chair. Cecil Jenkins at Jenkins Barber Shop...
View ArticleMan charged with taking indecent liberties with 13-year-old
A Lincoln County man is accused of taking indecent liberties with a minor. Barry George Fredell was arrested in relation to an incident that happened Feb. 19 and involved a 13-year-old girl, according...
View ArticleFight at high school leaves one charged
An 18-year-old high school student was charged after fighting and severely injuring another female student on Monday. Emauria Naterrish Carothers, 18, of 340 Clay St., Belmont, was charged with...
View ArticleCounty towns competing in Hometown Showdown
Two Gaston County towns have made it to the Sweet 16. The cities may not have all-star basketball teams but they do have online pride, and that’s put them in the running in a statewide contest, the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Rock climber dies in fall at Crowders Mountain
A rock climber died Monday after a fall at Crowders Mountain State Park despite a dramatic rescue attempt by emergency workers. The man fell about 70 feet before his harness and a rock ledge caught...
View ArticleTHE ANSWER MAN: Firehouse Subs is returning to Gastonia
Gastonia diners won’t have to wait much longer to get a Firehouse Subs meal. Several people have asked about the return of the restaurant to Gastonia after Firehouse Subs closed its previous store in...
View ArticleWoman searches out wreck victim
Patricia Erickson was on her way to visit her son’s grave when she came upon a head-on car crash. The drivers were 20-year-old Heather Nicole Hickman and 26-year-old Brian Wilson Sawyer. Both were in...
View ArticleToday in history: Army makes charges against Sen. McCarthy
Today is Tuesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2014. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 1954, the U.S. Army charged that Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis.,...
View Article10 things to know on Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MAN WITH STOLEN PASSPORT ON JET WAS ASYLUM SEEKER: One of the two men traveling on a missing...
View ArticleMan charged with indecent exposure
A Lincolnton man exposed himself to a neighbor twice in two days, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. A woman reported that on Sunday and Monday, Samuel Eugene Pridgen stood in his...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 3/11/14
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 3/10/14 7:00 am To: 3/11/14 7:00 am See the ""Agency Code Legend"" at the end of this report for a list of agencies included in this report and the...
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