What brought the police to your neighborhood? 3/11/14
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 3/10/14 7:00 am To: 3/11/14 7:00 am Print Date: 3/11/14 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 3/11/14
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: 3/9/14 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleGaston rescue worker participates in daring mountanside rescue
Chris Hendricks doesn’t consider himself a hero, though many are calling him that after the Gaston EMS captain aided in the rescue of an injured hiker Monday in Linville Gorge. Hendricks and another...
View ArticleMan charged in car wreck that leaves passenger in coma
A Belmont man faces charges related to a wreck that put a passenger in his car into a coma. According to police reports, James Franklin Gardner, 50, of 328 Canal Road, was charged with felony serious...
View ArticleImage Gallery poised to move from Gastonia to Belmont
Dodie Huffman thought the move her photography studio made inside Gastonia about a year ago would be its last for some time. Yet when a new opportunity recently emerged in downtown Belmont, it was...
View ArticleMotorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in wreck
A motorcyclist incurred life-threatening injuries in a crash Tuesday afternoon. A 66-year-old Gastonia man was driving a motorcycle west on East Franklin Boulevard at 4 p.m. when the crash happened....
View ArticleToday in history: Dennis the Menace arrives in comics
Today is Wednesday, March 12, the 71st day of 2014. There are 294 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 12, 1664, England's King Charles II granted an area of land on the...
View Article10 things to know on Wednesday
1. WHAT'S NEXT IN THE SENATE INVESTIGATION OF THE CIA: Varying interpretations of the facts are emerging, while some lawmakers are choosing sides and the White House seeks a middle ground. 2. OBAMA...
View ArticleDiscovering Japanese culture at Gaston College
The Gaston College Multicultural Affairs Committee and the Japan Association of Charlotte celebrated Japanese culture Monday, March 11, 2014, in the Myers Center cafeteria at Gaston College.
View ArticleCaroMont scholarship application deadline this Friday
The CaroMont Health Foundation offers scholarships to assist and encourage education in health care-related courses of study. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 14. Decisions will be made in May....
View ArticleAgent: Panthers WR Smith done in Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The agent for wide receiver Steve Smith says the five-time Pro Bowl selection has played his final snap for the Carolina Panthers. Smith's longtime representative Derrick Fox...
View ArticleCard promises gift, delivers scam
Kathleen Alexander, of Dallas, knew the offer was too good to be true. She wants to make sure other folks don’t fall for the same scam that came to her via postcard and telephone this week. Alexander...
View ArticleVeteran rock climber died doing something he loved
Mark Byers loved rock climbing. He once told his daughter, 19-year-old Mary Byers, it wasn’t necessarily the challenge that drove him to the sport but the feel of the earth between his hands and feet....
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 3/12/14
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 3/11/14 7:00 am To: 3/12/14 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? 3/12/14
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 3/11/14 7:00 am To: 3/12/14 7:00 am Print Date: 3/12/14 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 3/12/14
Daily Arrest Blotter - List of Arrests Made by the Gastonia Police Department, Gaston County Police Department & Gaston County Sheriff's Office Arrests Which Occurred...
View ArticlePolice hope cameras help restore trust
Cherryville police officers have a new piece of equipment in their arsenal — wearable video cameras. All of the city’s nine patrol officers now pin cameras on their uniform shoulders at the beginning...
View ArticleBook lovers can find bargains at Gaston College book sale
Spring cleaning at a local library means bargains for book lovers. The annual Morris Library book and magazine sale kicked off this week on the Dallas campus of Gaston College. More than 500...
View ArticleCarothers to break ground soon on more modern funeral home
Construction is slated to begin soon on a new, state-of-the-art funeral home that will front South New Hope Road in Gastonia. Carothers Funeral Home will build near the west entrance to Gaston...
View ArticlePolice: Man possessed child porn
Police allege a Bessemer City man exchanged child pornography with an undercover policeman. Kirk Michael Dockery Jr., 42, of 155 Wandering Lane, Bessemer City was charged with eight counts of...
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