Daily calls for service 3/16/13
Daily calls for service blotter Calls created from 3/15/13 at 7 a.m. to 3/16/13 at 7 a.m. County Fire...
View ArticleSelling Gaston County: Weekly real estate transactions
Real estate transactions represent transfer of real property recorded with the Gaston County Register of Deeds. The following information is provided: seller, buyer, location of property and estimated...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office: Man sells drugs to undercover investigators
A Kings Mountain man allegedly sold various drugs to narcotics investigators, landing him back in jail Friday, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. William Anthony Boyd, 54, faces a...
View ArticleDoctor: ‘Probable’ case of rare, fatal disease third for area in recent months
It started with double vision. That’s when Ellen Horton knew something was wrong with her husband, Raymond. The couple was en route back to Shelby from a car show in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., in September....
View ArticleNew businesses getting a start
The following corporations registered with the N.C. Secretary of State from March 4 through March 9. Gaston County 1st Choice Truck & Auto Repair, Inc., Jack Stephens, 4907 Kings Mountain...
View ArticleHow home sales drive Gaston's economy
Gaston indicators This week: Home building 31 - February permits issued in Gaston County for single-family homes $5.9 million - Estimated cost to build Gaston County homes for which permits were...
View ArticleStraight deal on business advice
This month’s column is going to be a bit different than usual — a lesson learned recently from personal experience. You see, I’m a business owner and I coach other business owners. I’m expected to be...
View ArticleOhio football players convicted of rape
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio's attorney general warned the case...
View ArticleWoman charged with soliciting twice in one day
A Gastonia woman was arrested twice Friday for offering to commit sex acts to undercover police officers, according to arrest warrants. Kelly Rowland Carter was among five people arrested for...
View ArticleMount Holly works to revitalize neighborhood, park
Mount Holly used $1 million in state money to fix up a handful of homes and bring disc golf, playground equipment and a kayak launch to a local park. Mount Holly received a $1 million community...
View ArticleA tale of two pacemakers
All right, folks. The class will please come to order. With us today are Dot Woody and Bill Woody. She is 85, and he is 91. They are related by marriage. She is married to him, and he is married to...
View ArticleToday in history - court case that changed legal history
Today is Monday, March 18, the 77th day of 2013. There are 288 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 18, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Gideon v. Wainwright, ruled...
View Article10 things to know today - crazed fan who inspired 'The Natural' dies
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. TOUGH AUDIENCE AWAITS OBAMA IN MIDEAST Israel is preparing to give him the red-carpet...
View ArticleTiming right for new Gaston Arts Council director
The new executive director of the Gaston Arts Council hails from one of the world’s meccas of artistic expression and appreciation. Yet Kim George knows New York City isn’t in a bubble, and often...
View ArticlePolice ID two teenagers killed by train
Police have identified the two women killed by a train Sunday as two Charlotte teenaged girls. Hannah Elizabeth Rigley, 18, and Arielle Mckenzie Troutman, 16, died when they were struck by a train in...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 3/18/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 3/17/13 7:00 am To: 3/18/13 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? 3/18/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 3/17/13 7:00 am To: 3/18/13 7:00 am Print Date: 3/18/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 3/18/13
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: 3/16/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleMan accused of sexually abusing his daughter
A Denver man is accused of sexually abusing his adopted daughter over the course of eight years. The 58-year-old man was charged Friday. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the man...
View ArticleTroubled day care closes with little warning
A Belmont day care center that closed abruptly last week was violating state rules by having too few workers and not providing nutritious meals. Great Beginnings Child Development Center shut its...
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