What brought police to your neighborhood? 2-17-13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments...
View ArticleDaily calls for service 2-17-13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 2/16/13 7:00 am To: 2/17/13 7:00 am...
View ArticleHow Gaston's state lawmakers voted in Raleigh
House Roll-Call Votes HB 8 _ Eminent Domain: Amends the North Carolina Constitution to prohibit condemnation of private property except for a public use, to provide for the payment of just...
View ArticleGazette's Ragan Robinson becomes news editor
The Gazette’s Ragan Robinson becomes the newspaper’s news editor today. What’s a news editor? Responsible for editing stories and helping plan local news coverage, the news editor (or at least the...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Remembering 'a miracle in the hills'
I tossed the day’s mail on the table and started to walk away. There, however, out of the past, out of history, was a picture as familiar to my mind as my own mirror likeness. The years hadn’t...
View ArticleAshbrook High congratulates regional science and engineering fair winners
Ashbrook High School recently recognized winners in the Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair, the Region 6A Science Fair in Salisbury and those who competed in the N.C. Science and Engineering...
View ArticleCollege Names
Chase named student of excellence Shane Chase, a Kings Mountain resident, has been named the 2013 Academic Excellence Award recipient at Cleveland Community College. Chase is pursuing an associate in...
View ArticleDaily Arrest Report
The following is a daily arrest report provided by the Gastonia and Gaston County police departments and the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office. An arrest does not imply someone is guilty of any alleged...
View ArticleToday in history - Dale Earnhardt dies at Daytona
Today is Monday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2013. There are 316 days left in the year. This is Presidents Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1913, Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and...
View Article10 things people are talking about Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. WHEN HAGEL WILL GET HIS VOTE GOP opponents of the Defense Secretary nominee say they'll...
View ArticleGas prices jump 32nd day in a row
Gas prices jumped 3 cents across the country overnight. Gas prices were as high as $3.76 on South New Hope Road between Gastonia and Cramerton. AAA said it’s the 32nd day in a row that prices have...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 2/18/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 2/17/13 7:00 am To: 2/18/13 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? 2/18/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 2/17/13 7:00 am To: 2/18/13 7:00 am Print Date: 2/18/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 2/18/13
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: 2/16/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleWreck victim had plans to marry next month
A 69-year-old woman who died by happenstance Saturday apparently planned to marry in the next month. Paul Scott of Los Angeles called The Gazette on Sunday after learning of his fiancées death in a...
View ArticleToday in History - 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1963, the book “The Feminine Mystique” by Betty Friedan, credited with...
View ArticleSchools will start in late August
Gaston County Schools graduates will participate in graduation ceremonies four days after classes dismiss next school year and students have two full weeks of winter break during the 2014-15 school...
View Article100 years of Kings Mountain featured in new photo book
Work, play, study and worship. All told through 100 years of archived and community photographs. It’s more than a keepsake. It’s Kings Mountain. A publication titled “Images of America: Kings...
View Article12-year-old girls leads police in chase through Charlotte
An overnight police pursuit on Interstate 77 ended with a bizarre twist. After officers finally got the driver stopped, they realized it was a 12-year-old girl. Police said the girl is from Gaffney,...
View ArticleLocal barber collects $5,000 lottery win
Charles Queen of Kings Mountain said it felt great to win $5,000 instantly playing the "$4,000,000 Cash Blowout" scratch-off game. He bought his winning ticket at the Circle P Food Mart on Phifer Road...
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