Another day, another school, another bomb threat
Another day, another school, another bomb threat at a Gaston County School. This time it was Cramerton Middle School. Principal Amy Holbrook notified parents that just before 3:15 p.m. dismissal...
View ArticleKKK trying to recruit new members in area
CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — A local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is trying to recruit new members, and they've been passing out fliers in local communities. It has many people statewide upset and...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 5/9/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 5/8/13 7:00 am To: 5/9/13 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? 5/9/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 5/8/13 7:00 am To: 5/9/13 7:00 am Print Date: 5/9/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 5/9/13
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: 5/7/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticlePolice ID suspect in rash of school bomb threats
Police identified a suspect in the latest of a rash of bomb threats in Gaston County schools. Cramerton Police will file charges against a student they say made threats at Cramerton Middle School. It...
View ArticleThe end for Gastonia Blockbuster
Gaston County’s lone Blockbuster store will be shutting its doors at the end of this month. The store on East Franklin Boulevard in Gastonia will start liquidating the store Monday, according to store...
View ArticleSamurai replaces Sake
I have some good restaurant news — Lucky Samurai will be starting up at the old Sake Express location on North New Hope Road in Gastonia, next to Payless and near Westfield Eastridge mall. Manager...
View ArticleToday in history - 5.10.13
Today is Friday, May 10, the 130th day of 2013. There are 235 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History. On May 10, 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson...
View Article10 things people are talking about today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1 WHO MAY HAVE SURVIVED 17 DAYS IN BANGLADESH RUBBLE Rescue workers stop clearing the site of a...
View ArticleGaston man talks about his connection with Jodi Arias
A Gaston County man says during a vacation he once met Jodi Arias, the Arizona woman found guilty this week of killing her former boyfriend and who's been at the center of a four-month trial garnering...
View ArticleAbbey administrator leaving college for new career
Belmont Abbey College will soon bid farewell to an administrator known to students as “Dr. L.” Lucas Lamadrid plans to resign June 1 to begin work with a Florida-based company managing and recruiting...
View ArticleStudent charged in school bomb threat
A third student has been charged in one of the bomb threats that have been in Gaston County Schools in the last two weeks. Lowell Police Department has filed charges against a student at Holbrook...
View ArticleSee how Gaston lawmakers voted
Capital Correspondence May 9, 2013 House Roll-Call Votes HB 9 _ House Speaker and Pro Tem Term Limits: Amends the North Carolina Constitution to limit the terms of the Speaker of the House of...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 5/10/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 5/9/13 7:00 am To: 5/10/13 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? 5/10/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 5/9/13 7:00 am To: 5/10/13 7:00 am Print Date: 5/10/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 5/10/13
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: 5/8/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleCramerton pins down site of future veterans memorial
Cramerton residents who have long wanted the town to pin down a site for a veterans memorial can take pride. The design features of the monument and a timeline for construction are still uncertain....
View ArticleToday in History - The Rolling Stones recorded their first single for Decca...
Today is Friday, May 10, the 130th day of 2013. There are 235 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 10, 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas “Stonewall”...
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