Sex offender charged with being at Gaston elementary school
A registered sex offender is being charges with being on elementary school grounds. Mark Eugene Whitsett, 50, of 2517 Glen Burnie Drive in Greensboro was charged with being at Sadler Elementary School...
View ArticleRed Rocker Antiques brings unique offerings
An estate sale wasn’t enough to clear away unique treasures after two family members died, so Ann Osborne opened up a store to sell their unique treasures. Red Rocker Antiques of Lowell has been open...
View ArticleMore fashion coming this way
If you’ve been seeing a lot of ads for retailer H&M on TV, here’s why. The retailer is coming to this area in the fall. H&M, short for Hennes & Mauritz, will be opening up at Carolina...
View ArticleHow to get the most out of yard sale season
Robin Dover took two days off work and was up at 5 a.m. to prepare for her yard sale. Tables of antiques, duvets, toys and clothing reached all the way down her Mountain Lane driveway for her Saturday...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Cramerton Christian graduation
Cramerton Christian Academy presented diplomas to 17 graduating seniors Thursday evening. Graduates and their families gathered for the ceremony at the church sanctuary on campus. The Rev. Joshua...
View ArticleToday in history - Eric Rudolph captured in NC
Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2013. There are 214 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 31, 1669, English diarist Samuel Pepys (peeps) wrote the final entry of his...
View ArticleSpelling bee champ and 9 other 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. IT'S FREEDOM FOR ARIZONA WOMAN Yanira Maldonado is released from a Mexican jail after...
View ArticlePrison warden promoted after alleged beatings
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The warden of North Carolina's Central Prison has been promoted and given a 15 percent raise, less than two weeks after reports about a lawsuit alleging he failed to stop...
View ArticleHow Gaston's lawmakers voted last week
Capital Correspondence May 30, 2013 House Roll-Call Votes HB 371 _ Chiropractic Assistant Certification: Authorizes the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to establish and enforce educational...
View ArticleSuspect's dog bites officer during arrest
A domestic dispute sent three people, including one deputy, to the hospital Thursday. Deputies got a report just before 1 p.m. that Donald Michael Hoyle had assaulted his girlfriend at their home....
View ArticleHospital appoints internal committee to begin search for new CEO
CaroMont Health is ramping up efforts to fill a top administrative post that has been vacant for a month and a half. The health care nonprofit’s board of trustees voted 8-2 to terminate the contract...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 5/31/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 5/30/13 7:00 am To: 5/31/13 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? 5/31/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 5/30/13 7:00 am To: 5/31/13 7:00 am Print Date: 5/31/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 5/31/13
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: 5/29/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to child sex crimes, goes to prison
A Gastonia man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for sex crimes against a child. Gary Michael Pilkington accepted a plea agreement in court Friday after more than 400 days in jail....
View ArticleSisters of Mercy leader to join nuns on the bus for immigration reform
Sister Rose Marie Tresp has watched the vitriol over immigration reform reach a boiling point in the United States in recent years. During a roundtable discussion Saturday in Charlotte, she hopes to...
View ArticleToday in History - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released
Today is Saturday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2013. There are 213 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 1, 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James...
View ArticleTeen girl hospitalized after smoking pot, man charged
An 18-year-old Mount Holly man faces a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police say he gave a 14-year-old girl some marijuana to smoke on May 20. But the girl was hospitalized...
View ArticleScouts, running filled Gaston Day School student's years
Name: Will Harris Age:18 Parents:Rusty and LeeAnn Harris School:Gaston Day School Future plans:Attend UNC Chapel Hill in the fall and major in biology. He was accepted into the honor’s college, a...
View ArticleNew businesses getting their start
The following new corporations filed with the N.C. Secretary of State May 24 through May 30 Gaston County The Busha Group LLC, Julie Busha, 302 Lord Court, Cramerton Carolina Bedding of Triad LLC,...
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