Wet weather will give way to 90-degree temps
With all the recent rain in area, 90-degree weather might not be on your radar. But it’s exactly what’s coming in the middle of this week. The area’s forecast includes temperatures in the high 80s,...
View ArticleGaston's valedictorians and salutatorians
Gaston Day School Valedictorian: Rebecca Oden College plans: UNC Greensboro Salutatorian: Will Harris College plans: UNC Chapel Hill Cramerton Christian Academy Valedictorian: Michael Breedlove...
View ArticleTeen accused of taking nude photo of tanner
As Wanda Ballard stepped out of a Gastonia tanning bed, she says she noticed a teenager leaning over a dividing wall with his iPhone. The 41-year-old woman said she was undressed as she exited the...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 6/11/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 6/10/13 7:00 am To: 6/11/13 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? 6/11/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 6/10/13 7:00 am To: 6/11/13 7:00 am Print Date: 6/11/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 6/11/13
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: 6/9/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleToday in History - The Supreme Court struck down state laws prohibiting...
Today is Wednesday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2013. There are 202 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 12, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, 37, was shot and killed...
View ArticleHousing development coming to Beaty Road
Rain has been keeping construction at bay at a soon-to-be residential subdivision in Gastonia, but I’m guessing that will change once the dirt dries out. You may have noticed the construction...
View ArticleSummertime can mean scam time
The end of the school year brings door-to-door sales, and the BBB of the Southern Piedmont sent out a warning urging folks to be wary of anyone knocking on the front door. People hawking magazine...
View ArticleLooking for work? GSM Services hiring
GSM Services is having an employment open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 407 E. Long Ave, Gastonia, for some service technicians and roofing jobs. The company has 16 to 20 openings,...
View ArticleStudent asks community for tornado relief donations
Forestview High School graduate and Western Carolina rising senior Aaron Marshall is asking people to donate money to Team Rubicon, a non-profit group providing disaster relief in the tornado-ravaged...
View ArticleSchools planning $86K program to track vehicles
What time did your child’s bus leave the school? What route did the bus take? What time has the bus arrived at your home the past several days? Cleveland County Schools plans to soon have those...
View ArticleCleveland Schools adopt interim budget plan
Local schools are reaching into the past to operate in the future. Cleveland County Schools needs a spending plan for the start of the 2013-14 fiscal year, but final budget decisions can’t be made...
View ArticlePolice bust suspected meth lab, find three kids
Three women face child abuse and drug charges for allegedly making methamphetamine in a mobile home where three children lived. The arrests were made around 3 p.m. Tuesday at a Biggerstaff Road home,...
View ArticleMissing sailor could be in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police believe a sailor missing from Florida may be in the Charlotte area. Kevin Williams disappeared after a fight with his wife at a Jacksonville, Fla., mall on May 28. He was...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 6/12/13
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 6/11/13 7:00 am To: 6/12/13 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? 6/12/13
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 6/11/13 7:00 am To: 6/12/13 7:00 am Print Date: 6/12/13 Anyone...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 6/12/13
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: 6/10/13 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleBelmont says goodbye to champion
Sara Hoover was an intense athlete, even better friend say loved ones Teammates of a former Belmont woman have fond memories of her fierce competitiveness on the basketball court and compassionate...
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