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Man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars worth of Bic lighters from store
A Gastonia man faces charges he broke into a convenience store twice on Saturday and stole hundreds of dollars worth of lighters, according to arrest warrants.
Joshua Lee Ragland, 20, of 218 Proctor Drive is accused of breaking into the York...
Man accused of assaulting police with Lincoln Continental
A Rock Hill, S.C., man faces an additional charge following a police chase on Jan. 27 through Gaston County.
Sam Peden Harrington, 53, of 1212 Habitat Ct. faces a new charge of assault with a deadly weapon against a government official, according to...
Police search 900 students at Gaston school
An anonymous phone call prompted police to search 900 Hunter Huss High School students for weapons on Friday morning.
The nameless tipster called the school around 8:30 a.m. about the possibility of an assault with a deadly weapon involving a knife...
Cherryville rescue squad goes without pay
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. ? A member of a Gaston County Emergency Response Team has told Eyewitness News they haven't been paid in weeks.
The Cherryville rescue squad has a contract with Gaston County to respond to basic and serious emergency medical...
No-kill animal shelter hitting snags
Many Gaston County residents rejoiced at the news last fall that a ?no-kill? animal shelter would soon be opening in Belmont.
David Morgan hasn?t given up on his dream for the facility since then. But he acknowledged Thursday it?s been more...
Dancer found partner with spunk for competition
A twist of fate paired Pam Dalpiaz and Frank Stewart together for a dance competition.
Twenty-nine years ago Stewart came from Columbia, South America, to Gastonia to go to college. He stayed with J.A. and Loraine Dalpiaz while he attended Gaston...
Business leaders hope they are smarter than fifth-graders
Local BB&T employees proved they had elementary school smarts a year ago.
They and partner school Woodhill Elementary hope to take home the trophy again in the second ?Are You Smarter Than A Gaston County Fifth-Grader? next week.
Fourteen...
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Networking event offers free memory lesson
Members and friends of the Montcross Area Chamber have an opportunity Thursday to make new business contacts and learn how to remember their names.
Belmont Rotary Club is sponsoring ?Networking After Work? in the auditorium at Gaston College?s...
Today in history - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was founded
Today is Saturday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2012. There are 331 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 4, 1962, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was founded in Memphis, Tenn., by entertainer Danny Thomas.
On this date:...
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