High test scores, top education doesn’t guarantee success but character does
Driving in southern California recently, listening to talk radio, I heard a commercial for a Christian private school. The spokesperson went on and on about their very high test scores, the very high...
View ArticleWildlife group offers day of activities for children
Introduce your kids to nature this weekend. The fifth annual Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stewards (PAWS) Youth Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Wood Duck Farm, 1687...
View ArticleMonday's local sports roundup: Ashbrook-South Point advance football tickets...
Advance tickets Fans planning to attend Ashbrook’s home football game against South Point on Friday can buy tickets in advance. The tickets are available for $5 each at the front office of each...
View ArticleBigger, Falls, ECU eager to move beyond UNC disappoint and pursue another...
CHAPEL HILL – Any East Carolina football fan or player always targets games with an in-state rivals like North Carolina. But as recent Pirates’ teams have shown, ECU has bounced back from a loss like...
View ArticleVarner qualifies for Chiquita Classic
On Monday, Harold Varner III qualified for this Thursday’s Chiquita Classic. Gastonia’s Varner, a former ECU standout, who turned pro this summer, finished in a three-way tie for fifth on Monday at...
View ArticleLETTER: When did sanitation regulations change?
I worked in a pastry shop for a long time. Everybody who worked with food was required to wear a hair net. When was this stopped? You see people serving food with long hair hanging down. Linda...
View ArticleLETTER: Country is divided under current president
First off, I just want to thank Mr. Stalcup for the superb article that he wrote. He was right on target with everything. It is time for all of God’s people to get up off our lazy behinds and get out...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Enforce Hatch Act or remove it from books
When Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius deliberately politicked for her boss, President Barack Obama, and the North Carolina Democratic candidate for governor, Walter Dalton, she did...
View ArticleCOLUMN: To do good or do better
RALEIGH — There are at least as many different ways to explain the origins of political disagreement as there are political commentators. I, for one, think that such factors as cultural traditions,...
View Article10 things you need to know Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT): 1. OBAMA TO STEP ON WORLD STAGE The president speaks at the U.N. General Assembly...
View ArticlePrison officials warn to steer clear of escaped killer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — There was no sign of a convicted killer two days after he walked away from his tractor outside a prison farm in rural North Carolina. Officers were still searching for James J....
View ArticleHickory pastor accused of child sex abuse
NEWTON, N.C. — A Hickory church pastor is in jail accused of sexually abusing a child. Officers said that Bradley Moss is a pastor at Victory Empowerment Center International church.Newton police said...
View ArticleChild abduction: NC issues Amber Alert
Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who is believed to be in the company of a 38-year-old man. Carteret County Sheriff Office is searching for Abigale Faith Lefevers. Police describe...
View ArticlePolice: Man drove impaired with child
A woman alerted police to a man who was drinking alcohol when he picked up a child at the end of a school day last week, according to Shelby Police. David Paul Marsh, 43, picked up a child from Shelby...
View ArticleDaily calls for service - 9/25/12
Daily Calls for Service Blotter Calls Created From: 9/24/12 7:00 am To: 9/25/12 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? 9/25/12
Daily Crime Blotter - List of Police Reports Taken by the City of Gastonia & the Gaston County Police Departments Cases Entered From: 9/24/12 7:00 am To: 9/25/12 7:00 am Print Date: 9/25/12 Anyone...
View ArticleUNC: Roy Williams' kidney tumor is benign
North Carolina says Roy Williams’ surgically removed kidney tumor was not cancerous. In a statement Tuesday, the school says tests have determined it is a benign growth that is often indistinguishable...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 9/25/12
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: 9/23/12 12:00 am To:...
View ArticleLocal cloggers get nation TV spotlight
A clogging couple from Bessemer City and their dance students will appear on television tonight in a one-hour special that could lead to another TV gig. Chip and Misty Harrison, owners of Southern...
View ArticleMob brings money to local businesses
Spend money locally and everyone’s better off. That’s the idea behind the Gaston Regional Chamber’s Cash Mob today at Jolie boutique in Belmont and Mount Holly. It’s the latest such event sponsored by...
View ArticlePanthers star lends hands to put shoes on children's feet
Kamron Craig-Glenn and Connor Hart sat in folding chairs across from two Samaritan’s Feet volunteers. Click here for more photos Volunteer Mark Wingate sat across from Hart. Kevin Kellough, pastor at...
View ArticleCountry, city club on the auction block; Bank merger meeting
The latest deal to go down on the Cramer Mountain Country Club’s golf course could be a foreclosure sale, scheduled for Wednesday. Gastonia’s City Club is also scheduled for foreclosure sale this...
View ArticleDuke scraps paper playbooks for iPads
DURHAM (AP) — Duke men's and women's basketball teams are trading in their paper playbooks for iPads. The school says it's the nation's first college basketball program to use the Apple gadgets for...
View ArticleMale vocal group set to perform free concert
A male vocal group is set to perform American music hits from the past century spanning a variety of genres at a free concert in Gastonia. Simple Folk will play in the auditorium of the Gaston County...
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