Homeowners from Gastonia to Southwest Charlotte report flowers being stolen from neighborhood front entrances and people’s yards. GASTONIA, N.C. — Homeowners in the Charlotte region are perplexed by a blooming crime trend involving flowers being stolen from people’s yards. Sandra Doring said she was surprised about the response she […] Click here to view original…
A source told WCNC Charlotte that the girl was shot while a rap video was being filmed at the home. GASTONIA, N.C. — A 7-year-old has died following a shooting in Gastonia last week, the Gastonia Police Department reports. A source told WCNC Charlotte that the girl was shot […] Click here to view original…
Expand Honey Hunters baseball stadium (Melissa Key / CBJ) GASTONIA, N.C. — As Brandon Bellamy addressed the crowd on Thursday at the grand opening of FUSE Ballpark in Gastonia, he had a lot on his mind. Bellamy, the owner of the Gastonia Honey Hunters, thanked city leaders and his […] Click here to view original…
Contributor The turkey vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion, the decaying flesh of a dead body. It finds its food using its keen eyes and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gasses produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in […] Click here to view original…
GASTONIA, N.C. — Gaston County officials say the Gaston Multicultural Arts Xperience (MAX) will be held virtually this year on Saturday, March 27th. The free arts festival features performances from local artists, cooking demonstrations, multicultural programs, story times, and much more, according to a news release. Officials with the […] Click here to view original…
RALEIGH, N.C. (STACKER)– Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Raleigh, NC, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2019. In Raleigh, the annual mean wage is $54,850 or 2.5% […] Click here to view…
The stars of downtown Gastonia’s newest café isn’t just the coffee and cookies. It’s the cats. Cool Beans Cat Café launched Tuesday at 108 E. Main Ave. in a space that was once a former law office. It becomes the city’s first downtown spot where you can get your […] Click here to view original…
GASTONIA, N.C. — A stop for gas led Christopher Wray, of Maiden, to a lucky penny and the first $250,000 top prize in the new 20X The Cash game, according to an NC education Lottery news release. “I was actually stopping to get gas,” he recalled. “I went in […] Click here to view original…
GASTONIA, N.C. — Although the pandemic has been tough for many people, one group isn’t letting it stop them from loving one of their co-workers. Workers from the Magellan Aviation Group surprised their co-worker Carol on Saturday. They called it a “Drive-by for Carol.” The group hasn’t been able […] Click here to view original…
Roger Self killed his daughter, a Gaston County Sheriff’s corporal and his daughter-in-law who was a CaroMont Regional Medical Center nurse. GASTONIA, N.C. — Roger Self, the prominent Gaston County businessman who drove his car into a crowded Bessemer City restaurant and killed his daughter and daughter-in-law , pleaded […] Click here to view original…
