Fields Strain Under Growing Youth Sports in Gastonia Area
In Gastonia and surrounding areas, limited ballfields force two-field rotations at Reid Park and shared use across multiple leagues. With 394 city teams this year and no new fields in 16 years, coaches scramble for practice space as demand grows and developers shrink available sites. Local officials seek county cooperation to open new fields while volunteers like Ed Horne keep baseball alive for dozens of teams and thousands of kids.
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Poston Park to Bring Trails and Lake to Gaston County
Gaston County plans a 344 acre Poston Park south of Spencer Mountain, featuring horse riding trails guided by the NC Division of Parks and a 14 acre man made lake with an estimated $3 million completion cost. The park will expand recreation facilities, include picnic areas, a practice field and walking track, and be central to local development as a major attraction.
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Deacon Bob Huggins Remembered For Faith And Service
Parkwood Church deacon Bob Huggins, active in two choirs and a longtime Gazette employee, died after years of faithful church work and mission giving. He lived simply, left wife Johnsie who died in 1989, and is survived by daughters and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia.
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Trucker Confesses to Third Slaying Across States
Authorities say Sean Patrick Goble 28 confessed to murdering a third woman whose body was found February 19 off Interstate 40 in Guilford County. Investigators plan to question him about dozens of similar slayings across 10 states.
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Trial opens twelfth week as tape frames key evidence
The O J Simpson trial enters week twelve focusing on truth and lies with new video frames. Prosecutors argue shadowy footage shows an evidence technician near the scene, while the defense questions the location of the tape.
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Windows in a Minute author opens first retail store
Gastonia creator of Windows In a Minute launches her first storefront amid national attention to her work. The same issue features Carolina Freight Corp reporting a first quarter loss totaling 4.84 million dollars, up from 1994, and a federal appeals court scrapping a GM pickups settlement offering 1000 dollar coupons.
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Panthers seek new safety from Indianapolis
The Panthers plan to replace Bubba McDowell by pursuing an unproven safety from Indianapolis as draft talk swirls around Rock Hill headquarters. The draft chatter grows louder as teams weigh early picks and risk in the lead up to draft day.
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Nations Open Month-Long Debate On NPT Renewal
The world’s nations begin a month of talks to renew the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a central but flawed pillar of global arms control concerns.
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