Gastonia Man Charged With Kidnapping and Assault
Ray Terry Cleveland, 53, of South Marietta Street, was arrested early Saturday on felony kidnapping and misdemeanor assault charges. Police say he abducted a woman Friday, kicked her repeatedly, and urinated on her, keeping her in danger until she could not be safely released. No prior incarceration records appeared in a state check. Cleveland remained jailed in Gaston County on a $100,000 bond.
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Ray Terry Cleveland
South Marietta Street
Cleveland
Heavy rain causes power outages in Gaston County
Thunderstorms swept Gaston County causing outages for about 400 customers per Duke Energy. Most outages centered near Crowders Mountain State Park as heavy rain began around 5 p.m. Saturday and eased by 5:45 p.m. No further details on damages or injuries.
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Gaston County
Duke Energy
Crowders Mountain State Park
Obituary notices and public notices teased for upcoming sections
The page lists names Timothy Sloan ut 57 Hudson Edith Reagan 9 Olyn Wright 68 Shelby Rosie Elliott 90 Shelby Louise Joye 94 Charlotte Marie York 86 Belmont Donald Moore 58 Kings Mountain Dolly Mellon 78 Shelby Ellen Simpson 90 Shelby Jody Barlow 46 Gastonia. It invites readers to watch a special quarterly remembrance section coming soon and mentions Obituaries on Page B3 along with references to Business C1-4 Debate Classifieds E7-12 Sports C1-6 and Crossword E8 Lottery A2.
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Timothy Sloan
Hudson Edith Reagan
Olyn Wright
Shelby Rosie Elliott
Shelby Louise Joye
Charlotte Marie York
Belmont Donald Moore
Kings Mountain
Dolly Mellon
Shelby Ellen Simpson
Shelby Jody Barlow
Gastonia
Trucker survives I-85 wreck near Belmont
Texas driver Jackson Muysoka Muysoka remains hospitalized after a Thursday crash on I-85 North in Belmont. He credits prayer for survival after nearly four hours trapped in his tractor trailer cab. His father, Dominic Muysoka, was among 224 killed in the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings carried out by al-Qaeda.
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Texas
Belmont
Jackson
Kithuva Muysoka
Muysoka
Dominic Muysoka
Nairobi
Kenya
FBI
Osama bin Laden
Tackson Muysoka
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte
Tyshell
Memorial service for 3 year old Jordyn Dumont in Gastonia
Family and friends released pink and purple balloons at Greene Funeral Service in Gastonia to honor Jordyn Ann Dumont, who died from blunt force trauma. Her mother's boyfriend William McCullen is charged with first degree murder after police found the girl missing on Aug. 15 and later dead. Jordyn’s father Joshua Kinnett traveled from Illinois for the service as the community supports the Dumont family.
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Jordyn Dumont
Greene
South York Road
Gastonia
Wildstein
the Gazette
Jordyn Ann Dumont
Jordyn
Melinda Letterman
Princess Jordyn
Dumont
Bess Town Road
Bessemer City
William Joseph McCullen
McCullen
Jaylene Dumont
Anniversary memorial marks Samantha Thomas crash loss
A roadside memorial honors Samantha Kay Thomas, a 33 year old pregnant mother killed August 24, 2015 in Gastonia when a driver turned into her westbound car. Her husband Cornell Thomas, his son Cornell Jr. and family keep her memory alive while the other driver Julius Dalpiaz died days later after being charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.
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Cornell Thomas
Kings Mountain
Samantha Kay Thomas
Samantha Thomas
Gastonia
Thomas
West Garrison Boulevard
Julius Anthony
Dalpiaz
Garrison Boulevard
Vance Street
Boys & Girls Club
Gaston
Sherman Thomas
Cornell
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North Carolina Department of Corrections
Eric Wildstein
Revere
Syed Mra Ard
Samantha
Cornell Jr
Astolae
Tome
Wilkinson Blvd
Gastonia, NC
Toyota of
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