New Teacher Leads First Day Music Class
Jordan Cochran starts her teaching career at Springfield Elementary in Stanley with second grade students. She later teaches third to fifth grade at Costner Elementary in Dallas, returning to Gaston where she grew up. Her debut included a name game circle, rules, and a duck duck goose style ending.
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Springfield
Jordan Cochran
Springfield Elementary
Stanley
Gardner-Webb University
Cochran
Mount Holly
Ida Rankin
East Gaston High
Costner
Dallas
Gaston
Wildstein
the Gazette
Woman Hurt as DWI Crash Involving Lopez Shuts East Hudson
Taylor Bridgeman sat at a red light early Sunday when a Ford Explorer driven by Eduardo Manzo Lopez struck the Mustang and then collided head on, knocking Bridgeman onto the median. Her father Todd Bridgeman received a call he never wants to hear.
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Todd Bridgeman
Taylor
Bridgeman
Quail Woods
Robinwood Road
Taylor Bridgeman
East Hudson Boulevard
Eduardo Manzo Lopez
Lopez
Late Arrivals Boy 11 Faces Long Bus Day at School
Noah started at a new school Monday and rode until 11 hours later. His grandmother Linda Huggins said she worried when the bus didn’t arrive and feared for his safety though she knew he was okay.
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Noah
Linda Huggins
Bus Driver Candidates Meet Training and Background Check
Gaston County Schools invites inquiries for a part time bus driver position. Applicants must complete in class and behind the wheel training and pass a background check. Call 704 866 6223 for details.
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Gaston County
Hometown Classifieds and Lottery Numbers Preview
In today’s issue readers find advice columnists and comic notes on page C6. Classifieds span pages C7 to C12 with listings and notices. Lottery numbers appear on page A2, and volume 137 issue 244 is indicated.
Boiling Springs Woman Dies In Single Car Crash
A 77-year-old Boiling Springs resident, Sonya Hedrick Jones, died Tuesday after losing control on Patrick Avenue near the Ruby Hurt YMCA. The Honda Accord left the road, struck a tree, and emergency crews faced bees while removing the vehicle. Autopsy pending to confirm cause.
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Boiling Springs
Patrick Avenue
Sonya Hedrick Jones
Oak Ave
Ruby Hurt
K.E. Moore
N.C. Highway Patrol
Jones
Moore
Highway Patrol
Obituary notices list several regional residents
Vernice Price 79 Clover South Carolina George Peeler Jr. 70 Shelby Tina Dennis 58 Bessemer City Adalyn Grundy infant Mount Holly Jelma Daves 79 Shelby Jean Todd 96 Gastonia David Ray 79 Kings Mountain Bernice Tortorella 78 Mount James Lyles 86 Gastonia Richard Jones 58 Iron Station Jody Barlow 46 Gastonia
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Vernice Price
Clover, S.C
George Peeler Jr
Shelby
Tina Dennis
Bessemer City
Adalyn Grundy
Mount Holly
Jelma Daves
Shelby A Jean Todd
Gastonia
David Ray
Kings Mountain
Bernice Tortorella
James Lyles
Richard Jones
Iron Station
Jody Barlow
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Hefner’s Towing and Recovery
Mike Hensdill
FBI
Robert Morgan
Cleveland County
Joyce Orlando
Ralls
Ian
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