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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 2017
Page
1
Gastonia firefighters found a body in the crawlspace of a vacant one story commercial building at 208 S. Oakland St during a 4:13 p.m. fire response Saturday. The blaze in the crawl space was quickly extinguished and investigators are probing the death.
Obituaries notice lists recent deaths of several individuals including Sheree Goethe aged 36 of Gastonia Paulette Phillips 7 Joy Cole 75 of Gastonia Margaret Bishop 73 of Cherryville Mark Bridges 55 of Waco David Albon 89 of Gastonia Mary Mitchem 32 Gilda Wilkes 54 of Gastonia and Howard Froneberger 76 of Stanley.
Santa Claus rode down Main Avenue in Gastonia as hundreds lined the street for the 69th annual Gaston County Jaycees Christmas parade. About 100 floats entertained spectators while Jaycees member Somer Saunders joined in the fun wearing reindeer ears. Esther Gadbers said her family attends yearly, and Mark Epstein recalled organizing the event as a favorite.
Joshua Ross, economic development officer, led volunteers in painting December window art on vacant downtown buildings starting November 28 to spotlight the city’s structures. The Christmas themed art, created with temporary paint, aims to increase foot traffic and attract new businesses. Shelby Madison, a Lee ART student, joined the project on November 30 as part of the public art push.
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