Retired fire chief Carr stays in frontline role with Ranlo
Chip Carr, longtime Charlotte Fire Department veteran and Ranlo volunteer, retired as Rank Fire and Rescue chief this week to take an engineer position in Davidson while continuing to lead Ranio's department. He began in 1987 and recalls old fire methods evolving with new safety and equipment.
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Charlotte
Carr
Davidson
Ranio
Gastonia
Ranlo
Ashley Stephens
Stephens
Obituaries for Deborah Ballard and Others Listed
Obituaries notice for Deborah Ballard age 57 of Mount Holly Etrudia Weaver 86 of Selby Anthony Gist 47 Bellmont Ray Sturgill 79 Shelby Bille Jean Tanner 54 and Gregory Blackburn 43.
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Deborah Ballard
Mount Holly
Etrudia Weaver
Selby Anthony Gist
Bellmont Ray Sturgill
Shelby Bille
Jean Tanner
Church Seeks Restoration Center in Gastonia Outreach Drive
Mount Zion Restoration Church in west Gastonia plans a new restoration center to expand community service after 15 years of food pantry work. Since 2000 pastor Rodney Freeman envisioned a resource hub, and since 2013 the Bountiful Blessings Food Pantry serves 300 weekly with Second Harvest Food Bank aid and local store donations.
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Mount Zion
West Gastonia
Rodney Freeman
Food Pantry
Mount Zion Restoration Church
Gastonia
John Clark
the Gazette
Shop with a Cop helps kids shop for holidays in Gastonia
Fifty children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Gaston teamed with Gastonia Police officers at the Target on Cox Road for the third annual Shop with a Cop event. Each child received 350 dollars to buy clothing shoes pajamas school supplies and toys for themselves and families. Officer Blake Fisher emphasized giving kids a positive view of police as they shopped with eight year old Zechariah.
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Cox Road
Gastonia
Greater Gaston
Blake Fisher
Zechariah
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Alawson
Gastongazette.com
Chip Carr
Rank Fire & Rescue
Gregory Blackburn
Padun
Volcumne
Suvee BP
Church
Freeman
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina
Mount
Zion
Crescent Lane
Hazel McGill
McGill
Manning
Ewildstein
Joanna Spiker
Patrick Spiker
Target
Henson
the Oatette
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