Highland students earn full ride QuestBridge scholarships
Highland seniors Dustin Hoffman and Julia Murrow are the county’s only 2017 QuestBridge National College Match recipients, earning four-year scholarships to Emory University and Duke University. Each program locks in tuition room and board, with schools costing over two hundred thousand dollars for four years.
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Julia Murrow
Dustin Hoffman
Highland School of Technology
Gastonia
QuestBridge
National College
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Gaston
Hoffman
Emory University
Atlanta
Murrow
Duke University
Durham
Alabama Senate Race Reverberates in Gaston County
Democrats see Alabama result as a cautionary tale for local campaigns. County officials urge solid candidates with strong moral character and strong GOTV efforts. Opinions differ on the local implications of Doug Jones's victory over Roy Moore.
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Doug Jones
Alabama
Roy Moore
Gaston County
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Fletcher
Obituaries list several local residents
Obituary notices report Linda Wallace aged 74 of Dallas, Anthony Gist age 47 of Belmont, nek 67, Beanie Griggs 72, Feada Hargis 73 and Mezerle Sauith 86, all listed with Gastonia as the city of record or residence.
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Linda Wallace
Dallas
Anthony Gist
Belmont
Beanie Griggs
Gastonia Feada Hargis
Gastonia
Grandmother Donates Toys to Toys for Tots Drive
Linda McCusker of Gastonia hosted a Toys for Tots collection day on November 25 as uniformed Gastonia Civil Air Patrol members unloaded 400 new toys from a trailer onto their truck. The items will be distributed to needy children in Bessemer City Dallas and Cherryville through the U S Marine Corps League warehouse. McCusker praised the effort noting she prefers giving new toys to children in need and this marks her third year donating to the program.
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Linda McCusker
Gastonia Civil Air Patrol
McCusker
U.S. Marine Corps League
Bessemer City
Dallas
Cherryville
Gastonia
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Future Business Leaders of America
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Alyce Machak
Charlotte 49Ers
Mark Price
Mark Crawford
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U.S. Marine
Wolturne
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