Man paralyzed after rest stop attack changes life
Greg McKee recalls being attacked in a Cabarrus County I-85 rest stop on November 28, 2015. A lead bullet lodged in his back leaving him paralyzed yet determined as he continues to work and support his family amid good and bad days. Two men, Darren Manuel and Terrell Thomas, attempted the robbery after Thanksgiving travel home from Virginia.
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Terrie McKee
Greg McKee
Cabarrus County
Terrell Thomas
Darren Manuel
Ohn Clark
THE
Gaston Gazette
Gastonia
McKee
Virginia
I-85
Mystery of the Gazette Empty Stocking Fund in Gastonia
Brenda Craig recalls a 1960s tradition at Saul Mandel’s The Children's Shop in downtown Gastonia. A yearly collection jar by the register invited donations for the Empty Stocking Fund. Mandel counted the funds weekly and delivered them to The Gazette, amid talk of a secret benefactor named See MacDonald.
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Brenda Craig
Gastonia
Gazette
Saul Mandel
Mandel
Obituaries from Clover and Gastonia area
Obituaries list the passing of Daniel Best Da ilais Pauline Wyatt Alexis Robert Miller Charlotte Cecile Beford Jim Lackey and Marilyn Propst with ages 91 75 63 83 and 83 from Clover Knos Mountain Gastonia respectively.
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Daniel Best
Pauline Wyatt
Alexis Robert Miller
Jim Lackey
Knos Mountain
Marilyn Propst
Gastonia
Firefighter injured battling house fire in Gaston County
A firefighter from New Hope Fire Department was hospitalized after falling through while battling a well involved single family dwelling fire on Sugarcane Lane around 8:50 p.m. Crews from New Hope and Union Road Fire Department fought the blaze as multiple area departments responded. The injured firefighter’s name was not released.
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Gaston County
New Hope
Sugarcane Lane
Union Road
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Pais
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Market Street Restaurant
Marion Davis
South York Road
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MacDonald
Charlotte
Cecile Beford
Clover, S.C
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