Drop in teen pregnancy reported in Gaston County
Gaston County sees a 60 percent decline in teen pregnancies over a decade with nine straight years of lower counts. A state nonprofit report notes 15 to 19 year olds recorded roughly 14 percent fewer pregnancies since 2015, though 214 pregnancies occurred then.
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Gaston County
Steve Eaton
Gaston County Department of Health and Human Service
Gaston
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Teems
Kabay
Massive upgrade reshapes I-85 U S 321 interchange work
North Carolina DOT drives major overhaul of the I 85 U S 321 nexus as grading and clearing of surrounding woods proceed. The project aims to ease traffic between Gastonia I 85 and Hickory I 40 handling over 100000 vehicles daily with Charlotte as the primary origin or destination.
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
Gastonia
Hickory
Charlotte
Obituaries List Of Local Residents Passes Away
Obituaries report the deaths of numerous residents including Diane Beam 79 Grace Greene 85 Shelby Worthy 55 Vera Kinley 71 Faye Setzer 88 Lisa Austin 53 Thomas Capps 79 Byron Murray 54 Howard Sigman 81 Aline Shafer 95 Sarah King ? Libby Rikard 76 Thomas Payne Sr. 70 Donald Bolin Sr. 79 Mildred Forney 73 James Medlin 74 Roberta Neal 89 Cole Jones 96 Catherine Strickland 79 Propst 78 Robert Ross 90 Matt Bisanar 38 George Moore 67 and others across Mount Holly Gastonia Lincolnton Shelby Simpsonville and irmo listed with ages. The notices reflect a broad regional obit roundup.
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Grace Greene
Shelby
Mark Worthy
Mount Holly
Vera Kinley
Dallas
Faye Setzer
Gastonia
Lisa Austin
Thomas Capps
Belmont
Byron Murray
Stanley Howard Sigman
Aline Shafer
Sarah King
Irmo
S.C
Libby Rikard
Lincolnton
Thomas Payne Sr
Stanley Donald Bolin Sr
Mildred Forney
James Medlin
Crowders Mountain First Day Hike Returns Jan 1
Crowders Mountain State Park invites hikers to begin the New Year with a First Day Hike on Monday Jan 1 starting at the Crowders Boulders Access Area off Van Dyke Road. The five mile trek crosses into Kings Mountain State Park South Carolina with no shuttle back, requiring return plans. Ranger Kelly Cook will lead the group beginning at 9 a.m. and estimates duration to be several hours.
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Crowders Mountain State Park
North Carolina
South Carolina
Crowders Boulders
van Dyke Road
Crowders
Kelly Cook
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