Early morning house fire displaces family
Gas tonia firefighters responded to a Haynes Avenue home around 2 a.m. finding heavy smoke and fire from the front of the house. The blaze spread under the floor to the attic. investigators suspect a log rolled from the fireplace. Estimated damage is 40000 dollars. the displaced family received Red Cross aid. Twenty one Gastonia firefighters fought the fire and a glass-door hearth screen was recommended.
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Gastonia
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Arrests From Dec 25 and 26 In Gaston County
Daily arrest report from Gaston County Sheriff and Gastonia Police lists suspects with ages addresses and charges. On December 25 Tavis Brecon 24 at 305 Biggers Ave cited for CFA contempt of court perjury court violation. Gary Franklin 48 at 1813 Hartford Drive charged with aggravated assault. Brittney Jesha Thompson 21 at 1735 Poston Circle charged with simple assault. Michael Steven McCutcheon 51 at 502 Walking Horse Farm Lane Mount Holly charged with simple assault. On December 26 Nathaniel Lamar Sharpe 36 at 1131 W Mauney Ave charged with simple assault at 900 N Weldon St.
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Gastonia
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Tavis Brecon
Biggers Ave
S. Highland St
McCutcheon
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Mount Holly
Sharpe
Nathaniel Lamar
W. Mauney Ave
N. Weldon St
Kings Mountain Family Adopts From Siberia Describes Bond and Hope
Kim and Jeff Hughes recount their nine month journey to adopt Jesse from an Siberian orphanage. They flew seven hours from Moscow and describe bonding with their son who is now eleven and in fifth grade. Hughes links Putin's ban on US adoptions to the fear of losing a child.
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Log rolls from fireplace start house fire on Haynes Avenue
Firefighters believe a log rolled from the fireplace onto the floor of a Haynes Avenue home igniting flames that swept through the residence. Gastonia Fire Department provided the courtesy report.
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Gastonia
Justine Kish: from Russian orphanage to world martial arts
Laurel Kish recalls adopting Justine from a St Petersburg orphanage after 1992 paperwork. Justine, now 24, grew into a world class mixed martial artist, winning the World Muay Thai Council Championship, while reflecting on Russia adoption policies and the impact of her rescue.
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Gaston County
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