Bessemer City Park violence ends play amid gun attack
A gang related melee at Bessemer City Park on Monday night halted a basketball game as three men attacked a lone player with a gun, prompting lockdown and police involvement. City officials vow full resources to curb gangs. Investigators review surveillance while noting many on court were local youths and seniors at bingo nearby.
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Gaston County
John Clark
the Gazette
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Charlotte teen dies after house party shooting
Police in Charlotte are probing the death of 18 year old Chris Allen, an East Mecklenburg High School senior, who was shot outside a house party after an argument. He died at the hospital as investigators review the fight between Allen and another partygoer and arrange counseling for students.
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Belmont middle school site chosen in 78 acre Belmont area
Gaston County School Board unanimously agreed to buy a 78 acre undeveloped tract along South Point Road for about 5.1 million to house Belmont's new middle school. The land sits east of South Point Village and near a future Harris Teeter retail center, with access from a main road and in front of water and sewer lines.
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Riverbend Township
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Harris Teeter
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Gaston County
Carstarphen Family Foundation
R.L. Stowe Jr. Foundation
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Bob Clay
Coldwell Banker Commercial Meca Realty
MB Realty
Collier
Belmont Area
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Belmont Middle School
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the Gazette
Obituary notices list local residents with ages and towns
Betty Christenbury 87 Mary Whisnant 81 Gastonia Steve Bradley 72 Dallas David Choate 81 Vale Fung Cheung 90 Gastonia Florence Broome 89 Gastonia Denny Turner 76 Diane Abernathy 64 Mount Holly Beverly Whittington 7 Lincolnton gw Sara Bumgardner 92 Belmont Bruce Elliott 84 Clover SC David Kirksey 91 Thomas Causby 2 Belmont Ronnie Dye 52 Gastonia See Obituaries on Page A6
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Mary Whisnant
Gastonia
Steve Bradley
Dallas
David Choate
Vale
Fung Cheung
Florence Broome
Denny Turner
Diane Abernathy
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Beverly Whittington
Lincolnton
Sara Bumgardner
Belmont
Bruce Elliott
Clover
S.C
David Kirksey
Thomas Causby
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