Teams fight to reach third round of state hoops playoffs
Two high school boys basketball teams push toward the state playoffs as they clash in a decisive matchup. Local coverage highlights key players, turning points, and the stakes as a trip to the quarterfinals hangs in the balance.
Lowell mother charged for sending drugs to jailed son in Bible
Frances Lynn Ashe Melton 54 of 315 Ashe St Lowell faces charges after police said she mailed a Bible to Harven A Crouse Detention Center containing tobacco packets and Suboxone for her son Brandon Jackson Kirby 34 jailed on multiple charges including larceny and breaking and entering. Melton jailed on $3000 bond.
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Lowell
Lincoln County
Kirby
Melton
NCDOT closes part of Lowell Bethesda Road for culvert work
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close a section of Lowell Bethesda Road south of Titman Road in Gaston County for about four weeks to perform culvert maintenance. The 2200 block culvert will be addressed starting Monday February 29. Detours direct traffic via South New Hope Road and Titman Road while work continues.
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N.C. Department of Transportation
Lowell Bethesda Road
Titman Road
Gaston County
South New Hope Road
N.C
Franklin Boulevard
Obituary list from Gastonia Belmont Mount Holly Shelby
A collection of notices lists Mary Jane Gordon 78 Gastonia Sally Jo Bowen 57 Gastonia Jackie Barnes 42 Belmont Martha Christenbury 76 Mount Holly Dorothy Johnson 83 Mount Holly Faye Peeler 81 Gastonia Cheeontah Howard 29 Gastonia Gary Pagan 50 Gastonia Ruth Crilley 91 Shelby Harold Crawford 93 Belmont Nancy Torres 66 Fayetteville with page codes D5 D1 and 0 sections for police reports lottery debate and crossword entries in Business Volume 137, Issue 57.
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Mary Jane Gordon
Gastonia
Sally Jo Bowen
Jackie Barnes
Belmont
Martha Christenbury
Mount Holly
Dorothy Johnson
Faye Peeler
Cheeontah Howard
Gary Pagan
Ruth Crilley
Shelby Harold Crawford
Nancy Torres
Fayetteville
Jason Moore Testifies in Addison Waller Murder Trial
Jason Moore, on trial for first degree murder in the death of 3 month old Addison Waller, insists he did not know of abuse and never harmed the infant. He testified about Addison’s hospitalization on August 13, 2013, the burn to her foot, and his feelings of responsibility while denying knowledge of the injuries.
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Jason Michael Moore
Gaston County
Moore
Addison Rose Waller
John Clark
the Gazette
Addison Waller
Jason Moore
Addison
Levine Children’s Hospital
Charlotte
Jessica Waller
Kings Mountain Hospital
Jessica
Charlotte Hospital
Call to Arms Over Beloved Ornament Found Near Brentwood Chase
Christy Adams found a young girl's smiling face on a Christmas ornament near her son and his friend as they collect discarded trees for a New Year’s Eve burn. She posted a photo on Facebook, where tips and shares surpassed 900, in hopes of locating the owner. The ornament likely fell during tree loading along Lowell Bethesda Road near Brentwood Chase and Stanley.
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Christy Adams
Adams
Jared Adams
Jeffrey Queen
Lowell Bethesda Road
Brentwood Chase Apartments
Stanley
Workplace death at tire firm under unknown cause
Kenneth Robert Jaynes 32 of Gastonia died when a six wheeled box truck rolled onto him at American Tire and Racing in Gastonia. police say the truck’s transmission needed manual movement from underneath to reverse and a tire was placed behind the back wheels but failed to stop the vehicle. detectives do not suspect foul play. Glenn Roberts called Jaynes like a son and described his return to the shop.
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American Tire and Racing
Kenneth Robert Jaynes
Old West Lane
Gastonia
Gaston County
Myron Shelor
Shelor
Glenn Roberts
S. York Road
Jaynes
Roberts
Power outages cancel classes at two Gaston schools
Storms knocked out power across Gaston County leading to class cancellations at Chapel Grove Elementary and Stanley Middle. About 3,000 residents lost electricity while Duke Energy planned restoration today and officials hoped for classes to resume tomorrow.
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Gaston
Chapel Grove
Stanley
Todd Hagans
Duke Energy
Hagans
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