Burlington commits to fall opening in Gastonia
Burlington plans a fall opening at 3580 E Franklin Blvd Gastonia in the Franklin Square center becoming the 17th NC store. The 46 115 square foot Burlington will occupy the southern half of a 108 000 square foot building previously home to Kmart with Academy Sports and Outdoors occupying the north. The $3.2 million remodel began after a March building permit as part of a larger 11 2 acre center valued over 6 6 million. Burlington, founded 1924, evolved from coats to a full one stop shop.
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Gaston County
Burlington
Burlington Coat Factory
E. Franklin Blvd
Franklin Square
North Carolina
Kmart
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Academy
Sporting Goods
Gastonia
New Jersey
Local Obituaries Highlighting Emma Allen and Others
Emma Allen aged 97 Mary Carolyn Costner 84 Gastonia Bertie Tillman 94 James Jim Douglas Sharik 75 Linda Rebecca Becky Line berger Mount Holly memorials note their ages and community ties, reflecting on lives lived in the Gaston County area with short tributes and surviving family details.
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Emma Allen
Mary Carolyn Costner
Gastonia Bertie Tillman
James “Jim” Douglas Sharik
Linda Rebecca
Becky” Lineberger
Mount Holly
Pedestrian killed as police chase ends on Rankin Avenue
A fatal scene unfolded on the 800 block of Rankin Avenue near Highland Street Sunday night when a car being pursued by a Gaston County Sheriff’s deputy struck two pedestrians. One victim, a teen nicknamed ATL, died at CaroMont Regional Medical Center while Shawn Smith, 47, was listed in critical condition. Eyewitnesses varied on who was struck. The incident remains under preliminary investigation by Highway Patrol.
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Rankin Avenue
Gaston County
Highland Street
Highway Patrol
Ray Pierce
Sheriff’s Office
Atl
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
the Gazette
Gaston County Sheriff's Office
Kevin Ellis
Traffic Signal Upgrade on Wilkinson Boulevard
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced a $780,000 contract to upgrade traffic signals along a four mile stretch of Wilkinson Boulevard from the N.C. 7 intersection near Dale's Lee, aimed at easing congestion on U S 74 parallel to I 85 in Gaston County.
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U.S. 74
Gaston County
Wilkinson
Franklin
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Wilkinson Boulevard
N.C. 7
Dale
Main Street
Belmont
Mike Hensdill
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