Commissioners weigh in on proposed 9.6% tax rise in Gaston County
Gaston County commissioners debate an 8 cent property tax increase to fund school bond debt and a 1 cent for capital repair projects, with several members signaling their positions after budget details from County Manager Jan Winters. The proposal aims to finance district needs while delaying or altering plans depending on tonight's discussion.
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Gaston County
Joe Carpenter
Jan Winters
Winters
County budget hearing weighs tax increase plan
Beemer county commissioners meet to discuss the 2013 fiscal year budget and a proposed tax rate raise to fund economic development emergency services park repairs and library support. Commissioner Tracy Philbeck criticizes the size of the increase amid falling incomes and home values.
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Ane County
Tracy Philbeck
Obituaries List From North Carolina Towns
Today’s notices report deaths of Jamie Barrett 38 of Gastonia Janie Walden 86 of Belmont William Macon 78 of Cherryville Neal Beaty 87 of Gastonia Brown Lowery 79 of Gastonia The brief list offers minimal biographical details and reflects standard regional obituary notices for local residents.
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Jamie Barrett
Gastonia
Janie Walden
Belmont
Wiliam
Macon
Cherryville
Neal Beaty
Brown Lowery
Son pleads guilty to killing his mother
A Gaston County man, 65, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for stabbing his mother Odessa Martin to death on February 27, 2011. He was sentenced to 15 to 19 years in prison, with prosecutors saying he faces a life sentence due to age and health. The case involved mental evaluations and disputed competency, with doctors on both sides and the final admission that he committed the crime.
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David Lee Martin Sr
Gaston County
Locke Bell
Martin
Odessa Martin
Christopher Martin
Rosebriar Lane
Gaston County Court
Bell
Victoria Jayne
Gazette
Mike Hensy
David Lee Martin
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Gastongazette.com
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Lessie Brackett
Robert Montgomery Sr
Max Fowler
Richard Laws
Robert Lowery
Ridgeway
S.C
Gladys Watson
Thomas England
Kings Mountain
Benson
Boiling Springs
Myrtle Broyles
Roxie Bledsoe
Grover
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