City seeks six proposals to reuse mill site in Gastonia FUSE plan
The city closed a six-proposal call to adaptively reuse the Trenton Mill along West Main Avenue for the FUSE District. Six developers were selected from about 40 for detailed reviews. staff will invite finalists for interviews and could present a recommendation to City Council in a few months. The project envisions a 21 million dollar multipurpose stadium and events complex with development pads for mixed uses, including 65 to 75 housing units and 140 parking spaces.
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Kristy Crisp
West Main Avenue
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FUSE
Trenton Mill
City lists real estate acquired for Gastonia FUSE district
The city has bought several properties around the Franklin Urban Sports and Entertainment District since late 2016. Purchases include Coca Cola bottling plant for 1.2 million in August 2017, Trenton Mill for 495000 in January 2017, former Sears property for 350000 in October 2016, and Budget Inn for 771639 in December 2016.
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Franklin Urban
Coca Cola
Gaston County
Grand jury indicts four in Lincoln County murder case
A Gaston County grand jury returned four true bills of indictment for first degree murder in the June 7 fatal shooting of 30 year old David Joseph Yates on Ivey Drive near Crowders Mountain. Indicted are David Bridges James Flanagan Amanda Hoppel and Jordan Gigee. Bridges and Flanagan are Kings Mountain residents Hoppel is from Gastonia and Gigee hails from Blacksburg South Carolina. All suspects remain in Gaston County Jail without bond as the case proceeds. The grand jury meets twice monthly and indicted in back to back weeks this month. Correction note follows about a separate murder charge misreported last week.
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James Flanagan
Amanda Hoppel
Jordan Gigee
Crowders Mountain
Ene
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Flanagan
Hoppel
Gigee
David Joseph Yates
Ivey Drive
Kings Mountain
Gastonia
Blacksburg
South Carolina
Gaston County Grand Jury
Gaston Gazette
Andre Isaac
Founders honored during EMS Week in Gaston County
Gaston Emergency Medical Services honored 11 founders of local rescue squads with Founders Awards at a Gaston College ceremony. The event highlighted eight area organizations that helped establish EMS in the county. Four squads remain under original names. others merged.
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Woman shot during attempted burglary on West Mauney Avenue
Shelly Pope, 47, was wounded in the arm and shoulder when a suspect fired through a door during an attempted break in on West Mauney Avenue. She was taken to CaroMont Regional Medical Center with non life threatening injuries. No arrest yet. Call Gastonia Police at 704 866 6702 with information.
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Shelly Pope
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
West Mauney Avenue
Pope
Degrees earned by Gaston County undergrads at NC public universities
In 2017 Gaston County undergraduate students at public North Carolina universities pursued degrees with Behavioral sciences leading at 26 percent, Natural sciences 24.6 percent, Business 16.3 percent, Humanities 14.2 percent, Health professions 14 percent, Education 4.9 percent. The data also notes Gaston County high school applicants accepted at public NC universities and counts of Gaston residents employed by the UNC system, UNC alumni in the county, and total Gaston undergraduates enrolled at NC public universities in 2017.
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North Carolina
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Film Stars Evan Peters in Belmont Shooting for FLICK
The upcoming film FLICK features Evan Peters Barry Keoghan Blake Jenner Jared Abrahamson Ann Dowd and Udo Kier with Keoghan reportedly top billed while filming in Belmont. The nearly two hour movie includes on camera commentary from real subjects it portrays.
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Evan Peters
Barry Keoghan
Blake Jenner
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