Twin Tops owner wins $10 million NC lottery prize
Howard "Ben" Smith, Belmont resident and Twin Tops fish camp owner, won a $10 million Extreme Millions prize in North Carolina. He plans to fund trusts for his three children and fulfill his son’s wish for a toy Ferrari. The game launched December 2016 with multiple top prizes and second-chance drawings remain.
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Howard
Ben’ Smith
Twin Tops
Belmont
Desmond Burch
Will’s
South New Hope Road
Gastonia
Ben” Smith
North Carolina
Smith
Raleigh
Gastonia Fourth of July plan cuts into local business
Gastonia faces a muted Fourth of July as official celebrations start at 6 pm, leaving Daniel Robb's downtown Life of Pie and other eateries worried about lost revenue. Business owners expect reduced crowds and have adjusted staffing for a quieter holiday amidst festival food trucks and street activity.
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Gastonia
Bebo’s
Mac Shack
Coop
Repicci
Ole Buddy
Breakdown of July Fourth events in Gastonia 2018
For seven years downtown Gastonia hosted an all day Fourth of July festival until 2018. The city split with private coordinator Melanie Blankenship earlier that year and could not find a new organizer in time. Blankenship instead arranged sponsors and vendors for the Gaston All American Fair in the parking area.
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Gastonia
City
Melanie Blankenship
Blankenship
Obituary Notes Publicized for Local Residents
A series of brief obituary notices lists the passing of Michael Gomez aged 24 of Dallas William Fiddler Jr aged 89 Cynthia Armstrong aged 59 of Hickory Vennisha Foster aged 32 of Shelby Tonya Ayers aged 46 of Henrietta Nannie Adams aged 76 of Dallas Frances Phillips aged 93 of Fayetteville Marion Gardner aged 53 of Gastonia William Harmon Jr aged ?? Kings Mountain Jim Helms aged 86 of Cherryville Addie Rhyne aged 92 of Dallas.
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Michael Gomez
Dallas
William Fiddler Jr
Cynthia Armstrong
Hickory Vennisha Foster
Shelby Tonya Ayers
Henrietta Nannie Adams
Frances Phillips
Fayetteville
Marion Gardner
Gastonia
William Harmon Jr
Kings Mountain
Jim Helms
Cherryville
Addie Rhyne
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North Carolina Education Lottery
Gaston Gazette
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Gastongazette.com
Daniel Robb
Life of Pie
W. Main Ave
Robb
John Clark
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