Kings Mountain Couple Welcomes Twins After Adoption
Titus and Michelle Hopper, after years of miscarriages, welcomed twins Josiah and Lauren in 2016 via a sudden adoption. The family shifted to a larger vehicle and adjusted their home, including a Lion King themed nursery with Nala touches. Friends boosted the effort with a second crib and hand me downs, and Titus cherishes being the dad he aspired to be.
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Kings Mountain
Titus
Michelle Hopper
Josiah
Lauren
Simba
Michelle
Titus Hopper
Lauryn
Brittany Randolph
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Belmont Annual Event Photos Highlight Local Scene
Photos from Belmont capture the community mood and key moments of the annual event. Scenes show residents, volunteers, and local organizations participating in ceremonies, performances, and displays across the town's main venue.
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Belmont
Freemasons Aid Women’s Shelter in Gaston County Event
Ten Masonic lodges in Gaston County organized a Family Fun in the Sun event at Biggerstaff Park in Dallas to benefit The Shelter of Gaston County. Freemasons and families ran booths with games, music, food, and activities such as corn hole and a dunk tank for attendees and local groups like the Gaston County Beekeepers Association supported the cause.
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Gaston County
Biggerstaff Park
Dallas
Freemasons
Masonic Lodge
Gaston County Beekeepers Association
Obituaries Daily honors Lincolnton and nearby towns
Kathleen Rice of Lincolnton infant Jedediah Logan. Forest City Donald Dobbs 58 Forest City Thomas Hoover 75 Clover Douglas Quinn 64 Gastonia Dorothy Alwran 93 Stanley George Lineberger 85 Gastonia Lawrence Spicer 77 Kings Mountain Harold Matheson 64 Kings Edward Painter 85 Cherryville Ralph Teal 82 Concord obituary notices list dozen local residents who have died, noting their ages and home towns.
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Donald Dobbs
Forest City
Thomas Hoover
Clover
Douglas Quinn
Gastonia
Dorothy Alwran
Stanley George Lineberger
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Lauryn Hopper
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Kathleen Rice
Lincolnton
Jedediah Logan
Forest
Lawrence Spicer
Harold Matheson
Edward Painter
Cherryville
Ralph Teal
Concord
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