Wings of Recovery A veteran finds hope in powered paragliding
Todd Scandrett, a retired Army veteran injured in Iraq, uses a motorized paraglider for sunshine, accomplishment, and friendship. He started Resurgence PPG in 2017 to help fellow veterans, and filmed a Crowders Mountain commercial to raise awareness.
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Todd Scandrett
Sunshine
Mount Holly
Iraq
Scandrett
Resurgence Ppg
Crowders Mountain
Mark Huneycutt
Huneycutt
John Clark
THE
Gaston Gazette
Building bridges for black businesses in Gastonia
Demetria Mosley reports Martino Brice felt a shift when Walker Reid became Gastonia’s first African American mayor by election. Brice, Ioey Barnes, and Sidney Hopes launched a plan to elevate and back black businesses, aiming to shift community support beyond reliance on a single leader.
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Martino Brice
Gastonia
Walker Reid
Reid
Brice
Ioey Barnes
Sidney
Barnes
Sidney Hope
Ivey Barnes
John Clark
THE
Gaston Gazette
Body pulled from Lake Wylie after long Gaston County search
Rescue crews recovered the body of a Gaston County man after a nearly 10 hour search at Lake Wylie Sunday. Authorities conducted extensive surface and dive operations to locate him, pending identification.
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Gaston County
Lake Wylie
Obituary notices list eight regional deaths
Phil Firrantello age 62 of Kings Mountain Joy Hodge age 70 of Gastonia Emma Stover age 81 of Florence South Carolina Kenneth Tallent age 68 of Kings Harvey Jonas Jr. age 99 of Lincolnton Bill Shull age 88 of Waco Pauline Heavner age 87 of Lincolnton Glenn Sperling age 91 of Waco
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Phil Firrantello
Kings Mountain
Joy Hodge
Gastonia
Emma Stover
Florence, S.C
Kenneth Tallent
Harvey Jonas Jr
Lincolnton
Bill Shull
Waco
Pauline Heavner
Glenn Sperling
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