Worthy honors late mother with new scholarship program
Former Lakers star James Worthy honors his mother Gladys Worthy by creating the Gladys Thompson Worthy Scholarship. The $1,000 awards support high achieving health sciences students in Gaston County, with two recipients at Highland School of Technology, Hunter Huss High, and Ashbrook High. Beneficiaries submit essays and letters of recommendation, aiding college tuition and books.
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Highland High School
Gladys Worthy
Gaston
Central Piedmont Community College
Senior Citizen’s Hospital
Charlotte
Worthy
Gastonia
Highland School of Technology
Hunter Huss High
Sleepy Floyd
Ashbrook High
James
Ramlettes
North Carolina Athletic Conference
Fire saves home as man and friend halt blaze
Evans and Chavis fought a blaze to keep it from spreading. Evans kept the door shut with a broom and sprayed the flames with a fire extinguisher, calming the fire and preventing harm to a woman inside. Evans was treated for shortness of breath and released, returning to work days later.
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Chavis
Evans
CareMont Regional Medical Center
West Gastonia Hardware
Larry Evans
John Clark
Howe’s life of care at R.O.’s barbecue and family ties
Howe, 55, led R.O.’s Barbecue with warmth rooted in family tradition dating to 1946. She and her brother Mark Hoffman carried on the business started by Robert Osy Black and Ruth Black Hoffman, while a legacy of community service and personal touch shaped staff, customers, and friends.
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Howe
Costner
R.O
R.o.’S
Mark Hoffman
Ruth Black Hoffman
Robert Osy Black
Mary “Pearl” Black
R.o.'s
Greg Hoffman
Gaston Avenue
Molly Costner
Hannah
Hoffman
Ruth
Still
Jerry
Blair Smith
Jerry Smith
Hunter Huss
Smith
Hickory Tavern
Manda
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