Fire damages Carolinas Electric Motor Services in Dallas
A Sunday blaze at 504 S. Gaston St. damaged the 11 year old Carolinas Electric Motor Services but caused no injuries. Investigators cite an electrical malfunction as the cause and damages run in the thousands as the firm plans a move to 128 Durkee Lane in two weeks. President Clay Ramsey will relocate the 15 employee shop despite the fire.
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Carolinas Electric Motor Services
Dallas
S. Gaston St
eInvestigators
Clay Ramsey
Durkee Lane
Kids Making Bombs In Summer Pranks At Lincoln County
Pattterned after television, youths in Lincoln County have reportedly made about 60 homemade bombs in the past year with 15 in the last month. A 14 year old, Jason Kittle, was burned when a lit match dropped into a perfume jug explosive, narrowly missing blindness. Gastonia police warn the danger and discuss risks for youths and bomb technicians.
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Jason Kittle
Lincoln County
Gastonia
Dennis Crosby
Kittle
July Fourth holiday split leaves some towns off Friday
July 4th falling on a weekend prompts early closures in Gaston and Lincoln counties. Gastonia Lincolnton and most area towns close Friday while Mecklenburg and Cleveland counties Charlotte and Kings Mountain close Monday. Public utilities and banks observe Friday closures with holiday crews on standby as retailers plan sales.
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Gastonia
Gaston
Lincoln Counties
Lincolnton
Mecklenburg
Cleveland
Charlotte
Kings Mountain
Public Service Co
Duke Power
Southern Bell
Gaston County
Lincoln County
Lincolnton Public Service Co
Duke Power Southern Bell Banks
Mecklenburg County
Cleveland County
Charlotte Kings Mountain
Belmont High Shoals
Mount Holly
Postal Service schedules holiday closures across counties
The U S Postal Service marks a fourth of July holiday with no mail delivery Saturday and shortened Friday hours. Lobby access for postage and P O Box mail remains via vending, express mail delivery continues, while most windows close at 1 30 p m. select offices at Eastridge Mall Dixie Village Rob inwood stay open until 5 p m Friday.
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U.S. Postal Service
P.O
J.R. Moore
Eastridge Mall
Eckerd’s
Dixie Village
Robinwood
1719
Hawkins Road
Libertarian runs for Gaston County board seat
Libertarian Mark Siler, 38, filed to run for the Crowders Mountain district seat on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners. He faces Democrat Gene Carson and Republican Caroleen Kuykendoll if her residency challenge succeeds. Siler, from Bessemer City, aims to shrink government and repeal zoning, while campaigning door to door and promoting a more economical courthouse and jail.
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Gaston County
Alexander Leonhart Driving School
Gaston Driver Education Inc
Premier Driving School
Ashbrook High School
Bessemer City High School
Cherryville
East Gaston High School
Hunter Huss High School
North Gaston High School
South Point High School
Gastonia
Crowders Mountain
Board of Commissioners
Mark Siler
Bessemer City
Gene Carson
Caroleen Kuykendoll
Pasour airport project to be dropped by Gastonia council
Gastonia officials move to abandon the Pasour Mountain airport and a separate $10 million police building. Council members, including Franz Holscher, argue against the costly projects amid safety concerns and budget pressures from the 1992 93 plan. The airport faced proximity to TV towers and wires, while the police site would consolidate two downtown offices.
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Gastonia
Pasour Mountain
Franz Holscher
Oakland Street
Long Avenue
Second Avenue
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