Bridge closure on Hoyles Creek Road gas Gaston County
NCDOT will close the 1964 Hoyles Creek Road bridge between Dallas and Stanley in Gaston County after an inspection found multiple structural steel deficiencies. Local traffic can use Old Willis School Road or Rhyne Road. A new bridge is planned with design underway and construction expected five to seven months after a contract award this summer.
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Hoyles Creek Road
Dallas
Stanley
Gaston County
Old Willis School Road
Rhyne Road
State Department of Transportation
NCDOT
Kevin Ellis
Asheville housing project to aid new teachers opens soon
The Asheville Citizen-Times notes a $2.5 million 28 unit apartment complex in Asheville aimed at easing teacher housing shortages. The project is a partnership among Asheville City Schools Buncombe County Schools the Center for Social Enterprise Buncombe County and the State Employees' Credit Union Foundation with a planned opening by early summer 2017.
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Asheville
Obituaries from Kings Mountain area and nearby towns
Obituary notices list Tina Hahn 55 Kings Mountain Kenneth Bennett Jr 49 Kings Mountain Joseph Haburjak 72 Lake Wylie Jim Lutz 79 Dallas Brittany Davis 26 Kings Mountain Dewey Turner 64 Iron Station Ella Houchins 85 Gastonia Jacky Stone 83 Shelby Ruth King 89 Kings Mountain Hester Stevens Kings Mountain David Daly IV 70 Gastonia Sonja Melton 60 Gastonia Ruby Koone 76 Rutherfordton Cathy Stanley 70 Iron Station
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Tina Hahn
Kings Mountain
Kenneth Bennett Jr
Joseph Haburjak
Lake Wylie
Jim Lutz
Dallas
Brittany Davis
Dewey Turner
Iron Station
Ella Houchins
Gastonia
Jacky Stone
Shelby Ruth King
Hester Stevens
David Daly IV
Sonja Melton
Ruby Koone
Rutherfordton
Cathy Stanley
Who's Safer Guns in town hall rules vary widely
Michael Barrett reports on how area cities differ in permitting concealed handguns in public buildings. Shelby and Cleveland and Lincoln counties have loosened rules to allow licensed concealed handguns in city halls and public facilities, while others keep strict bans.
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Shelby
Cleveland County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners
Little Village in McAdenville to close after rent dispute
The Little Village Restaurant on Main Street McAdenville will close by April 30 after landlord Pharr Yarns raised rent by 3000 a month. Owners cite disagreement over downtown development direction while patrons vow to follow. Tammy Hawley says staff and regulars will miss the eatery as Belmont Land & Investment Co. holds the 46 acre plot.
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Little Village Restaurant
McAdenville
Pharr Yarns
Tammy Hawley
Little Village
Scott Durham
Pharr Commercial
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Four Ohio diners leave Waffle House without paying
Police say four Westerville and Columbus residents ate $77 of food at the West Franklin Boulevard Waffle House then fled. Named are Taylor Rose Temple 21 and Tori Temple 23 of Westerville and Evan James Mulkey 25 and Lawrence Alexander Hammond 30 of Columbus. The incident occurred around 6 30 p m Thursday.
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Ohio
West Franklin Boulevard
Waffle House
Arvellisa Harris-Cole
Harris- Cole
Taylor Rose Temple
Tori Temple
Westerville
Evan James Mulkey
Governors McCrory and Cooper Face Challengers in Primary
In North Carolina both Pat McCrory and Roy Cooper must win March 15 primaries. Despite strong fund-raising and name recognition, their top challengers are mounting pressure and creating early discomfort in the race.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pat McCrory
Roy Cooper
Cooper
McCrory
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Michael Barrett
Gastongazette.com
Gastonia City Hall
John Clark
the Gazette
Wade Tyler
Millward
Belmont Land & Investment
McDonald and
Dolphin Fields
Webb
Legacy Park
Memorial Hall
Springs
Gaston County Gis
Main Street
Clover
ST. Pat’s Dog Show
Lauren Light
Lauren
Laurenlight.com
Amy Gonzalez
Agonzalez
Cioversc.org
Hammond
Mulkey
Taylor Temple
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