Kenly artist preserves local history through paint and prose
Kenly resident Kermit Wall, 81, creates detailed canvas scenes of his boyhood in Wilson Wayne and Johnston counties and writes matching stories on notebook paper. He views his art as a second childhood, sharing memories from the 1930s to 1950s to preserve a personal history for future generations.
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Kenly
Kermit Wall
Annie
Wilson
Wayne
Johnston Counties
Jesse
Jesse Cole
Emily
Budget moves in Gastonia raise trash fee and fund road projects
Gastonia plans a trash collection fee hike from 48 to 78 per year to cover solid waste costs. The city keeps its 53 cent per 100 property tax rate, with 2015 revaluations nudging values higher for revenue growth. About 875 employees receive a 3 percent raise in March and a $350 Christmas bonus in November, plus ongoing 401k matching. Road widening projects on Titman Road and Davis Park Myrtle School roads target fall and spring 2017 finish. Officials push widening I-85 to Kings Mountain and back Catawba Crossings linking I-485 to South New Hope.
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Gastonia
Ed Munn
Titman Road
Davis Park/Myrtle
South New Hope
Union Roads
Belmont
Kings Mountain
U.S. 321
Catawba Crossings
I-485
Religious Freedom Complaint Targets Mission Hospital
The EEOC filed a federal suit in Asheville alleging religious discrimination after three Mission Hospital workers were fired for refusing the hospital flu vaccine. The complaint says exemptions were denied for missing the Sept 1 deadline, while the hospital cites policy and deadline adherence.
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Asheville
Mission Hospital
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. District Court
Mission
Human Resources Department
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Rly Ama
Rta Eee
Eed
Lupe
Gastoniagrizzles.com
Beerfest
Perlane
Silk
Restylane
Cox Rd
New Hope Rd
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