Tearful opening to trial at Mount Holly park killing
Two years after 14 year old Taylor Smith was shot at River Street Park, video of her final moments was shown as Darren Fletcher faced first degree murder charges. Relatives sobbed in the courtroom as Smith’s grandmother Carolyn Grimsley offered support, embodying the family’s grief in court.
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Mount Holly Park
Taylor Smith
Darren Fletcher
Smith
Grimsley
Taylor Sotera Smith
Carolyn Grimsley
Darren Malik Fletcher
Gaston County
Fletcher
River Street Park
Mount Holly
John Clark
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Gaston Gazette
Mount Holly officer bikes 500 miles to DC for fallen officers
Mount Holly police officer Cpl. Robert Ellison rode over 500 miles with 70 officers from 16 agencies on the Law Enforcement Bicycle Ride to Washington DC. He carried patches of Gaston County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Katelyn Self and Dallas Police Cpl. Travis Wells ahead of the memorial ceremony.
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Mount Holly
Robert Ellison
Gaston
Gaston County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Ellison
Washington
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Custom Building Systems Named Champion Small Business of the Year
Jeff Howe Jr. feels pride and determination as he tours Gaston County facilities built by Custom Building Systems over five decades. The firm honors a family legacy from Robert S. Howe and Jeff Howe Sr. through quality work and community support.
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Custom Building Systems
Jeff Howe Jr
Gaston County
Robert S. Howe
Jeff Howe Sr
Custom Building
Man Sentenced for Sex Act at Local Department Store
Robert Lee Miller has been sentenced after admitting to a sex act committed inside a local department store. He will serve a jail term as specified by the court.
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Robert Lee Miller
Obituary notices list tenLocal names and ages in Gastonia area
Obituaries list AQ Diane Woringen 64 Gastonia Robert Salsburg 70 Gastonia Jacquelyn Gore 76 Kings Mountain Barbara Keeter 67 Bessemer City Lee Harbin 91 Gastonia James Pangle 79 Bessemer City Brenda Muse 78 Belmont Wayne Whitaker 79 Shelby Katherine Goins 87 Cherryville JoAnn White 79 Gastonia The notices provide names ages and hometowns for ten individuals in the region.
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Diane Woringen
Gastonia
Robert Salsburg
Jacquelyn Gore
Kings Mountain
Barbara Keeter
Bessemer City
Lee Harbin
James Pangle
Brenda Muse
Belmont
Wayne Whitaker
Shelby Katherine Goins
Cherryville
JoAnn White
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Friendship Christian Church
Ridgeviewcharter.org
Bill Potent
Howe
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