Halloween visit with GEMS ambulance aids Stafford brothers
Two developmentally delayed brothers Evan and Colton Stafford arrived in a tricked-out GEMS ambulance for Halloween in Riverwood Plantation. Paramedics Lt. Lanny Bivens and Ron Huggins escorted the family as part of GEMS community engagement, aiming to make the children comfortable if they ever need assistance.
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Police grow beards for charity in No Shave November
Gasto nia Police officers forego shaving in November and December to raise funds for Special Olympics North Carolina and to support an injured trooper. Each November participant donates 40 dollars and shares a Special Olympics flier with inquiries about their beards. The effort aims to brighten Christmas morning with a touch of festive facial hair and community support.
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House OKs impeachment procedures
In a sharply divided 232-196 vote, Democrats pass a rules package guiding the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump. Republicans oppose. most Democrats support, signaling a partisan split as interviews move to public hearings and potential votes. Trump urged Republicans to defend the party leader against smears.
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Obituaries list from Gastonia area residents
Obituary notices honor Georgia Lee Peeler 58 Gastonia and Margie Burchfield Current 66 along with Rahmeel Elishama Jephanneh Burney Davis Denny Vollmer 83 and Blair Gantt 91 Lincolnton plus other local figures including Michael Given 71 Morris Ervin Tate 62 Peggy Ann Hollingsworth Brooks 88 Jimmy Eason 69 Mark Kerr Strickland 55 and Tanya Renee Hallman of Stanley.
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Georgia Lee Peeler
Gastonia
Matthew Connor Farris
Mike Dellinger
Jimmy Eason
Margie Burchfield Current
Mark Kerr Strickland
Peggy Ann Hollingsworth Brooks
Rahmeel Elishama Jephanneh Burney Davis
Denny Vollmer
Tanya Renee Hallman
Stanley Morris
Ervin Tate
Michael Given
Blair Gantt
Lincolnton
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