Principal shakeup in Gaston County schools sparks questions
Two administrators were reassigned without explanation in Gaston public schools. Akeeya Pearson moved from Robinson Elementary to Warlick Academy on Oct 23, while Torben Ross became Robinson Elementary principal after leading Hunter Huss High. A district spokesman cited personnel information and public information limits, with parents saying they have not been informed.
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Obituaries for local residents across several towns
Obituary notices list several deceased individuals including Juanita Glenn age 57 of Gastonia Cynthia Pickens 50 of Bessemer City Sonja Barnett 7 Frankie Hayes 72 Cherryville Thomasina Steele 9 Jackie Buchanan Kay Slaton 51 Don Gannon 55 Bessemer.
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Battle of the Bulge Hero Henry Phillips 93 Recalled
Henry Phillips a four time Bronze Star winner aged 93 grew up in a one room cabin near Gastonia learning to survive in the woods He later faced a brutal Ardennes winter and a fierce Nazi counterattack during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 as chronicled in the editorial Take time to heel veleroa on Page A4.
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Gastonia mother seeks justice after road rage death
Lori Tindall mourns son Jason Black killed Oct 30 when Kianna Cockfield's Silverado struck his Suzuki SX4 on Freedom Drive near Save-A-Lot. She hopes state lawmakers toughen road rage penalties as she notes his ashes at home and vows to prevent others from suffering the same fate. The 30-year-old Hunter Hussgrad leaves a sister, brother, mother, stepfather, and grandmother. she has hired a personal injury attorney amid North Carolina road rage concerns.
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