Turkeys and food gifts aid Gaston County pantry in holiday push
In Belmont volunteers at S.O.C.K.S. fill boxes with beans meat produce and canned goods for residents in north Belmont to Stanley while offering free holiday poultry pie and sides. The nonprofit reports 174 turkeys collected and notes food insecurity affects about 32 000 county residents including 10 000 children. Volunteers rely on donations and nonpaid staff to run the operation.
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S.O.C.K.S
Belmont
Gaston County
Lee Allen
S.C.C.K.S
Springwood
North
Allen
Feeding America
Gaston
S.0.c.k.s
Christmas Town USA Lights Begin Nov 30 in McAdenville
The holiday season in Gaston County kicks off with McAdenville Christmas Town USA. The lighting ceremony is Friday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. in front of the Pharr Family YMCA, with a 6 p.m. switch by a McAdenville Elementary student. The lights run through Dec 26.
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Christmas Town USA
Pharr Family Ymca
McAdenville
Australian firm to open first US industrial plant
An Australian company plans to establish its first American industrial facility. The move signals expansion into the U S market with potential job creation and regional investment considerations. Further details on location timing and scale were not disclosed.
Police ID man killed by train near Phenix Street crossing
Christian Sebastian Stanley of Blacksburg South Carolina was struck by a Norfolk Southern train around 1 30 p m Thursday while walking to a family member’s house for Thanksgiving along Linwood Road near Phenix Street in Gaston County He died at the scene and authorities note he wore headphones possibly preventing him from hearing the approaching train The incident marks the latest in a string of pedestrian train deaths at Gaston County crossings for holiday season
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Norfolk Southern
Gaston and
Cleveland County
Christian Sebastian Stanley
Blacksburg
South Carolina
Linwood Road
Phenix Street
Gaston County
Matt Hensley
Stanley
Hensley
Mayflower Avenue
Cramerton
Armstrong Street
Gastonia
Obituaries A7 Chariton Torrence Jr to Shirley Sigmon listed
A7 obituary notices list tenors and ages for residents Chariton Torrence Jr 90 Gastonia Jon Hunter 40 Gastonia Charles Painter 69 Belmont Richard Robinson 67 Flossie Stewart 89 Gastonia Betsy Watson 63 Shelby Lester Dubetsky 65 Lincolnton Lilly Wallace 78 Gastonia Arbeth Edwards 87 Cherryville Donald McCombs 74 Bessemer City Dennis Crow 71 Lincolnton Shirley Sigmon 75 Iron Station this death notices roundup."
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Chariton Torrence Jr
Gastonia
Jon Hunter
Charles Painter
Belmont
Richard Robinson
Flossie Stewart
Betsy Watson
Shelby Lester Dubetsky
Lincolnton
Lilly Wallace
Arbeth Edwards
Cherryville
Donald McCombs
Bessemer City
Dennis Crow
Shirley Sigmon
Iron Station
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Woodlawn Street
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Michelle Isaacs
Bill Poteat
Gastongazette
Andy Williams
High Shoals
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
John Clark
Perret Thor
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Alawson
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