Black Friday shopping shifts to Thursday amid early deals
Shoppers adapt to earlier doorbusters with online options thinning crowds. Ellen Wentz prefers crowded in-person chaos, while Daniel and Yolanda Walker mix late Thursday and Friday trips across Belk Victoria's Secret Bath & Body Works Target and Walmart.
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Ellen Wentz
Cox Road
Daniel
Yolanda Walker
Yolanda
Target
Victoria's Secret
Bath & Body Works
Wal-Mart
Gastonia
Practical tips for faith groups aiding opioid abusers
After the People of Faith and the Opioid Crisis workshop attendees received actionable guidance. Listen without judgment and keep confidentiality. counsel faith and hope. pray with the addicted or for their loved ones. connect with Partners Behavioral Health Management or the Gateway for treatment options. ask about sharing details. understand treatment requires physical psychological and spiritual healing. advise families to avoid giving money and pay bills directly. set home boundaries, lock medications, and limit visitors. keep a busy schedule with church or Bible study. involve sober peers and reputable self help groups. long term therapy of 12 to 18 months is common for recovery.
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People of Faith
Behavioral Health Management
HOPE
Gastonymca. Org
Doctor honors patients with annual Gazette Empty Stocking gift
Gastonia physician Dr. Sandra Schultz contributes 1000 to The Gazette Empty Stocking Fund in memory of patients who battled breast cancer. The donation supports Salvation Army holiday outreach aiding 900 children and 480 families this season, backed by medical staff across the community.
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Gastonia
Gazette
Sandra Schultz
Schultz
Salvation Army
People of Faith and Opioid Crisis Workshop Concludes Series
Gazette staff writer Bill Poteat reports on the Gastonia Tabernacle Baptist Church event sponsored by the Gaston Controlled Substances Coalition. More than 100 attendees learned how ministers counselors and volunteers can assist families facing opioid addiction and abuse. The piece continues a series on faith community roles in addressing the crisis.
Obituaries from North Carolina and nearby areas
Obituaries list include Clarence Gladdenill 64 of Kings Mountain Miles Williams 93 of Gastonia Joann Beck 78 of Shelby Damaris Miler 90 of York South Carolina James Ferguson 94 of Dallas Emma Blalock 79 of Kings Kate Saulth 99 of Cherryville Mace 51 from AZ Toul from Gastonia area entries.
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Toul Mace
Gastonia
Clarence Gladdenill
Kings
Mountain Miles Williams
Joann Beck
Shelby Damaris Miler
York
S.C
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Cherryville
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