Flu shot demand on rise in Gaston County
Time's running out as pharmacist Don Thrower reports about 1,000 flu shots this fall and urges residents to vaccinate soon. He notes the 2017 18 season appears severe, keeping clinics busy while stressing vaccines reduce risk even if a different strain circulates. Local health nurse Davida Akins adds community prevention emphasis.
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Don Thrower
Thrower
Gastonia
Cox Road
I-85
Davida Akins
Gaston County Department of Health and Human
Khristie Jackson
Gaston County Health Department
West Hudson Boulevard
Mike Hensdill
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Gaston Gazette
Drug seizures rise in 2018 in Gaston County police reports
Gaston County Police and Gastonia Police report rising seizures through September 2018, with increases in marijuana, powder cocaine, meth, heroin and pills compared with all of 2017. Capt. Billy Downey notes cartel activity from eastern Mecklenburg and surrounding counties shifting into the area.
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Gaston County
Charlotte
Gastonia
Mecklenburg County
Concord
Cabarrus County
Billy Downey
Murder suspect released from prison linked to Thanksgiving killings
Police say Gastonia man Jeremy Austin Smith aged 19 who had just left prison after motor vehicle larceny a year long sentence shot two people and killed a man during a Thanksgiving Day car theft. He was released in January and re-arrested in March for parole violation.
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Gastonia
Jeremy Austin Smith
Teen Identified in Lumberton Missing-Body Case
Investigators confirm the body found after a three week search near Lumberton is that of a teenage girl named Reltia (El) ilelattsl sre, ending the long pursuit and bringing closure to a local family.
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Ilelattsl Sre Reltia
Lumberton
Obituaries and ages for several residents
Obituary list notes Dorothy Payseur 78 of Lincolnton Lilly Wallace 78 of Gastonia Roger Davis of Casar Christopher Sanders 40 of Gastonia Patricia McClain 67 of Belmont Grace Lane 92 of Gastonia.
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Dorothy Payseur
Lincolnton
Lilly Wallace
Gastonia
Roger Davis
Casar
Christopher Sanders
Patricia McClain
Belmont
Grace Lane
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