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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2016
Page
1
Gaston public high schools posted higher SAT results for the Class of 2016 with an overall average up 15 points from the prior year. The gains span verbal math and writing, though the district still trails state and national averages. Superintendent Jeff Booker hailed the uptick as progress.
Asheville native Bellamy Young, known for Scandal, campaigns in Gastonia for Hillary Clinton. She joins a Women to Women phone bank at the Gaston County Democratic Party HQ from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, urging early voting and highlighting Clinton's record on women and opportunity.
A list of obituaries with ages and hometowns appears amid the paper’s page sections. Names include John Abernathy Ruth Waters Faye Williams Kenneth Horne Ralph Dale Ruthie Holland Judith Tucker Neil Jenkins Shirley Lawson Clinton Silk Ronnie Justice and others linked to Gastonia Clover Kings Mountain Dallas Lexington Shelby Alexis.
The Alfred C. Kessell History Center will debut to the public on October 15 and 16 in the Loray Mill Gastonia. Officials anticipate interactive displays and artifacts like the mill whistle to honor the building’s legacy. Director Amanda Holland notes strong community support as two years pass since loft apartments opened and center construction continues.
Gastonia receives a 94340 grant from the North Carolina Department of Commerce to fund three downtown streetscape projects aimed at rapid visual improvement and enhanced pedestrian experience. Work must be finished by March 31, said EDC Kristy Crisp.
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