SAT Scores Rise in Gaston County Schools
Gaston County schools report SAT score gains with six high schools posting higher averages led by Hunter Huss and Bessemer City. Highland Tech exceeds state and national averages in all subjects for the second year. Stuart W. Cramer High posted its first SAT average since opening in 2013.
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Grant funds boost Gastonia downtown projects
City designates a Rural Economic Development grant to three downtown revitalization efforts. Cavendish Brewing Co. will anchor the North Chester Street and Long Avenue gateway with landscaping, curb and sidewalk repairs, and street light upgrades. Arts on Main gains roof repairs and new awnings. Pedestrian safety upgrades extend to intersections near Franklin Boulevard and Oakland Street with new signal heads to improve access to downtown galleries and transit. Michael Barrett reports.
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Loray Mill History Center to Open in Gastonia
The Alfred C. Kessell Center will occupy 1100 square feet of brick and glass donated space with public access to a museum and exhibits about the Loray Mill opening in 1902 and the 1929 labor strike. Digital history projects with Gaston County Museum, oral histories, and online access will accompany a dedication event featuring historian Tom Hanchett and the WBT Briarhoppers.
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