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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 2016
Page
1
Community organizers announce plans for Cotton Ginning Days inviting families to participate. Activities include demonstrations, exhibits, and local vendor booths highlighting agricultural heritage and regional traditions. Event aims to attract residents from nearby towns and celebrate farming history.
Police seek 13 year old Eat Clay Wesley Green who fled his foster home in Kings Mountain on September 24 around 9 30 p m He is 5 feet tall 85 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes He was last seen in a white tank top blue shorts black Vans shoes and a ball cap Call 704 734 0444 Joyce Orlando with any information
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for 66 counties as Hurricane Matthew neared the coast. The move, at the request of Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, lifts truck weight and service hours so farmers can harvest and move crops ahead of the storm.
Obituaries note Archie Gosnell 73 Burman Bryant 67 Marie White 88 Terri Stinnett 50 Eric Yates 71 John Lankford 70 Sara Lemsey 63 Arnold Kellar w Eugene Bailey 84 Betty Sides 82 with locations Kings Mountain Shelby Gastonia Clover Cherryville Gastonia page B3. 10339.
Westmoreland, 27, of Bessemer City, died after weaving at high speed and colliding with box truck driven by DeForest Wentz on U S 74 near Rustic Hills Drive and the Cleveland County line. Trooper Huffstickler noted Westmoreland was traveling over 100 mph. witnesses said the cyclist was unsafe. Wentz cooperated with investigators and no charges were expected.
April Canipe and Steven Canipe Sr. file suit in Gaston County accusing the city of Gastonia the town of Cramerton and the school board of negligence in the 2014 death of 16 year old Steven Canipe Jr. A crosswalkless road with a 45 mph limit led to his fatal hit while crossing South New Hope Road near the school.
Elsie Marie Greene, 36, of Charlotte, was arrested in Gaston County after allegedly smearing a shooting victim’s blood on three Charlotte officers and their gear during protests in the King Street area on Sept. 21. She faced multiple charges, posted bond, and others were jailed after the two nights of demonstrations linked to police shooting Keith Lamont Scott.
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