Kitchen Fire Triggers Sprinklers At Courtyard by Marriott
A small kitchen fire at the Courtyard by Marriott on Remount Road activated the sprinkler system and prompted about 300 guests to evacuate early Sunday. Gastonia Fire Department reported 20 firefighters and a rapid 10 minute extin guish. Guests began returning by 7 20 a.m. with a continental breakfast offered as water damage limited.
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Marriott Hotel
Remount Road
Chris Stowe
Gastonia Fire Department
Olivia Popplewell
Courtyard
Marriott
Popplewell
Kevin Ellis
Political rivals clash at southeast North Carolina festival
Tim Benton a Democrat from Bladenboro and Brenden Jones a Republican from Tabor City blamed each other for a tussle at a weekend community festival. Police did not report visible injuries and offered that the men could press charges before a magistrate.
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Bladenboro
North Carolina
Tim Benton
Brenden Jones
Tabor City
Jones
Benton
Chris Hunt
Fayetteville
Obituaries and notices from Gastonia Lincolnton area
EY SS Alice Lockhart aged 92 of Gastonia Evelyn Moore 79 of Gastonia Lawrence Bynum Sr 89 of Lincolnton James Beck 82 of Gastonia Frank West 80 of Gastonia are named in the obituary section with classifieds and notices scattered across pages D2 D6 D5-8 and A2 Comics D3 Obituaries B3 Volume 137 Issue 305.
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Alice Lockhart
Gastonia
Evelyn Moore
Lawrence Bynum Sr
Lincolnton
James Beck
Frank West
Massive McLean project reshapes Gaston County landscape
Southeast Gaston eyes major land clearance as the final phase of the McLean housing development accelerates. Heavy equipment and logging trucks disrupt South New Hope and Armstrong roads and a forest near Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, while developers pledge 130 acres of preserved green space to enhance appeal and aesthetics for buyers. Burt Philips, marketing director for the 670 acre community, emphasizes the value of preserving legacies during the transition.
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Gaston County
McLean
South New Hope
Armstrong Roads
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Burt Philips
Unsolved Homicide in Gastonia Still Mystifying Neighbors
Twenty Gastonia families live with unresolved deaths five or more years old, per the Gastonia Police Department. Victims died by gunfire, blunt force, and stabbing, with bodies found in businesses, homes, woods, and a well. Gazette revisits to seek new information as years pass, while cases remain open and cold.
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Gastonia
the Gazette
Unsolved Cold Cases Across Gastonia Police Records
The Gastonia Police Department lists 20 homicides unsolved for five or more years. Victims aged 24 to 81 include men and women of Black White and Hispanic descent.
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Gastonia
Dallas police urge no clown costumes at Trick or Treat on the Square
Dallas police urge adults and teens not to wear clown outfits at the town’s closed Trick or Treat on the Square event from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. Officials say the aim is a safe, fun night for children and to prevent fear or chaos amid nationwide clown scare chatter. Local town manager stresses keeping youngsters calm, with violators asked to leave if needed. Contacts: Adam Lawson 704-869-1842 or Twitter @GazetteLawson.
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Dallas
Robbie Walls
Walls
Ohio
North Carolina
Alamance
Maria Stroupe
Stroupe
Adam Lawson
Twitter
Pennywise
Mercedes
Texas
Naxiely Lopez
Naxil
Themonitor
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