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Six goals Gastonia leaders set at recent City Council meeting
At a recent City Council meeting, the city of Gastonia restated its departmental goals and objectives for the 2023-25 period. Here is an overview of those goals according to city documents attached to the March 19 City Council meeting agenda. 1. Infrastructure. First up on the list, the city said...
Armed, masked men could be responsible for multiple Dollar General robberies
Police say recent robberies of Dollar General stores in three counties could be connected. The incident happened around noon at the Dollar General located at 224 E. Stagecoach Trail. Two masked men entered the store carrying firearms and demanded money from the clerks. They made off with some cash from...
Family concerned about Belmont man who hasn't returned home
A Belmont man whose car was found abandoned in Union County is missing, according to his family. Andrew "Andy" Tench, 31, was last seen Sunday night, when he went out to celebrate his birthday, which was Monday, according to his sister, Natasha Newman. ...
Shelby woman pleads guilty to killing man in Hickory
A Shelby woman will spend at least 20 years in prison for killing a man in 2021. Bryana Salymar Martines, 25, of Shelby, was sentenced this week to 20 to 25 years in prison. The sentence was handed down in Catawba County Superior Court after she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday,
Former Gaston Cancer Services leader pleads guilty to embezzlement
Stephanie L. Roberts, 54, of Gastonia, pleaded guilty Friday to stealing thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation for cancer patients. According to court documents, Roberts served as the executive director of a Gastonia non-profit corporation that provides support and resources for cancer patients. Beginning no later than Jan. 8, 2016, through Jan. 21, 2022, Roberts embezzled more than $136,000 from the non-profit corporation. In addition, Roberts admitted in court that she failed to pay more than $200,000 withheld from the paychecks of the non-profit corporation’s employees for federal income, Medicare and Social Security taxes to the IRS, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Meet the 2024 Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star all-area boys high school basketball teams
There’s been no shortage of basketball talent strolling through the halls of Kings Mountain High School in the past decade. Adrian Delph was the first link in a chain, the prolific guard following a stellar career at Kings Mountain with just shy of 1,500 points and 523 rebounds in four years at Appalachian State. Adding links of their own were Zeke Littlejohn and Zeke Cannedy, earning their own place in Mountaineer hoops lore as 1,000-point scorers and receiving Big South 3A Player of the Year honors.
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