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YOUR TURN: Get ready for Gaston County's mulch sale
The end of April is upon us. Hopefully you were able to make it to the last Household Hazardous Waste event of the spring, but if you missed it you can save up your materials to drop off next Sept. 21 or Nov. 16. We have started our very affordable mulch sales out at the Yard Waste Facility at the landfill. For $2 per scoop (bring exact change please, cash only) from April 27 and following Saturdays check the website for updates. This is very fresh mulch meaning you may want to cure it onsite at your property before applying it around plants you’d like to keep around. Our mulch may still be hot when you pick it up and may need more exposure to air to keep it from souring (anaerobic digestion). If you apply fresh mulch around young or tender plants, it will rob the surrounding soil of nitrogen in the effort to decompose more rapidly. Without that nitrogen, your plants will droop or wilt. But give it some time in a pile, turn it every now and then, and it will do wonders for your yard or garden.
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Role in Counterfeit Currency Conspiracy
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Xavier Sanders, 24, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to three years of probation after serving five months in jail, for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. Sanders admitted to his role in a conspiracy to create and pass counterfeit United States currency in the Southern District […]
One Hurt In West Charlotte Shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One person has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in west Charlotte, according to Medic. It happened at a home in the 6200 block of Rocklake Drive on Saturday night. The victim was transported to Atrium CMC. We’re asking investigators what...
Gastonia hotel room drug bust nets almost $1M in cocaine, fentanyl: PD
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A raid on two Gastonia hotel rooms netted nearly $1 million in cocaine and fentanyl, Gaston County Police said on Friday. Search warrants were issued on Tuesday regarding California residents Esmeralda Dominguez, 51, and Omar Herrera, 49. The warrants stemmed from a previous traffic stop. During a search of two Gastonia hotel rooms, approximately $390,000 in cocaine and $520,000 in fentanyl, according to the police report.
Columbia has banned student protest leader who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ University says
Columbia University has banned the student protest leader, who said "Zionists don't deserve to live," from the campus, a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Friday.
Temperatures in the 80s, thunderstorms possible this week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A nice Sunday ahead today, with highs topping out around 80° and partly cloudy skies. Highs in the mid to upper 80s are forecast for early next week with dry weather holding for Monday followed by a thunderstorm chance Tuesday and Wednesday. Our best chances appear to arrive late this week and into the weekend.
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