FOOD & DRINK
Rabid raccoon found in Mount Holly barn
A rabid racoon was recently found in a family’s barn in Mount Holly. The animal was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Saturday at a property in the 1500 block of Stanley Lucia Road. Gaston County Police Animal Care and Enforcement responded to the call and impounded the raccoon before sending...
Celebrating more than a century of life
In addition to preparing a celebration of their mother, Cook’s children are also reminiscing on the life she lived. Cook was born in Gastonia in 1917, although she lived in South Carolina for many years after marrying. She grew up attending Trinity AME Zion Church in Gastonia as one...
Father, son duo open tattoo shop in Shelby
It’s Friday afternoon, and inside Greeneworks Tattoo in Shelby, Lee Greene has the tattoo pen poised over Matt Burke’s right knee cap. “Ready?” he asks, before applying the tip of the pen to the outline of a skull that matches the one on Burke’s left knee.
Bruce Long Orchestra to round out Lincoln concert series
LINCOLNTON – For more than 40 years, the Lincoln County Concert Association (LCCA) has been bringing live music from a wide range of genres to Lincoln County. The final concert of the season will feature the big band sound of the Bruce Long Orchestra on Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. at the Lincoln Cultural Center.
Group helps Cherryville students shop for mom for Mother's Day
Susan Eason, the owner of Party Girls Catering in Cherryville, received a Christmas gift from her granddaughter in 2022 that inspired her. “I was the only one that got a gift because she could only afford one,” Eason said. The following year, she got to work collecting donated new...
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