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Drugs seized, 20-year-old arrested after traffic stop: PD
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Drugs were seized and a 20-year-old is in jail following a traffic stop last week, Gaston County Police said Monday. Deputies conducted a traffic stop last Thursday on Georgia resident Maria Arroyo, 20, During the traffic stop, four kilos of fentanyl were seized and Ayyor was arrested. She […]
Gaston historical preservation organization accepting nominations for award ceremony
In 2019 a group of Gaston County residents formed a nonprofit organization with the express goal of stabilizing Dallas’ Smyre-Pasour house, and eventually selling it to a buyer who would be willing to preserve the historically significant building. After five years of working on the historical preservation of Gaston...
New restaurant opens in downtown Gastonia
A Gaston couple is expanding their downtown Gastonia food truck business into a brick and mortar restaurant. Mic’s Kitchen opened at 141 W. Main Ave. on Friday. Chyncia and Micholas Rodgers own several businesses around the county, and even some out of the state. In 2021, the Rodgers’ opened...
‘Grannies’ strut their stuff all for a good cause
LINCOLNTON – It could be said that once a woman reaches the ripe old age of 50, acquires a few (or more) wrinkles, gray hair and takes up the role of granny, beauty pageants are a thing of the far distant past. Not so for a group of nine women who bucked the norm of beauty pageants and competed in the second annual Miss Lincoln County Granny Smith Pageant.
Shelby celebrates opening of River Hill Refuge
Located down a long gravel drive off of South Lafayette Street and shaded by whispering trees, River Hill Refuge is just what its name describes. Created on Dr. Ted G. Westmoreland’s former River Hill Angus Farm, the three brand new homes were dedicated last week and are already providing a safe and healing space for children in foster care.
New restaurant taking up residence in downtown Cramerton
Gaston County native and long-time chef Casey McElwaine is turning his food trailer Skillet 3B into a brick and mortar restaurant in Cramerton. Skillet Southern Bistro is set to open at 119 Center St. by the end of May, he said. According to McElwaine, God is the center of his...
Savor Local – Latitudes Bar & Grill – Celebrating a Summer Anniversary
Bringing together irresistible cuisine, incredible service, festive drinks and an endless tropical vibe, Owners Patti, Steve and Travis Merkel have happily realized their vision of the perfect neighborhood bar and grill. This June, the Latitudes team will celebrate a 10th anniversary, sharing the best of its warm atmosphere and island-enhanced...
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