Bessemer City News

BESSEMER CITY Thomas Ellis started shaping a vision for Bessemer City's new police department when he was still just a candidate for the chief's job.

Grace Evangelical Church, 206 N. 14 th St., presents the Songfellows in concert at 6 p.m. June 30 in the church sanctuary.

The rain comes and the rain goes. Over and over and over. Just like a favorite tune from a favorite playlist.

On May 1, a Bessemer City man's vehicle was broken into in Kings Mountain, and credit & debit cards were stolen, according to a news release from the Gastonia Police Department.

Three businesses recently got facelifts, and city leaders hope more will take advantage of cosmetic grants that can be used to spruce up downtown Bessemer City.

First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., hosts a Cancer Support Group Meeting at 6:30 p.m. June 13 for patients, survivors and caregivers.

Gaston County has a lot of intersections, but few are as problematic as the Intersection of Highway 161, W. Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street in Bessemer City.

A shooting at a Kings Mountain home that had children inside landed an 18-year-old with an attempted murder charge.

Future plans: Searcy is seeking employment. He said getting a job is at the top of his list of things to do after graduation.

Edwin Eugene Barker and Martha Huggins Barker of Bessemer City celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a family dinner, hosted by their children, Chad and Penny Barker of Gastonia and Jonathan Barker of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Firefighters in Lincoln County are trying to help a man who was a mentor to many of them as he now faces a serious illness and mounting medical bills.

There are so many good gospel singings this weekend that it's hard to feature just one.

A fight on Valley Street in Gastonia left one man with cut wounds and another arrested.

There are a number of really good gospel concerts this next week. I want to highlight two that have been going on for sometime in our area.

For everything that you involve yourself in throughout life, give it your all. When it is hot outside and rehearsal has been going on for hours, when you are tired and do not think you can put any more air through that instrument that grows heavier by every second, keep going; keep pushing because that is what sets you apart from everyone else.

A Gastonia man has been charged with breaking into and stealing from 10 different motor vehicles in Bessemer City.

Business owner Angel Autry admits she didn't really know what she was doing when she opened a cafe in her consignment shop.

City leaders recently got word about the grant from the state Department of Commerce after researching the possibility for almost a year.