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THURSDAY Social Club The Lincoln County Social Club will meet 2-4 p.m. at the Citizens Center in Lincolnton.

As a contributor to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books, I receive an email newsletter from the publisher about upcoming book themes aimed at sparking my interest in submitting more stories.

Ah, life at the Gaston County Landfill. If you were to visit, you would be amazed at the spring green that is blanketing the slopes of the landfill.

Whatever your musical disposition, you'll find plenty to like about the local outdoor concert season.

Elaine Patterson, the honors and AP art teacher at Forestview High School says that her "bucket list" has always included having a student win a Scholastics National Award.

The award is given to garden club members who show initiative and leadership in civic development, conservation, horticultural therapy, youth activities and landscape design.

Denise Harper was homeless when she showed up at Faith Farm in Dallas. She thinks of that time in terms of what she no longer had - food to eat, possessions , confidence and health.

The Just Plain Dog Show barks its way into the Gaston County Park from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

TODAY Board of Education The Lincoln County Board of Education will meet 6 p.m. in the administrative offices on North Generals Blvd.

Police say a Dallas woman shot a man in the stomach during an argument Saturday afternoon.

W.C. Friday Middle School in Dallas sponsored an Eighth-Grade Career Fair in April.

A woman was arrested after a shooting in Gaston County, according to a news release.

Derek Harris, 25, of 2126 Underwood Ln. in Lincolnton was charged April 21 with one count each of communicating threats and second-degree trespassing.

AFFORDABLE FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS 329 S. Main St. Affordable is expanding the stationary upholstery category with the introduction of a sofa/chaise collection with correlating accent chair.

The Belmont resident and member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 634 has been pounding the pavement asking cities across Gaston County to become Purple Heart Cities.