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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 05:14 pm

Gaston News

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Friday, July 18, 2008 Bids opened on first phase of NCCAR project Lance Martin/Herald Senior Staff Writer JACKSON - Bids were opened Thursday on the first phase of the N.C. Center for Automotive Research ...

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Meth arrests may have ties to Gaston, Lincoln counties

It's been a busy month for the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office narcotics division.

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Related Topix: Cleveland County, NC, Fallston, NC, Drugs

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

At the Library

Pitcher plants. Sundews. Venus' fly traps. Bladderworts. Predatory fungi. These are carnivorous plants - flowering plants that have evolved methods of capturing and digesting the bodies of insects as a source ...

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Lincoln teachers more satisfied with their jobs than Gaston and Cleveland counterparts, says survey

Fifth-grade teacher Eileen Ball said she knows she can call on her principal at Kiser Intermediate School or someone in the superintendent's office if she ever has a problem.

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Related Topix: Cleveland County, NC, Cleveland, NC, Lincoln County, NC

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Gaston's sex offenders: Where are they, and how can you keep tabs on them?

Checking the mail can keep sex offenders out of jail, but some still let their registrations lapse.

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Related Topix: Cleveland, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Mount Holly, NC, Gaston County, NC

Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Nearly $1.4 million will be spent on upgrading five rural, subdivision roads in Gaston

Gaston County residents who have been enduring life along five unpaved roads should get some relief within the next year.

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Official: Man captured after 18-month-long manhunt

A man accused of criminal sexual conduct with a minor was arrested in Cleveland County after an 18-month-long manhunt by the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Marshal's Service and the South Carolina ...

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Related Topix: Polkville, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Iredell County, NC

Tue Jun 24, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Gaston hoping for ripple effect from big splash of new shipping terminal along the coast

An international port terminal on the North Carolina coast means a wave of development that could send ripples to Gaston County.

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Related Topix: Brunswick County, NC, Real Estate, Centerpoint Properties Trust, Gaston County, NC, North Carolina, Gastonia, NC

Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Four Gaston representatives in Raleigh for state pageants

Four young women with ties to Gaston County are in Raleigh this week competing in the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen Pageants.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, North Carolina, Gaston County, NC

Sat Jun 14, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

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There were once more than 200 drive-in movie theaters in North Carolina. That was back during the drive-in boom in the late 1940s and 1950s that saw the number of outdoor theaters in the U.S. grow from less ...

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC, Shelby, NC

Thu Jun 12, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Developing News - Jury takes 10 minutes to convict Gaston man on two...

A Gaston County man will spend the next several decades in prison after a jury convicted him Wednesday on eight charges, including two counts of second-degree murder, in a fatal drunken driving case.

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Tue Jun 10, 2008

Wral.com

Lake Gaston neighbors will pay more for weed removal

Homeowners on Lake Gaston can expect to pay more this summer to remove the dreaded tendrils that choke boat propellers, tangle swimmers and hinder wildlife.

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Related Topix: Northampton County, NC

Sun Jun 08, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

County expects lottery to provide $3.5 million for school construction

Gaston County expects to receive almost $3.5 million this year from the N.C. Education Lottery for the benefit of school construction.

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

Charlotte.com

Mecklenburg ponders tax hike to fight crime

Support the sales tax increase? Mecklenburg County commissioners moved a step closer Wednesday night toward asking voters for a quarter-cent sales tax increase to fight crime.

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Wed Jun 04, 2008

Virginia/North Carolina News

Arsonists get work release and time served

Daniel Zane Carroll of Warrenton, N.C. and Ryan Spenser Pitchford of Norlina, N.C. on Monday entered guilty pleas to second-degree arson and other charges in relation to a fire that destroyed the Lake Gaston ...

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Mon Jun 02, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

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Knowing when your child is ready to be left at home for extended periods of time is a tough call.

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC, Kids, Family

Wed May 28, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Gaston legislator files mental health bill

A Gaston County legislator has filed a bill that would reduce dollars going into mental health community support funding and give the funds to other health programs.

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Mon May 26, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Orientation meeting Thursday for girls interested in Gaston pageants

The search is on to find Miss Gastonia and Miss Gastonia's Outstanding Teen 2009.

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC, Gaston County, NC, Events, Cleveland, NC

Sat May 17, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Teens 'Changing" Gaston for the Better

Teens Changing Gaston County , youth philanthropy initiative funded by the Community Foundation of Gaston County and the Next Generation Fund, recently held a Grantee Celebration. via The Gaston Gazette

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC, Gastonia, NC

Thu May 15, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Gaston senator proposes ban on same-sex marriages on day California judges rule such unions OK

“We're the only state besides Florida in the Southeast United States that doesn't have it in their constitution that gay marriage is illegal”

A Gaston County state senator has once again introduced a proposed amendment to the N.C. Constitution that would ban same-sex marriages. via The Gaston Gazette

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