Gastonia News

Glynis Brooks will be the new principal at South Point High School in Belmont . She's been the principal at Southwest Middle School in Gastonia for the past five years.

Cindy Lawrence has lived behind the historic Loray Mill for 27 years. She couldn't be happier that it's finally getting a facelift.

Jonathan Black from Boy Scout Troop 503 recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

The store has more than 6,000 square feet of space and sells molding, trim, grills, vents, adhesives and more in addition to flooring.

Biscornet, who will be general manager, told me Twin Rivers plans to open the doors in mid to late July.

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.

It started with an Easy Bake Oven. At 9 years old, Karren Walls received the gift from her dad and started baking cakes.

Coley Phillip Craft, 42, of 490 Calvary Ch. Rd. in Lincolnton was charged June 11 with one count of failure to appear.

A Gastonia fireman hit the jackpot in the North Carolina Education Lottery last week.

Fire crews say they found a man unconscious and suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion at Crowders Mountain State Park on Sunday.

Southern Gospel duo Jeff and Sheri Easter will perform at 7 p.m. June 21 at Goshen Free Will Baptist Church, 1300 W. Catawba Ave. in Mount Holly.

Landen Bryant Corl, 22, was listed in good condition Sunday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Matthew Steven Black, 42, of 805 W. Airline Ave., faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

The Dallas High School Class of 1947 held its reunion in May at the Golden Corral in Gastonia.

The Gastonia Debutante Club announces the debutantes to be presented at the 2013 Debutante Ball.

A motorcycle crash on Friday night sent the driver to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Crowders Mountain Fire and Rescue.

Leslie Ledford, 66, of Gastonia, was sick of the unsolicited phone calls he was getting, so one day he answered.

Alexander Memorial Baptist, 208 S. Main St., presents "Colossal Coaster World!" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 19-21, for children ages 3 through high school.

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

Two men accused of stealing credit and debit cards were captured on video using them at a local store.