Gastonia News

Reporter's note: This is part three of a series profiling the Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services' 2014 Public Health Heroes.

State troopers arrested a Gastonia woman after she crashed her car into the South Catawba Fork River while her children were in the back seat.

Gastonia leaders are exploring options for a new public firearms park that could replace the city's current shooting site near Rankin Lake.

"We want to stop the bleed of sales going outside the county," said Cleveland County Commissioner Susan Allen.

A 19-year-old Gastonia man died as the result of injuries suffered when he wrecked his Honda Accord early Saturday morning.

Friday, the state called Ronny Huitt, a trainer in Gastonia. He said one of the accusers told him what happened, but didn't want him to tell anyone.

Not everyone has the time, talent, space or bucks to take on a big garden project.

The Rotary Club of Gastonia held a transition meeting recently. Outgoing president Will Current handed the gavel to president Ring Stafford.

A child sex charge against a hospital chaplain in South Carolina has Gastonia police investigating the man's local ties.

Sarah Park Rankin shows two photos, one old and one new. The first is a black-and-white shot of a wide lane with train tracks and a tidy station lined by clusters of people and handsome brick buildings.

A Gastonia man convicted of rape was booked into Gaston County Jail for failing to report as a sex offender.

A former employee of Target allegedly took $4,217 from different cash registers at the Gastonia store over a period of about six weeks, according to an arrest warrant.

Officials in Thomasville and Davidson County continue to discuss the issue of how to address the problem of vacant industrial properties in the city.

Local etiquette instructors want to teach children manners to last a lifetime. It's been a quarter century since Ellen Maxwell and Beverly Sumner formed The Junior Assembly of Gastonia.

Meet-and-greet with 'Lizard Lick Towing' star If you love truTV show "Lizard Lick Towing," you'll want to be stop by Carolina Speedway on Friday night.

Michael and Heather McAfee to James McMillan, poperty at 1205 N. Boyce St., 614 Moran St., and 511 Queens Road, Gastonia, $70,000 Lester and Leah Hawes to Mary Carnatzie and John Miller Jr., property at 114 Peach Orchard Road, Belmont, $80,000 Michael and Heather McAfee to James McMillan, poperty at 1205 N. Boyce St., 614 Moran St., and 511 Queens ... (more)

North Carolina rising junior Reilly Hovis will represent the Orleans Firebirds in the 2014 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game, the league announced recently.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is slated to be served at 6 p.m. Organizers decided to go with individual ticket sales for this year's event.

Wearing a pink dress, she explored the dance floor, listened to music and checked out the ballet barre at a recent open house for DanceAbilities Academy, a special needs dance studio opening in Gastonia.

A GROUP of talented young musicians is enjoying a tour of America after raising A 60,000 to make the trip a reality.