
Month: June 2018


City announces Independence Day schedule, Downtown festivities
City of Gastonia offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. City transit buses will not run that day. There will be no City curbside garbage or recycling pickup on July 4. Wednesday […]

City of Gastonia reorganizes several departments for increased efficiency
The City of Gastonia has reorganized and realigned some of its largest departments, and three departments have gotten new names. City Manager Michael Peoples says similar services are now grouped together and the alignment will […]

Nominate a local business for a KGB landscaping award July – September
Businesses in Gastonia with manicured lawns and great design and color in their landscaping – it’s that time of year! Members of the Gaston County Council of Garden Clubs will be judging landscaping at local […]

Public Works employees help create Woodhill ‘Little Free Library’
Residents can now exchange books at a “Little Free Library” at Woodhill Elementary School. City of Gastonia Public Works employees helped install the book-sharing spot on June 15, 2018 outside the school at 1027 Woodhill […]


Sorority and volunteers plant flowers for the Highland Community Garden
Gardeners tending to their plots in the Highland Community Garden, now have beautiful flowers to greet them – all due to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Zeta Mu Omega Chapter. Members of the sorority […]

Downtown Gastonia’s 4th of July Celebration
Enjoy live music, fun foods, and a bigger and brighter fireworks show at Downtown Gastonia’s 4th of July celebration, starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the Rotary Centennial Pavilion, 111 N. South St., […]

Citizens Academy gives residents new insights into municipal government
If you think local government is uninteresting, you’ll get a different perspective from any of the 14 people who recently graduated from the Gastonia Municipal Citizens Academy. They were recently recognized by the City Council […]
