Month: April 2019
Gastonia Police sergeant completes certificate program at NC Justice Academy
Sgt. Adam L. Wilson has completed the Tactical Training Certificate Program at the North Carolina Justice Academy, Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton has announced. This certificate program is designed to recognize the achievement of law […]
Newsletter for City of Gastonia employees wins statewide award
The City of Gastonia is among 28 North Carolina governments to win an “Excellence in Communications Award” from the North Carolina City & County Communicators. Gastonia won first place in the “Digital Employee Newsletter” category. […]
Eight promotions celebrated & five new officers sworn in
Gastonia Police celebrated eight promotions, and five recently hired officers were sworn in during a ceremony on April 4 in the police department’s community room. Capt. Edward Turas was promoted to assistant chief effective upon […]
Easter holiday schedule for City of Gastonia
City of Gastonia administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 19 for the Easter holiday and will be open on Monday, April 22. City of Gastonia Parks and Recreation administrative offices and community centers will […]
Additional street closing near FUSE district
Hill Street has been added to the list of temporarily closed streets near Gastonia’s Franklin Urban Sports and Entertainment district. Electric contractors are now working at the future FUSE site, installing electrical conduits around the […]
Gastonia sets trash record during free week
City of Gastonia residents can talk trash – 432 tons of it! During the City of Gastonia’s recent Free Excess Household Trash Week, residents discarded more than 864,000 pounds of trash. That is 8% higher […]
Art Downtown event features works by local high school students
The public is invited to see artworks by high school students at Art Downtown, an event to be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 12 at Butler Studio, 171 W. Main Ave., Gastonia. Students from Ashbrook, […]