All Gastonia police officers and firefighters, as well as City police cars and firetrucks, are getting new two-way radios. The City is completing the purchase this month, replacing 433 radio units for $1.5 million. The […]
Downtown Gastonia is getting new signs to help visitors more easily find parking close by shopping, restaurants, businesses and offices. “We’ve had a lot of feedback from downtown business owners and they’re excited about getting […]
K-9 Taz is retiring due to his age after eight years of service with the Gastonia Police Department. On March 19 Gastonia City Council awarded Taz to his handler, Casey Justice, who was recently promoted […]
City Manager Michael Peoples has named Quentin T. McPhatter as an assistant city manager, effective April 1. Since 2016, McPhatter has been employed by the Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia where he is currently the […]
Spring cleaners and penny pinchers get a week to celebrate – and clean out their attics and closets – starting March 18. During that week, the City of Gastonia will waive its fees for hauling […]
Electric customers looking for ways to save energy and money can use the City of Gastonia’s new online Home Energy Adviser. The interactive web portal analyzes a customer’s energy use and gives personalized recommendations to […]
Four employees, with a combined total of 79 years of experience working for the City of Gastonia, have been selected as winners of the City’s 2018 Employee Awards. They were recognized at last night’s City […]
The City of Gastonia’s Electric Division has won four Public Power Awards of Excellence from ElectriCities of North Carolina. The award categories align with ElectriCities’ five strategic priorities of grid modernization, workforce development, wholesale power […]
A proposed greenway corridor is currently being designed to connect Lineberger Park from South Chestnut Street to East Second Avenue, and possibly even Franklin Boulevard. “The Carolina Thread Trail has a lot of funding partnerships […]
The City of Gastonia has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its fiscal year 2019 budget report. The association describes the award as “the highest form of recognition in governmental […]
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