The Gastonia Fire Department held a promotional ceremony for the following firefighters on May 8 at Fire Station No. 1 on North Myrtle School Road: Capt. Matt Young to the rank of Battalion Chief – […]
Gastonia drivers can easily find out whether a section of a City street is on the priority list for resurfacing. A new web-based map uses color coding in seven shades from green to red to […]
The Gastonia City Council held a public hearing last night on the City’s proposed 2019-2020 budget. The proposal would decrease the City’s tax rate from 53 cents per $100 valuation of assessed property to 52 […]
A new playground was dedicated at Rankin Lake Park on May 2. About 30 children from the T. Jeffers Recreation Center attended the ceremony. One child, Kylie Youngblood, was the first to ride the zip […]
The Schiele Museum of Natural History is excited to announce a new exhibit opening on Saturday, May 4. Designed specifically for young children, the Block Party exhibit will be an interactive play space that promotes […]
May is National Bike Month, and the City of Gastonia will host its first Bike-to-Work event on Friday, May 17. Bicyclists will gather at 7:30 a.m. at Lineberger Park at 632 Garrison Blvd. and ride […]
Bids for construction of the Franklin Urban Sports & Entertainment (FUSE) complex are being received in early May following several outreach sessions held earlier this year with interested contractors and material and equipment providers. Rodgers […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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