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Officer Lefevers Completes 500-Hour Traffic Safety Course
Joshua Blake Lefevers of the Gastonia Police Department recently completed the Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Certificate program at the North Carolina Justice Academy, Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton has announced. Officer Lefevers is the 322nd […]
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Gastonia Police Officer Makes Two Live-Organ Donations
Gastonia Police Officer Zachary Lechette has done something most people never do. Lechette has been a living-organ donor, not once, but twice – and to complete strangers. After donating a kidney in 2015, he felt […]
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City and County planners win ‘Love Where You Live’ grant
City of Gastonia and Gaston County planners have won a grant for beautification of the back entrance to the Gaston County Administration building. The grant stems from a Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) Regional Conference […]
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City of Gastonia recognized with Labor Department safety awards
The N.C. Department of Labor recognized area employers and employees at the agency’s annual safety awards banquet in Gastonia on June 18. The event was co-sponsored by the Gaston Regional Chamber. “It’s really an honor […]
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Five awarded for lifesaving in the Gastonia Police awards program
Five Gastonia Police officers were awarded Lifesaving medals during the Gastonia Police Department Awards Reception held May 9 at the Loray Mill Event Hall. About 40 other officers, civilian employees and volunteers were also recognized […]
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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. […]
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City of Gastonia names winners of its 2018 Employee Awards
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 […]
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Police and Fire fundraisers to benefit Cancer Services of Gaston County
Gastonia Police and Fire Departments have fundraisers underway for October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Gastonia Police Sergeants Association is selling pink patches for $5, and the Gastonia Fire Department is selling “Firefighters for a […]