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Group photo after fishing at Rankin Lake
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Parks & Recreation offers activities for people with visual impairments

April 18, 2018

Gastonia Parks and Recreation offers activities for people of all ages and all abilities. Our Blind and Visually Impaired group has a lot of fun. Recently, they enjoyed fishing at Rankin Lake and played in […]

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Must See: Rankin Lake Park | Go Gaston magazine

April 5, 2018
Cam Carpenter stands next to Sims Legion Park sign
City Services

Gastonia names new Parks and Recreation director

April 3, 2018

The next director of the City of Gastonia’s Parks and Recreation Department is a familiar face at local parks and community centers. Assistant Director Cam Carpenter has been promoted to the department’s top job, replacing […]

Chuck Dellinger next to Parks and Recreation bulletin board
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Gastonia Parks and Rec director to retire after nearly 39 years

March 26, 2018

When Chuck Dellinger enrolled in college, his top two choices for a major were forestry and recreation. One of his eighth grade teachers was not impressed with either option and told Dellinger he should be a […]

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Gastonia wants to expand greenway system | The Gaston Gazette

March 12, 2018
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City announces its 2017 Employees of the Year

February 21, 2018

Four people have been named winners of the City of Gastonia’s new citywide employee awards program and were recognized at the Gastonia City Council meeting on Feb. 20. The City began the awards program to […]

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Phillips Community Center to host Jr. NBA Skills Challenge this Saturday

February 6, 2018

Gastonia’s Parks and Recreation Department has been selected as a host for the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge. The basketball event will be held at the Phillips Community Center Saturday, Feb. 10 from 2:30 to 4:30 […]

Teenagers having fun at recreation center
City Services

My Turn: YMCA move will not leave Gastonia’s west side without options

January 12, 2018

By Michael Peoples, Gastonia City Manager A recent post on the Facebook page “Life in Gaston” mourned the loss of the Central YMCA and the role it has played as a familiar, safe, gathering place […]

Aerial photo of I-84/321 interchange with proposed changes marked
Features

I-85/US 321 interchange construction underway in Gastonia

December 14, 2017

Construction equipment clearing trees and moving dirt alongside US 321 in Gastonia is the first sign of the changes the North Carolina Department of Transportation is making to the busy I-85/US 321 interchange to ease […]

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