Gastonia News

Marvin Ridge has freshman sharing lead in 3A golf final
Charlotte Observer
... the NC 3A championships Monday at Foxfire Village. The golf championships in all classes will end Tuesday. Katsoudas shot a 2-under 70 to tie Southern Lee's Zane Lewis for the lead. Gastonia Forestview's Alex Taylor was tied for fourth with a 73.

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Man arrested for strangulation, battery
Daily Journal
Douglas Lynch, 41, of 716 Davey St., Gastonia, NC., was arrested on charges of domestic battery and strangulation. While strangulation means the act of killing by squeezing the throat, Indiana law defines it as intentionally applying pressure to ...

Poll: Most in NC oppose hospital liens
Charlotte Observer
The investigation also found that more than a third of the hospitals – including Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville – didn't provide details about their charity care policies on their web sites.

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NC college grads earn nearly double what high-school grads make
Charlotte Business Journal
... a college graduate with a bachelor's degree in North Carolina makes nearly twice as much per year as a worker with only a high-school diploma. The median income earned annually by workers in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill metro area is $34533, ...

Park Sterling Corporation and Citizens South Banking Corporation to Merge
MarketWatch (press release)
CHARLOTTE, NC and GASTONIA, NC, May 14, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Park Sterling Corporation (NASDAQ:PSTB) , the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, and Citizens South Banking Corporation (NASDAQ:CSBC) , the holding company for Citizens ...
The Briefcase: N.C. exports rose 8% to record high in 2011Winston-Salem Journal
Park Sterling to buy Citizens South for $77.8MCBS News
Park Sterling to buy owner of north Georgia banksBizjournals.com (blog)
American Banker (subscription)
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WCNC
Police: woman steals $62 in steaks, stuffs them into stroller
WCNC
by BERNADETTE JAY / WCNC.com GASTONIA, NC – Police were called after a woman stole ribeye steaks from a grocery store in Gastonia. The theft happened at the Compare Foods on West Franklin Boulevard. According to the police report, the woman stuffed $62 ...

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Falcons rookie Lamar Holmes ready to take next step
Atlanta Journal Constitution
His coach at Hunter Huss High in Gastonia, NC, remembers the “big kid, a little overweight” who showed up in ninth grade and thought he was a basketball player. He played varsity right away, and according to coach Steve Gardner, it didn't take long for ...

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Murphy's Law: Dirt track racing starting to heat up
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Heading into the stop Friday night at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC, Clover's Johnny Pursley, who finished second to Ross Bailes on Friday night, was holding the reins after two events. Whether it's the touring super late models or the weekly ...

Bailes holds on for wire-to-wire BEAST Series win
Spartanburg Herald Journal
By GENE MURPHY GASTONIA, NC — Ross Bailes put on a dominating performance at Carolina Speedway Friday night. The Clover native led wire-to-wire in the 40-lap race to win the $4000 BEAST Series feature. From the time his blue No.

Lincoln County Joins the Movement to Prevent Cancer Enrollment in the American ...
The Lincoln Tribune
(Gastonia, NC) – May 11, 2012 – What if you could prevent a family from hearing the words, “You have cancer”? What if you could help save lives from cancer and give people more precious time with family and friends? Well, you can!

WCNC
Police: thieves steal vending machine, and gumball machine
WCNC
by BERNADETTE JAY / WCNC.com GASTONIA, NC – A vending machine owner called authorities after his M&M's machine was found in a dumpster. According to a Gastonia Police report, the victim contacted police after his coin operated M&M's machine was robbed ...

Pair arrested after Family Dollar bra heist
WCNC
by BERNADETTE JAY / WCNC.com GASTONIA, NC – Police arrested two people after they were caught stealing bras from Family Dollar. The incident happened on Friday at the Family Dollar on Union Road. According to the police report, the theft happened in ...

Gastonia's Main Avenue gets statewide recognition
Charlotte Observer
Mauney and I reminisced about those days when I recently stopped by her business, the Bottle Shoppe, at 174 West Main Ave. in Gastonia. I was taking a look around after learning about the honor downtown had earned. The NC Chapter of the American ...

Gaston County News
Charlotte Observer
Giles Horne and Shannon Anderson, students of the Jan Saltmarsh Vocal Studio of Gastonia, competed in the mid-Atlantic National Association of Teachers of Singing competition. Downtown Gastonia: The NC Chapter of the American Planning Association ...

Loss raises questions about Asheville mayor's future
Asheville Citizen-Times
Race may also have figured in with voters in the conservative district that stretches from Asheville in the west to Gastonia in the east. Bellamy, 39, said Wednesday she was considering whether to run again for mayor when her second term ends in 2013.

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Gaston County Police Department
Gaston Gazette
... secretary of the NC Department of Public Safety, at the 2012 Gaston County Police Citizen and Police Awards ceremony on May 8, 2012. Chief Commendations – Sgt. WP Downey, MC Stewart, Sgt. CB Lowrance, KP Murphy, JP Brienza, TT Towner, Gastonia City ...

BDI Relocates Charlotte, NC Branch
Industrial Distribution
BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.), headquartered in Cleveland, OH, announces the relocation of its Charlotte, NC branch. Effective today, BDI has moved its Gastonia, NC-based office to a new, full-service stocking location at 2748 Interstate St., ...

Bumgardner wins, but can't avoid runoff
Gaston Gazette
Bumgardner greeted supporters at Villa Roma restaurant on Union Road in Gastonia as the election returns were announced. The Republican primary for the NC House District 109 seat was hotly contested, attracting four candidates including Keigher and ...

PBA-Senior Mooresville Classic Standings
Washington Examiner
54, Tommy Reeves, Gastonia, NC, 3273. 55, Christopher Keane, New City, NY, 3269. 56, ss-Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 3268, $700. 57, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3267. 58, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3265. 59, ss-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., ...

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Reports of Election Fraud in NC 'Amendment One' Battle
Towleroad
Around 8 am at Ashbrook Highschool here in Gastonia NC. I made SURE it had that option on it. Was the entire reason I got out to vote. It had it there on the democratic form. My guess they are going to win( with a pretty big margin).
NC's Gay Marriage Ban: “It's Going to Hurt the Church”Religion Dispatches

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