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Latest updates for Gaston County on Hurricane Helene
Gaston County officials have opened an emergency shelter at the Citizens Resource Center at 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy. to accommodate residents voluntarily evacuating their homes in Lowell and Mount Holly. According to a press release from the county, flood warnings around the South Fork and Catawba River in Gaston County prompted voluntary evacuations...
‘It’s love here’; Drexel man finds joy wherever he goes
DREXEL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY HOMETOWN) — The path isn’t smooth. The parking lot- usually empty. But the view of the mountain is exactly what Will Perkins came here for. “To me, I see it as the Lord showing me that he is bigger than the mountain. He made the mountain, he’s bigger than any problem […]
Event to honor life of Gaston County child
A swim event Oct. 6 will honor the life of a boy who was killed by his father last October and raise money for organizations that aided the boy's mother and sister after his death. Cyrus' death Cyrus Blakney, 11, was shot and killed by his father, 48-year-old Russell Blakney, Oct. 21, 2023, while...
Loved ones gather for homicide victims remembrance event in Gastonia
GASTONIA, N.C. — September 25 is Homicide Victims Remembrance Day in the United States. It's a chance for those who lost loved ones to a violent crime to reflect on the memories made and acknowledge the grief they live with. Renee Thomas was one of the people who showed...
Gaston County emergency shelter opens as neighborhoods under voluntary evacuations
Flood Warnings are in effect around the South Fork and Catawba Rivers in Gaston County, and voluntary evacuations are happening in the Catawba Run and Preston Park neighborhoods in Lowell and at apartments and homes near the Highland Street bridge over Dutchmans Creek in Mount Holly.
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