Belmont News

The Major William Chronicle Chapter NSDAR held its monthly meeting on May 11 at the Belmont Historical Society.

Adrian B. and Jennifer M. Bailey to HSBC Bank USA, property at 121 Fites Creek Road, Mount Holly, $225,500 James H. and Betty W. Hollingsworth to Bradley and Richelle Benton, property at 1132 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, $145,000 Michael H. and Stacey M. Carpenter, Teresa D. and Jimmy R. Watson and James W. Stancil to Fredy B. Alarcon, property at ... (more)

In observance of Memorial Day, Gaston County Citizens are urged to join with all Americans on Monday in a National Moment of Remembrance.

Typically Bill Guyther likes to peddle his goods online, specifically on his Facebook group One Man's Junk.

Parents and teens listen to Belmont Police officer Eddie George, not pictured, during a class on the dangers of 'Sexting' on Wednesday May 23, 2012 at the Belmont Police Department.

Curtis Gaston introduces his mother, Kitty Gaston, during a memorial service for his father, Harley B. Gaston Jr., on Wednesday in the public forum room at the Gaston County Courthouse.

Standard Pacific of the Carolinas LLC and Westfield Homes of the Carolinas LLC to Christopher and Laura Chadwick, property at 108 Briar Road, Belmont, $190,000 Thomas C. and Katrina E. Prala to David M. and Julie L. Shinsel, property at 1066 Garibaldi Ridge Court, Belmont, $241,500 Robert and Lisa R. Odell and Paul Keuthan to Sarah E. Patterson, ... (more)

Michelle LaVecchia, 51, of 33 N. Main St., Belmont, is accused of breaking into the home at 10 Eagle Road, Belmont, according to the warrant.

I attended a concert May 11 at Temple Baptist Church in Gastonia. This was one of the best concerts we have had in this area in a long time.

Friday Night Live concerts are held every other Friday evening from May 18 until September 7. The concerts begin at 7 pm, but South Main Street is closed between the railroad tracks and Myrtle Street around 2 pm in order to set up for the event.The concerts are free and open to all, but there is a charge for food and drinks.

The City of Belmont is planning a new recreation facility for your community and is inviting you to participate in the development of the programming for the park.

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden has obtained a major matching gift from businessman Duke Kimbrell and announced plans Thursday to develop a new children's garden, its first major expansion in five years.

Choir practice was held Thursday afternoon, May 3, 2012 at South Point High School on South Point Road in Belmont.

The N.C. Department of Transportation says crews will be inspecting bridges on I-85 between mile markers 28 and 25, in the Belmont and McAdenville area.

First up is the annual Down Home Festival, which takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 9 p.m. Saturday along Virginia Avenue in downtown Bessemer City.

Jenny Cavnar votes Tuesday morning, May 8, 2012 with her three-week-olod daughter Harper Cavnar at her side in the auditorium at Gaston College's Kimbrell campus on Wilkinson Blvd in Belmont.

Police kept busy charging suspected drunken drivers over the weekend with Saturday including more than one reason to party, Cinco de Mayo and Derby Day.

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Russell of Belmont announce the engagement of their daughter, Keely Nicole Russell, to Jesse Micah Rayfield, son of Mrs.