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Belmont News

Local news for Belmont, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

22 hrs ago | www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

How Maj. William Chronicle's horse went from a black mare to a white stallion

Maj. William Chronicle's horse changed colors this week. As restoration work began on the 1940 oil painting depicting the Revolutionary War militia leader camping with his crew, layers of grime and grease were ...

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Related Topix: Belmonts, A-Cappella, Kings Mountain, NC

Tue Aug 19, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

South Point High School Marching Band unveils new program

South Point High held its "Pride of the Tribe" Band Exhibition Aug. 14. Led by drum majors Jessie Loyd and Sarah Chapman, the band took the field at Lineberger Stadium in Belmont.

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www.wcnc.com | Aunt Bee

Search warrant issued for bar that served driver

Investigators from the Belmont Police Department have served a search warrant at Tony's Bar, a small, obscure, hole-in the-wall sort of place where they believe a woman may have used cocaine and had one to many ...

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The Gaston Gazette

Belmont construction business undergoing an expansion

Business is good enough at Steel Specialty Inc., 5907 Wilkinson Blvd. in Belmont, that they are expanding their office space, said CEO Farrell Mauldin on Monday.

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Mon Aug 18, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Neighborhood hopes to derail P&N restoration

Elizabeth Switzer said she was sitting in her backyard when she first saw the high-rail truck rolling along the train tracks behind her house in Mount Holly, and she gave chase.

22 comments

Related Topix: Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, Home Listing, Home, Mount Holly, NC, Gastonia, NC

Sat Aug 16, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Drug sting turns into chase after suspect rams police car

A drug sting set up in a fast food restaurant in Belmont turned into a police chase that continued into Gastonia after the suspects rammed a police vehicle to get away, said Belmont Police Capt.

Aunt Bee said - I'm usually a big fan of the Belmont Police Department, but this time I must say it sounds like they got out smarted.. Next time maybe don't give them the money, just arrest them???

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC, Restaurant Management, Mcdonalds, Life, Food, Hamburger, Drugs

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Victims recall fatal Belmont hit-and-run

Tracie Robbins saw her friend wincing in pain, his body splayed on the asphalt bridge.

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC, Kings Mountain, NC, Charlotte, NC

Thu Aug 14, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Police seek 'black box' evidence from car involved in fatal hit-and-run wreck

There aren't many similarities between the murder of UNC Charlotte student Irina "Ira" Yarmolenko and a hit-and-run crash in Belmont last week that killed a truck driver and injured two others.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Judge lowers bond for driver in fatal hit-and-run

Charla Davis's bond should reflect the crimes she's been charged with, not more severe charges that may result from a police investigation, a judge decided Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC

Tue Aug 12, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Energy at heart of Dole's message during campaign stop with Gaston economic group

The heart of an effective economic policy is a comprehensive energy policy, Sen.

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Related Topix: Gaston, NC, US Politics, Elizabeth Dole, US News, US Senate, Republican

www.charlotteobserver.com | Aunt Bee

Charges in Belmont hit-and-run

Police today charged a Charlotte woman with two counts of felony hit-and-run in connection with a collision last Thursday night that killed a Charlotte trucker who had stopped along a road to help another man.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC

Mon Aug 11, 2008

www.charlotteobserver.com | Aunt Bee

Does your pooch want a place to play?

Dog Bar. This NoDa drinking establishment lets you have a beer and socialize with other dog owners.

3 comments

Related Topix: Concord, NC, Cornelius, NC, Matthews, NC

www.charlotteobserver.com | Aunt Bee

Meck-Gaston turnpike meetings

The proposed Garden Parkway, a toll road that would connect Interstate 85 in western Gaston County with Interstate 485 in southwest Mecklenburg County, will be the topic of three public meetings in the next ...

1 comment

Related Topix: Gastonia, NC, Charlotte, NC

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

No charges yet in fatal hit and run

No charges have been filed in the hit and run case of a Charlotte woman who struck three people - killing one - while driving on the Catawba River bridge on U.S. 74 Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Dallas, NC

The Gaston Gazette

Belmont family moving to Malawi to help children orphaned by AIDS

Nine-year-old Chad High knows a lot about the African country where he'll soon be living.

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Sun Aug 10, 2008

www.charlotteobserver.com | Aunt Bee

Easley in $1 million drought ads

Gov. Mike Easley's office is defending his appearance in a $1 million television ad campaign that urged people to conserve water during the drought.

4 comments

Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

MSNBC

Suspect in hit-and-run death has previous DWIs

The woman being called a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a Charlotte truck driver has a history of three convictions for driving under the influence.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Gaston County, NC

Sat Aug 09, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Charges for hit and run could come Monday against Charlotte woman

Criminal charges may be filed as soon as Monday against a Charlotte woman accused of hitting and killing one person and injuring two others in a Thursday night wreck.

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Fri Aug 08, 2008

www.gastongazette.com | Aunt Bee

Four people hit in Belmont

Four people were taken to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, two by helicopter, after police say a silver SUV hit them on Wilkinson Boulevard inside the Belmont city limits just before 10 p.m Thursday.

11 comments

Related Topix: Charlotte, NC

Thu Aug 07, 2008

www.myrtlebeachherald.com | Aunt Bee

I hope things will Click soon

Yesterday, there was a meeting about the bike weeks that take place here in May.

2 comments

Related Topix: Obituaries

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