Bessemer City News

Nicole is the daughter of Bobby and Gail Chaney of Lincolnton. She is a 1996 graduate of Lincolnton High School and is the office manager for Custom Machine Company, Inc., Bessemer City.

Some of the jobs available at the vegetable packaging plant are open because the employees who previously held them were promoted.

A Kings Mountain man accused of molesting four of his young relatives refused a plea offer Tuesday in front of Superior Court Judge Robert Sumner.

The Potters House, a Gastonia facility that mixes counseling with faith and understanding to help broken women, will be the site of the new House of Freedom Church, which will hold a community outreach event to be followed by its first service on Feb.

"The traditional model of public health involves having clinics that are separated by space," said Gaston County Health Department spokeswoman Shannon Clubb.

A Gastonia man faces charges he attempted to rob a Bessemer City man with a handgun on Jan.

Kiser was born in Bessemer City and went on to be a successful pediatrician. He gave substantial monetary gifts to Bessemer City, Duke University, Ketner School of Business at Catawba College, Rowan Regional Medical Center and Lutheran Services for the Aging.

She'll be trying to wow the crowd and raise money as one of eight contestants in the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Gaston's Dancing for Future Stars contest.

A Bessemer City man faces charges he established a permanent residence within 1,000 feet of a day care, according to arrest warrants.

Officials at Crowders Mountain Fire and Rescue want to increase the district's fire tax so that three full-time employees can be hired and a new substation can be built.

There is a new gospel singing venture starting Feb. 4 and continuing every first Saturday of each month.

Kari Barnes, 23, of Shelby, was involved in a wreck on the I-85 North exit ramp at Cox Road in Gastonia around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning when her 1995 Nissan sedan's engine compartment caught fire and a man riding in another vehicle involved in the wreck helped get her out of the car.

A Shelby company and a Bessemer City business have made the Better Business Bureau's Dirty Dozen list.

There's a report today in the Gaston Gazette of Gaston County, North Carolina that veteran pitcher Kevin MIllwood -- a native of Bessemer City, N.C. -- has agreed to sign with the Mariners.

It's easy to get discouraged about Gaston County's unemployment rate settling into the double-digit range for three years, but as a recent Gazette report on the local jobs front revealed, the county is making progress.

The Faith Men Quartet from Anstead, W.Va., will be singing at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at New LifeBaptist Church, 614 S. 11th St., Bessemer City.

Douglas Rayfield appears in court Friday, January 13, 2012 facing several charges including rape at the Gaston County Courthouse.

Santa might have brought you everything on your list, but unless you wanted extra closet space, you may not have anywhere to put it.

James Burton Tucker III, 30, of 2016 N. New Hope Road is accused of breaking into a 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck belonging to a Bessemer City woman on Sept.