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“We also want to promote natural rivalries.”

Gaston and Lincoln officials are encouraged after Thursday's realignment meeting, which could help virtually all local schools stay together in conferences.

The meeting in Hickory featured proposals from schools around the West Region. One proposal quickly gaining support among Gaston schools would place five Gaston 3A schools -- North Gaston, Forestview, South Point, Hunter Huss and Ashbrook -- together with three from Cleveland County.

That would move South Point and Hunter Huss away from the initial conference proposed by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. That conference grouped those two schools with schools from Mecklenburg, Union and Anson counties. Read more

The North Lincoln Knights boys late surge was not enough to make up the deficit from earlier periods on Friday night when the Knights faced Bessemer City. via Lincoln Tribune

Lacey Robinson of Bessemer City, a student at North Gaston Senior High School, has been accepted into Wingate University for fall 2008. via The Gaston Gazette

“She was still serving on the school board at the age of 88.”

Gastonia attorney T.J. Solomon promised Brilliant Wilson that he would be in Durham for his college graduation ceremony, but he also had plans to take his sons camping in Virginia. via The Gaston Gazette

Gaston County Police didn't find who broke into the Kingsway in Bessemer City when it was broken into early Saturday morning. via The Gaston Gazette

The Gaston Clergy & Citizens Coalition (GC3) will present the 2008 Gaston County Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Awards 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza at Marietta Street and Long Avenue.

The awards will be presented to T.J. Solomon II and posthumously to Marie Humphrey Hamilton.

A native of Dallas, Hamilton was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and received her master's degree from Columbia University in New York. She began her teaching career at Stewart Elementary School in Bessemer City and continued at Highland Elementary and Ranlo schools. Hamilton moved with her husband to Atlanta in 1949, where she taught for 13 years, after which she returned to Gaston County Schools and retired in 1974. Read more

On Friday night, the South Iredell girls' basketball game will get another chance.

The players say they just need one win to break the curse. At 0-14, the players say they just need one break to go their way.

Maybe it will happen at 6 p.m. at Bessemer City?

With a team consisting of one player with previous varsity experience, South Iredell has losses that include a 77-2 drubbing to Lake Norman and a 78-10 defeat to Statesville.

Still, no players have quit the team and Tish McCombs -- the one player with varsity experience -- is working her way into game shape after sitting out the beginning of the season with a knee injury. Read more

“A... And we got a lot of interest for air fills with paintball.”

It's getting difficult to track all the new businesses popping up in Kings Mountain these days. via The Gaston Gazette

Jurors in the first-degree murder trial of Trivice Cordell Sadler heard emotional testimony Tuesday from witnesses first to arrive to the 2006 shooting scene that left two people dead. via The Gaston Gazette

“A natural life sentence with no parole would send a message to young people that are using guns and doing a lot of killing”

A jury was selected Monday to serve in the murder trial of Trivice Cordell Sadler, a former Ashbrook High School football star accused of killing two people during a shootout on U.S. 321 two years ago. via The Gaston Gazette

The Gaston County Police Department blotter contains calls handled at the addresses listed. via The Gaston Gazette

Two Gaston County police officers are recovering after their cars collided Tuesday night. via Charlotte Channel 9

“I didn't give her time to show me what was in her back pocket”

Police here say they don't have much of a problem with stores getting robbed, and when they do, it helps if the clerk knows the suspects. via The Gaston Gazette

“Cattle producers just can't afford to keep extra cattle around so they are off-loading them at a significant rate”

Just a few rain drops were enough to brighten Melvin Kiser's day. "We need it all. via Charlotte Channel 9

Two Gaston County Police officers were not seriously injured Tuesday night when they wrecked on Tryon Courthouse Road, according to the Highway Patrol. via The Gaston Gazette

“Hopefully, I'll get to that point.”

It took a jury of eight men and four women less than 40 minutes Wednesday to find Johnny Lee Bell guilty of first-degree murder. via The Gaston Gazette

A Gastonia man was arrested Tuesday for reportedly robbing a woman in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant. via The Gaston Gazette

“My goal is to eventually see my grandchildren”

Barbara Hammerle said she and her husband haven't been allowed to see their 15-year-old granddaughter and 12-year-old grandson in seven years because of a dispute with their daughter and son-in-law. Hammerle ... via The Gaston Gazette

Also receiving votes: 2A Salisbury ; 4A Hopewell ; 2A Shelby ; 3A Lake Norman ; 2A Bessemer City *-includes four forfeits for use of ineligible player Note: The boys and girls Sweet 16 polls will move back to ... via The Charlotte Observer

The driver of a car accused of running a stop sign and killing one of his passengers faces several charges including felony death by vehicle, second-degree and driving while impaired. via The Star Online

St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1303 N. 12th St., Bessemer City, will offer ultrasound tests by Life Line Screening Jan. 23 to determine risk of stroke due to carotid artery blockage, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease and for osteoporosis.

Tests $45 each; osteoporosis test, $35. Complete vascular package $119; all four screenings $129. Results will be received in 21 days. Appointments required.

Call 800-324-1851 or register for all four screenings and receive a $10 discount by calling 704-733-8289. Read more