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St. Marks Episcopal, All Saints Episcopal, St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal and Holy Trinity Lutheran Churches are sponsoring a "Gospel Hymn Sing" benefit concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 805 S. York St., Gastonia.

A man who molested one child and raped another pleaded guilty to multiple sex offenses Thursday morning and received a sentence of 1½ to 2½ years in prison.

The Valentine's Night special features dinner and a concert by John Ford Coley, most revered as half of the Grammy nominated duo England Dan and John Ford Coley.

The former Republican state lawmaker announced Tuesday that she will run for the District 110 seat in the North Carolina House.

Country singer and North Carolina native Randy Travis was arrested in Texas Monday morning on suspicion of public intoxication, NBC-5 in Dallas reports.

That could be the reason incumbents are opting out of another round and wannabes are lining up for a go at it.

Many Gaston County residents rejoiced at the news last fall that a "no-kill" animal shelter would soon be opening in Belmont.

Solas, proclaimed as one of the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic bands to ever emerge from the U.S. since its formation in 1996, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb.

A North Gaston High School student faces charges she hit a girl in the head with her fist at school on Wednesday, according to arrest warrants.

Filing for candidates running for the following offices in 2012 will begin at noon Feb.

Area gardeners may have suspected odd weather when their rare palms, gingers and bottle brushes - which had no business growing this far north - actually survived a North Carolina winter.

By Ronald Butler Lincolnton-Steve Gibson, owner of We Manage Inc., was lying in his bed when I entered the living room of his mother-in-law's home.

By Ronald Butler Lincolnton-Steve Gibson, owner of We Manage Inc., was lying in his bed when I entered the living room of his mother-in-law's home.

With this award came a $1,000 grant from The Allstate Foundation for the Garner Mid-Day Rotary Foundation, where Petrakis volunteers.

A program entitles "The Divided Mind of Civil War North Carolina" was presented by Dr.

The Dallas Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting today at 4 p.m. to discuss the search or appointment of an interim town manager.

But if the evidence against 28-year-old Frederick Lamar Dee is valid, the grandfather said the end result will be simple.

Kenneth Ramseur Jr. of Friday Memorial Baptist Church in Dallas, North Carolina sings with the church's choir during The Town of Kingstown, North Carolina's Celebration for the Life and Legacy of Dr.

But to lawbreakers producing homemade whiskey by the light of the moon in an attempt to not get caught, it's simply referred to as "moonshine." The Gaston County Museum of Art and History is planning a temporary exhibit featuring whiskey production in Gaston County during prohibition.

Donald Lewis Clemmer and Sandra Lankford Clemmer of Ranlo celebrated their golden wedding anniversary December 18, 2011, with a reception held at The Gem at Rodi.