Gastonia News

If you've ever driven south on U.S. 321 just north of downtown Gastonia, you might have seen the lime green and white building that houses Gaston Motorcycle Werks.

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 employed as a high school physical education teacher in Gaston County is accused of taking indecent liberties with a student.

An actor who once portrayed Frederick Douglass in the Bright Star Touring Theatre production about the life of the abolitionist.

Rev. Darial Jackson of Gastonia recites Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the "Rally for Reason" outside the Gaston County Courthouse on Thursday evening.

David Oakley, 59, of 10055 Rivershore Drive SW, Caledonia, Mich., is accused of fraudulently obtaining Ritalin from Walgreen's at 2500 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, on Dec.

The 24-year-old Gastonia man is accused of shooting to death Enrique Rafael Alvarez on Dec.

A registered sex offender who exposed himself to a woman and her children in a Walmart parking lot pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent exposure.

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

In banking, a consent order is an agreement between regulators and individual banks that spells out steps the bank must take, usually to improve its finances and decrease risk.

Soulful expression, instrumental virtuosity, playful banter are the hallmarks of Intersection, a trio that will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb.

Gastonia resident Mike Tate poses for a photo where the Avon/Catawba Creek greenway could be extended north of Lineberger Park on Wednesday, Feb.

Shaaron Funderburk, right, CEO of the "Off The Streets" transistional home for women, gets a hug from Tracy, one of the residents that will be moving out on their own soon.

A company that plans to bring as many as 110 new jobs to Gastonia will make an economic development announcement by the end of this month.

In the Lowes Foods center at the corner of Hoffman Road and Gaston Day School Road in Gastonia, the new McDonald's on the corner is the first dining establishment to capture your eye.

A woman was struck by an SUV Tuesday morning along the 1300 block of East Garrison Blvd.

Authorities are searching for Demetrious Anton Kearney, 20, of Gastonia. He faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflicting serious injury.

The collision was reported about 5:15 a.m. on Interstate 85 near the Sam Wilson Road exit.

A display case of Gastonia memorabilia was a small part of the venture when Steve Lawber and Jeff Bryson partnered to open G' Town Coins and Precious Metals in October.

Police were called to the intersection of South Myrtle School Road at Crescent Avenue at 2:13 a.m. Sunday.