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‘In The Gastonia Strike Area’ by Walter M. Trumbull from Labor Defender. Vol 4 No. 8. August, 1929.

Those that constantly harp about ‘law and order’ are always the first abandon it for extra-legal, lynch-law, gun-thug rule. The case of North Carolina’s Gastonia strike in 1929 being just one bloody example. ‘In The Gastonia Strike Area’ by Walter M. Trumbull from Labor Defender. Vol 4 No. 8. August, 1929. GASTONIA presents a very […]Gastonia · Gastonia Read Article

Volunteer Wrestling Coach at North Carolina School District Accused of Raping Student

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GASTONIA, N.C. (WJZY) – A volunteer wrestling coach with Gaston County Schools is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a student, according to Gaston County court documents and the Gaston County Police Department. Authorities said Jashon Jefferies, 21, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, on several charges related to sex offenses involving [...]Wrestling · Gastonia See the Story

Groundhog Day Celebration at The Schiele: Meet the Schiele's groundhog and watch him predict the weather Feb. 1

The Schiele Museum of Natural History, at 1500 East Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, North Carolina, is hosting a Groundhog Day Celebration, complete with a groundhog who will predict whether there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter. It will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, a day before the official Groundhog Day. At the celebration, meet The Schiele’s groundhog, Fig Newton, learn all about him, and watch him predict what th…Gastonia · Gastonia Read Article

Man Crashes Car Into North Carolina Store After Altercation with Employees, Police Say

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Police in North Carolina arrested a man who drove his car into a store after a fight with employees. Police say 18-year-old Jack Boone drove his car into the BargainMax at the Eastridge Mall in Gastonia after an altercation on Thursday. Court records say Boone threatened to kill the store’s manager, per WCNC. Boone faces 15 charges in all for the incident, including eight counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of communicating threat…Gastonia · Gastonia See the Story

Off-duty police officers fatally shoot man waving gun inside of an NC convenience store: Officials

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GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting involving police officers in Gastonia, officials say. The incident happened around 5:54 p.m. inside Jakob's Food Mart on Gaston Avenue. Gastonia Police say two on-duty officers in plain clothes were inside the store doing a routine compliance check when an 'agitated' [...]Gastonia · Gastonia Read Article

‘This Is Not a Mistake!’: White Cop Shoots the Only Black Man on FBI Task Force More Than 10 Times, Confuses Him for Suspect — Then the Video Drops and Everything Collapses

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Clarence Belton was the only Black cop participating in a drug raid of a Black man’s house in North Carolina when he was shot more than ten times by a white cop who confused him for the suspect. Belton, who worked for the Gastonia Police Department and was part of an FBI task force, survived the 2019 shooting, and filed a lawsuit against the cop who shot him, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Heather Loveridge But Loveridge has been trying to…Gastonia · Gastonia Read Article

Investigation underway after shooting involving officers in Gastonia

Gastonia Police and the SBI are investigating what led up to a shooting inside a convenience store. It all happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday inside Jakob’s Food Mart on Gaston Avenue near West Airline Avenue. In a brief news release, Gastonia Police say two officers were involved in a shooting that left one person hurt. That person who was shot was taken to the hospital. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave. We’re told the …Gastonia · Gastonia Read Article

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‘In The Gastonia Strike Area’ by Walter M. Trumbull from Labor Defender. Vol 4 No. 8. August, 1929.

Fossil Fair at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Feb 28

Firestone to eliminate 81 tire manufacturing jobs in Gaston County

Gastonia to receive $2.1M for Helene damage repairs

Volunteer Wrestling Coach at North Carolina School District Accused of Raping Student

Groundhog Day Celebration at The Schiele: Meet the Schiele's groundhog and watch him predict the weather Feb. 1

Man Crashes Car Into North Carolina Store After Altercation with Employees, Police Say

Off-duty police officers fatally shoot man waving gun inside of an NC convenience store: Officials

‘This Is Not a Mistake!’: White Cop Shoots the Only Black Man on FBI Task Force More Than 10 Times, Confuses Him for Suspect — Then the Video Drops and Everything Collapses

Investigation underway after shooting involving officers in Gastonia

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‘In The Gastonia Strike Area’ by Walter M. Trumbull from Labor Defender. Vol 4 No. 8. August, 1929.

Fossil Fair at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Feb 28

Firestone to eliminate 81 tire manufacturing jobs in Gaston County

Gastonia to receive $2.1M for Helene damage repairs

Volunteer Wrestling Coach at North Carolina School District Accused of Raping Student

Groundhog Day Celebration at The Schiele: Meet the Schiele's groundhog and watch him predict the weather Feb. 1

Man Crashes Car Into North Carolina Store After Altercation with Employees, Police Say

Off-duty police officers fatally shoot man waving gun inside of an NC convenience store: Officials

‘This Is Not a Mistake!’: White Cop Shoots the Only Black Man on FBI Task Force More Than 10 Times, Confuses Him for Suspect — Then the Video Drops and Everything Collapses

Investigation underway after shooting involving officers in Gastonia

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