Gastonia homeless shelter closes due to fire, safety code violations
Pastor Moses Colbert was forced to close the Faith, Hope and Love Enrichment Center after the city's zoning and fire department deemed it unsafe.
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Pastor Moses Colbert was forced to close the Faith, Hope and Love Enrichment Center after the city's zoning and fire department deemed it unsafe.
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Memorial service to be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at Gastonia Rotary Pavilion to remember those who died while being homeless.
Several Charlotte-area towns have new mayors, including Huntersville, Cramerton and Monroe. And Gaston County's last dry municipality voted to pop the corks and allow alcohol sales. Oh, and one Iredell County race will go to a tie-breaker in which a name will be pulled from a hat.
Yard waste pickup delays throughout Gastonia A change in how often the city of Gastonia picks up yard waste has some residents upset. City crews now pick up yard waste once a month rather than on a weekly basis in most cases. In some cases, even monthly yard waste pickups have been delayed. "It's been more than three weeks since we have had any pickup and our neighbors have the same issue," said Madison Lockridge, a resident of the Gardner Park neighborhood for almost two years. A large pile of leaves, sticks and tree limbs has been piled in front of Lockridge's home for almost a month, sh...