Gaston County Schools recognized six employees for outstanding work during the 2025-26 school year. The Evening of Excellence ceremony honoring the winners will be broadcast on local television and ...

State lawmakers are moving ahead with the election change even though the Johnston County school board rejected a resolution ...

Gaston County Schools contains 56 schools and 30,281 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 50%. Also, 51.4% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools ...

But this week, the state Senate added partisan school board races in Johnston and Gaston counties to a bill that would make Columbus County school board elections partisan. Sen. Benton Sawrey ...

Gaston County's proposed budget maintains funding for all libraries despite earlier discussions of potential closures or consolidations. Funding for Hope United Survivor Network, a domestic violence ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Services for domestic violence survivors could be scaled back due to a new budget in Gaston County. According to the Gaston Gazette, the proposed budget reduces funding for ...

The Observer reviewed other school district prayer practices in the region to compare to Cabarrus County. In Gaston County, school board meetings begin with a nondenominational, generic prayer ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A family is outraged after their loved one’s accused killer was featured in his high school yearbook as one of its “Biggest Flirts.” They’re now demanding a public ...