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Tomacenia Walker Mason, 74, transitioned January 24, 2025 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, NC Funeral will be Saturday; February 1, 2025 at Mt. Calvary Baptist...

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19 hours ago · NC MedAssist will host a Mobile Free Pharmacy event in Gaston County, providing free over-the-counter medicine to individuals and families who may face financial barriers. In collaboration with CaroMont Health and Community Care of North Carolina, free mammograms and health screenings (blood ...

4 days ago · The city of Gastonia recently announced its top five priorities for 2025 including expansion projects, metering updates, and a new exhibit at the Schiele Museum. In 2023 the Schiele Museum's long-time lobby centerpiece Wankel T-rex was removed from the lobby and replaced with a new dinosaur. Museum ...

5 days ago · Gastonia city leaders approved a rezoning request that will allow developers to build up to 93 homes between South New Hope and Lowell Bethesda Road. Bethesda Oaks residents, whose property borders the proposed development, spoke with developers in 2024 to express concerns over the construction ...

3 days ago · According to a press release from the city, parts of the property that is now Sims Legion Park were used as a landfill from around 1940-1948. Since the landfill operated before laws were implemented in 1983 to regulate landfills, hazardous materials could be buried there, posing a risk to the environment and residents, it said.

Jan 5, 2025 · 4. Gaston County officials announced in September that the health department had detected a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in the county. At the time, the county said there had been nine cases since May. Legionnaires' disease is a bacterial pneumonia affecting the respiratory system with common symptoms like fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, muscle aches and fatigue ...

Jan 18, 2025 · On Monday, Gaston Together will place the final name on a monument honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, a tradition that for years has honored community members who build bridges of unity within Gaston County through public service. The Gaston Clergy and Citizens Coalition established the Dr. Martin ...