Gaston NewsLocal news for Gaston, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Nearly $1.4 million will be spent on upgrading five rural, subdivision roads in Gaston- June 29, 2008 Gaston County residents who have been enduring life along five unpaved roads should get some relief within the next year.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/nearly-1-4-million-will-be-spent-on-upgrading-... Official: Man captured after 18-month-long manhunt- June 27, 2008 A man accused of criminal sexual conduct with a minor was arrested in Cleveland County after an 18-month-long manhunt by the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Marshal's Service and the South Carolina ...http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/official-man-captured-after-18-month-long-manh... Gaston hoping for ripple effect from big splash of new shipping terminal along the coast- June 25, 2008 An international port terminal on the North Carolina coast means a wave of development that could send ripples to Gaston County.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/gaston-hoping-for-ripple-effect-from-big-splas... Four Gaston representatives in Raleigh for state pageants- June 18, 2008 Four young women with ties to Gaston County are in Raleigh this week competing in the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen Pageants.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/four-gaston-representatives-in-raleigh-for-sta... More of this story- June 15, 2008 There were once more than 200 drive-in movie theaters in North Carolina. That was back during the drive-in boom in the late 1940s and 1950s that saw the number of outdoor theaters in the U.S. grow from less ...http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/more-of-this-story-2?fromrss=1 Developing News - Jury takes 10 minutes to convict Gaston man on two...- June 13, 2008 A Gaston County man will spend the next several decades in prison after a jury convicted him Wednesday on eight charges, including two counts of second-degree murder, in a fatal drunken driving case.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/developing-news-jury-takes-10-minutes-to-convi... Lake Gaston neighbors will pay more for weed removal- June 11, 2008 Homeowners on Lake Gaston can expect to pay more this summer to remove the dreaded tendrils that choke boat propellers, tangle swimmers and hinder wildlife.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/lake-gaston-neighbors-will-pay-more-for-weed-r... County expects lottery to provide $3.5 million for school construction- June 9, 2008 Gaston County expects to receive almost $3.5 million this year from the N.C. Education Lottery for the benefit of school construction.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/county-expects-lottery-to-provide-3-5-million-... Mecklenburg ponders tax hike to fight crime- June 7, 2008 Support the sales tax increase Mecklenburg County commissioners moved a step closer Wednesday night toward asking voters for a quarter-cent sales tax increase to fight crime.http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/mecklenburg-ponders-tax-hike-to-fight-crime?fr... Arsonists get work release and time served- June 5, 2008 Daniel Zane Carroll of Warrenton, N.C. and Ryan Spenser Pitchford of Norlina, N.C. on Monday entered guilty pleas to second-degree arson and other charges in relation to a fire that destroyed the Lake Gaston ...http://www.topix.net/city/gaston-nc/2008/06/arsonists-get-work-release-and-time-served?fro... |