http://www.yourstreet.com/news/gaston-county YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us A soaring bald eagle turned a rainy Monday into anything but dreary for a Gaston County man lucky enough to catch the symbolic bird’s flight near Spencer Mountain. “To watch him fly that was amazing, just amazing,” said Gary Stewart, a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747916/sight-of-soaring-bald-eagle-takes-the-mundane-out-of-monday-video- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:37:08 -0700 By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com Gaston County (N.C.) District Attorney Locke Bell acknowledged that, in some ways, the decision he announced on Friday was a foregone conclusion as he knew many of the details beforehand. read... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745051/report-cops-justified-in-killing-burris Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:46:08 -0700 Daily arrest blotter - list of arrests made by Gastonia, Gaston County police, Sheriff's Office. Arrests that occurred from midnight 10/9/09 to 11:59 p.m. on 10/10/09. City of Gastonia Police Department Arrestee Age Home Address Arrest Date Charge... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747928/daily-arrest-reports-from-gastonia,-gaston-county-police,-sheriff-s-office- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:10:08 -0700 The N.C. Department of Transportation is putting economic recovery dollars to work in Gaston County to rehabilitate 1.7 miles of I-85 from mile marker 22 to mile marker 23.8 east of Gastonia beginning Sunday at 7 p.m., weather permitting. The http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710836/travel-on-i-85-in-gaston-county-delays-lasting-until-november-begin-sunday Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:58:08 -0700 Here you go!   "From shine to vine." It’s the history – and present – of the old Baker farm along Buffalo Creek in rural Cleveland County, where a Gaston County couple is eschewing golf for grapes in their retirement years. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6706437/de-vine-inspiration Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:25:08 -0700 The former Gaston County police chief who led the department to national accreditation and shaped its focus on community-oriented policing died Monday. Tom McCarthy, 62, was serving as interim police chief for the town of Hope Mills outside http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6700730/former-gaston-county-police-chief-dies,-leaving-behind-legacy-of-leadership Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:14:08 -0700 CLOVER, S.C. — Clover completed its second consecutive 3-0 run through Gaston County with Friday’s 28-16 win Friday. The series will continue next year, as Clover plans to once again play South Point, Ashbrook and Forestview, Blue http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6685751/prep-football-notebook-clover-gaston-series-to-continue Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:09:15 -0700 A registered sex offender is arrested after allegedly watching children at a church in Gaston County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679209/sex-offender-arrested-for-being-on-church-property Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:20:08 -0700 A Gaston County mother and her newborn are homeless after narrowly escaping from their burning house early Friday morning.  The fire was in a single-story home along the 500 block of South Oakland Street in Gastonia.  The Gastonia Fire Department received... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679203/mother-and-infant-escape-from-burning-home Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:29:08 -0700 BELMONT — Amelia Brown is ready to stop renting. Thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County, Brown and her son, Michael, will soon turn in the keys to their apartment for a set to their new home. “To say that she is happy and http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679167/women-take-the-lead-in-new-habitat-home Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:22:02 -0700 Dance Specialists in Belmont won the honor of being one of the “Top 50 Dance Studios” in the United States by the Federation of Dance Competitions. Dance Specialties was the only studio in Gaston County in the top 50 studios and one of http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6669170/some-of-the-best-dancers-in-the-south Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:55:35 -0700 Daily arrest blotter - list of arrests made by Gastonia, Gaston County police, Sheriff's Office. Arrests that occurred from midnight 8/29/09 to 11:59 p.m. on 8/31/09. City of Gastonia Police Department Arrestee Age Home http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6659916/daily-arrest-reports-from-gastonia,-gaston-county-police,-sheriff-s-office- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:00:01 -0700 A Gaston County school that serves students with moderate to severe disabilities lost two video gaming systems to theft. Someone climbed into a bathroom window at Webb Street School between 5 p.m. Sunday and 7:46 a.m. Monday and stole two Nintendo http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6659923/webb-street-school-loses-two-wii-games-to-theft Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:52 -0700 A man who officers say put goldfish in jars on the porch when he tried to torch a Fort Mill, S.C., home has been caught in Gaston County. According to a York County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office incident report, the Flint Hill Fire Department http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655754/man-accused-of-saving-goldfish-while-setting-fire Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:48:13 -0700 Gaston County will get $901,824 after the governor decided to restore funds to the lottery capital fund for public schools, but the money will be used to pay off debt rather than pay for construction. School systems across the state will receive http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655074/state-gives-gaston-county-900k-in-lottery-funds Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:29:44 -0700 Daily arrest blotter - list of arrests made by Gastonia, Gaston County police, Sheriff's Office. Arrests that occurred from midnight 8/28/09 to 11:59 p.m. on 8/29/09. City of Gastonia Police Department Arrestee Age Home Address http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6654160/daily-arrest-report-from-gastonia,-gaston-county-police,-sheriff-s-office- Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:37:54 -0700 Two people from Mount Holly were killed in an automobile crash in Gaston County early Sunday morning.  The accident happened on Stanley-Lucia Road around 2 a.m. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6653809/2-dead-in-gaston-county-crash Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:14:08 -0700 Gaston County will receive $901,824 for school construction needs due to the restoration of lottery funding that had been withheld this spring to balance the state's budget, Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, said.  Friday, Gov. Bev Perdue http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6636649/lottery-money-returned-to-gaston-county-schools Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:13:12 -0700 Gaston County started the school year with at least six fewer private schools. Myra McGovern, director of public information for the National Association of Independent Schools, said that enrollment in independent schools nationwide is expected to http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6639532/6-private-schools-shut-doors-in-last-year Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:42:03 -0700 Daily arrest blotter - list of arrests made by Gastonia, Gaston County police, Sheriff's Office. Arrests that occurred from midnight 8/25/09 to 11:59 p.m. on 8/26/09. City of Gastonia Police Department Arrestee Age Home Address http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6635929/daily-arrest-reports-from-gastonia,-gaston-county-police,-sheriff-s-office- Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:12:32 -0700