Good morning Gaston County! It's David, and today is February 21st, 2023.Were you off yesterday? Yesterday was President's Day, but President's Day doesn't actually fall on any president's birthday. George Washington was born on February 22nd, but the holiday was moved to the third Monday in February in 1971. That's when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved some Federal holidays to Monday, thereby giving us more three day weekends.
Today's weather:Today there will be variable cloudiness, with a high of 75.Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild..The low will be 52.
Proposed Performing Arts Center at Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey ups it's game with $100m capital campaign and development planBelmont Abbey,, located in Belmont, has a new capital campaign to raise $100 million dollars. The money will be used for a performing arts center, a new monastery on campus, growing the college's endowment, and academic programs. They have already raised $72 million of the $100 million.The enhanced academic programs will include nursing, public policy and finance. There will also be increased advocacy and improvements to the college's Belmont House in Washington DC.
Tuesday Morning to close Akers Shopping Center locationThe Tuesday Morning store in Akers Center will close sometime in 2023, although the company has not let local employees know a concrete date. A Google search does say "Closing sale in progress".The closure is part of a national effort by Tuesday Morning to close over half of their stores in order to seek operational and financial stability, and become a nimbler retailer.This will be the second time Tuesday Morning has filed for Bankruptcy in two years.Based in Dallas Texas, the retailer says they plan to close 17 North Carolina stores and 6 in South Carolina.
Taco Bell is now open in Mount Holly
The new Mount Holly Taco Bell is now open, located at 109 Tuckaseege Road, between Walgreens and the ABC store..You can order online here...
Movement underway to preserve Cramerton's historic Black schoolThe historic Baltimore Village School in Cramerton is important to Gaston County's resident Fred Glenn.
“This is not a replica, this is the real deal,” he said. “It was a school in which my mother and my aunt went to back in the 1930s. It was built by Stuart Cramer in 1925, I believe, and it served as an education building for African-American students back in the 1920s up until the 1950s” said Glenn “I heard about them burning the school and I decided, my wife and I, decided to buy it. This is the only one left. Out of seven one-room African-American schools in Gaston County, this is the only one left intact today,
The future plan is to turn it into a museum, a gathering place where you are able to teach a computer class or yoga, and for kids to appreciate the education they are getting today, according to how our education was 100 years ago
Cheerwine Ale?We told you this was coming...Charlotte's NoDa Brewing and Salibury's Cheerwine have teamed up to produce a new brew called Cheerwine Ale.They say the product is the combination of a crisp wheat ale infused with the iconic cherry soda.The craft brew will be available year round.
Gastonia baseball season begins April 28Baseball season is right around the corner-the Honey Hunter's 2023 season begins April 28. The team has recently announced their 20223 regular season and promotional season calendars.
Hounds Drive-In Theater closingIn an emotional post of Facebook, Preston Brown says he is closing Hound's Drive-In in Kings Mountain. In his post he mentioned all the good memories, but also what he saw as a lack of support from the City of Kings Mountain and the Cleveland County commissioners.What he did not mention was the reported $40 million dollars he received from the Albemarle Corp for the sale of his property, which was listed at 60 acres, including the drive-in movie theater and a campground.
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Work continues on historic Mount Holly cotton mill
Ryan Bradshaw and Little Mountain Construction are moving right along on the reclamation and revitalization or the historic Mount Holly cotton mill. The former 17,000 square foot mill will eventually house Muddy River Distillery, which will include a cocktail bar, an event space, and more.Watch a video here...
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Gaston County JobsFront counter Chick-fil-A $15 hr, Front Desk @ Blossom Community Services P/T $17 hr, Dog Trainer with Petco-training provided, Delivery Driver Moe's Southwest Grill $48-$61k, and more.
