Happy Tuesday everyone! David here. Today is October 13th. So trick or treating may not be safe this year, but evidently decorating for Halloween is, if the elaborate displays in my neighborhood are any indication.They are pretty...ahem...killer!
Today will be sunny with a high of 79. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy and cooler, with a low of 47.
Ready for some cool mountain air?
Here are 7 airbnb's in the North Carolina mountains
Not in Gaston county, but a great addition to our area- Wake Forest Medical and Atrium Health announced Friday that they have officially merged. Officials say that the merged organizations will have a $32 billion dollar impact on the local economy, and create 180,000 jobs. They also expect to create a "Silicon Valley" in healthcare innovation, focusing on virtual reality and and artificial intelligence.
Panthers embarrass the Falcons 23-16
Teddy Bridgewater continues to impress, playing mistake free football. Also, our young defense has really stepped up. Without Christian McCaffrey, Samuel Davis and Curtis Samuel have shown up in a big way as well. Atlanta was 0-5 after Sunday's loss, prompting Dan Quinn's firing. The Panthers play Chicago at home next week.
Gastonia Dairy Queens Sold
Mark and Lisa King have sold both Gastonia DQ locations to Kausar Inc. for a combined total of $1.2 million. The Dallas Dairy Queen closed in September after almost 50 years.
100 Acres near proposed Kings Mountain Casino changes hands
Another tract of land near the Catwaba Two Kings Casino Resort was sold to Lets Roll Holdings LLC. The site, near Dixon School Road, sold for $1.18 million. There is no business lisitng for Lets Roll Holdings LLC, but an address on the deed matches the address for Fafssoux and Landis, a Greenville SC law firm with ties to the project.
Vote for Gastonia's Pro Baseball team name!
The five finalist are: Fire Ants, Honey Hunters, Uppercuts, Hogzillas, and Hotshots. We vote for Hogzillas! More...
Amazon Prime Day starts today-buyer beware!
According to Nathan Barrow of Wirecutter, be all the "deals" aren't really deals at all.
Nathan says "Don’t be fooled. Prime Day is mostly a sea of overhyped discounts."
“Many products presented as being on sale during Prime Day aren’t well-discounted,” Nathan explained, “and others that offer excellent pricing won’t offer the product quality we’d hope to see.” Some are unreliable, like tantalizingly priced TVs. Others are on verge of obsolescence, like the Apple Watch Series 3 and some video-game consoles.
There are still some deals to be found — on headphones, pressure cookers, Kindles and other items.
Daniel Stowe's Chinese Lantern Festival Canceled
The Chinese Lantern Festival at DSBG has been canceled due to complications from Covid-19. The Chinese crew that crates the festival was unable to get visas to travel to the U.S. Already have tickets?
We are tired of this headline...please wear a mask!
10 Gaston County People Have Died of Covid-19 Since last Tuesday
Active cases are down-thankfully- to 963. To date 5,034 have recovered, and we have had 6,096 positive tests. 99 people have died in Gaston County from the virus. The largest group of positive cases are in the 25-49 age group. See interactive graphic here...
Gaston County Jobs
Head men's soccer coach, In-home tutor, Packaging machine operator with Dole, Deputy clerk-Gastonia, Construction crew leader and more.
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Mans best friend
Meet Poco! (A36296293) - He is a 7 year old Cattle dog mix that is already neutered! Poco came to the shelter because his owner passed away and he had no where else to go. The home he came from had another little dog and two cats. He is very friendly when he meets other dogs he people he doesn't know. Poco gets excited to go outside so he pulls on a leash until he gets his energy out. His coat needs a little help in getting healthy again by having a good diet, staying on flea prevention and a few good baths.
He will have a microchip, already neutered, one month of flea/tick prevention, one month of heart worm prevention, vaccine and deworming. He is heart worm negative.
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