RALEIGH, N.C. (November 4, 2025)  — The  N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission  (NCWRC) is reporting the first presumptive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in …

GASTONIA, N.C. – Former Gaston County Commissioner David C. Beam, who served from 1980 to 1988, died this week at the age of 91. Beam served as vice-chairman and then chairman for six of …

Cherryville, NC - On Thursday, 10/30/25, at approximately 7:30 pm, Gaston County Police Animal Care and Enforcement received a call in reference to a dog that had possibly been exposed to a skunk, …

MOREHEAD CITY – New fishing reporting requirements are just a month away — beginning Dec. 1 — and North Carolina’s two fisheries management agencies continue efforts to get …

In 1900, Rev. George Pentecost caused a national stir when he preached a sermon criticizing the charitable contributions of powerful industrialist John D. Rockefeller. Pentecost denounced …

Virginia voted to secede from the Union on May 23, 1861. The first Union troops crossed the Potomac River into Alexandria County (today's Alexandria City and Arlington County) during the early …

GASTONIA, N.C. – Gaston County is rallying the community to support the more than 36,000 residents – nearly 15 percent of the population -- who may begin the month of November without …

Casar, NC (WNN)-   On the night of October 17, 2025, between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm, intentional fires were set at two separate churches in Casar, North Carolina. Deputies from the Cleveland …

Born in Kentucky in 1808, Jefferson Davis was the one and only president of the Confederate States of America.   Much has been written about his early life, his service to the United …

Oct. 23, 2025 —  The holidays move fast and so does Walmart. This season, North Carolina shoppers can check off every list item in record time, with gifts, groceries and last-minute …

Pvt. Arminius Bill of Sheffield, Illinois, was just 17 when he volunteered for service in Company C of the 14th Missouri Infantry, later designated the 66th Illinois Infantry. They were better known …

On Tuesday 10/14/25, at approximately 10:30am, Gaston County Police Animal Care and Enforcement received a call in reference to several cats that had possibly been exposed to a skunk showing …

RALEIGH, N.C. (October 16, 2025)  — The  N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission  (NCWRC) recently  released twelve  rehabilitated black bear cubs  back to the wild, …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Gastonia, NC (October 20, 2025) This fall, the City of Gastonia will begin studying natural streams across the community to better understand how and where erosion is …

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT  For Immediate Release: Monday, October …

Following the Union Army’s conquest of the Mississippi River Valley in 1863, thousands of formerly enslaved people and destitute white refugees fled plantations and farms in a desperate bid for …

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. – The Gaston County Public Library invites the community to the Gaston Writers Expo on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Library, 1555 …

In a quiet cemetery near Lincoln, Alabama, lies Pleasant Riggs Crump, believed to be the last living witness to one of the most defining moments in American history: the surrender of Robert E. Lee to …

GASTONIA, N.C. – Following an early afternoon evacuation on Tuesday, the Gaston County Courthouse and the Gaston County Department of Social Services building will remain closed to the public …

One of the few battles to occur in Louisiana during the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain was a naval engagement that took place near Mandeville in September 1779. It pitted the …