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Residents raising concerns about proposed housing project that would bring over 100 homeless adults and families into the neighborhood, including many recovering from drug and alcohol addictions.
Mary Tribble is key matchmaker between hundreds of venue operators and business owners looking to cash in on thousand or so expected parties and receptions surrounding convention.
A wreck involving two trucks Monday morning left a Gastonia man dead and snarled traffic on southbound Interstate 85 near the Mecklenburg-Gaston county line, authorities say.

Gastonia police say a man was killed this weekend when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree.

A broken water main that had shut down Mecklenburg County's judicial system for several hours was repaired Monday afternoon, allowing county officials to reopen the courthouse and resume court sessions.

Mecklenburg commissioners are scheduled to consider a proposal Tuesday to ban camping and other unauthorized activities at county-owned property.

As CMS proposes to double its investment in the nonprofit group Communities in Schools, there's one question no one can answer: How well does the program work at reducing dropouts?

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