🌱 Gastonia police seek SUV driver after deadly moped hit-and-run
Gastonia, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Gastonia! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- Gastonia police seek SUV driver after deadly moped hit-and-run
Also on today's calendar: Shrek The Musical Kids and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 88, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Christopher McAllister dies in moped crash on West Walnut Avenue (newsline.com) — Gastonia police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run where a moped rider was struck and killed at West Walnut Avenue and North Ransom Street. Officers say a gray or dark SUV, possibly a Jeep, fled the scene, and investigators are reviewing surveillance footage while legal experts emphasize families’ civil options after such crashes. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Father's Day Party →
Oak Street Health Gastonia Primary Care Clinic, 1860 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia
12:00 pm
Wednesday June 24
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Other local events
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Girls Basketball Summer Workouts
Highland Sch of Technology Gastonia, NC 28052
4:15 pm -
Shrek The Musical Kids →
Gaston School of the Arts, 825 Union Rd #4408, Gastonia
7:00 pm -
Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
Union Road Branch Library Branch Library - Meeting Room, Union Road Branch
10:30 am -
Fourth of July Party →
Oak Street Health Gastonia Primary Care Clinic, 1860 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia
12:00 pm -
Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
Union Road Branch Library Branch Library - Meeting Room, Union Road Branch
10:30 am -
Steven Massey Presents →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
7:30 pm
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
Friday June 26
Thursday July 2
Friday July 3
Friday July 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Aerobics/Silver Sneakers/Chair Yoga →
Kiser Senior Center, 123 W Pennsylvania Ave, Bessemer City
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LEGO® Challenge @ Belmont →
Belmont Branch Library, 125 N Central Ave, Belmont
4:00 pm -
Softball Summer Workouts
Stanley Middle Stanley, NC 28164
5:00 pm -
City Council Meeting →
Kings Mountain, NC Calendar, 101 West Gold St, Kings Mountain
6:00 pm -
Optional Football Workout
Belmont Middle Belmont, NC 28012
6:30 pm
Tuesday June 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MISSING REGISTERED
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CAT. Her name is Tailz. She went missing June 22 from Fork Road, off of Hickory Grove Rd. She's a Grey American Shorthair Tabby,… (Nextdoor Hickory Grove Rd) - MISSING REGISTERED
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CAT. Her name is Tailz. She went missing June 22 from Fork Road, off of Hickory Grove Rd. She's a Grey American Shorthair Tabby,… (Nextdoor Hickory Grove Rd)
- Coca-Cola Consolidated posted a job opening for Small Store Merchandiser Stocker in Gastonia. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Gastonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gastonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dallas
- Delta, American planes were only 300 feet from colliding in Boston before landing was aborted (wbtv.com)
Bessemer City
- To Beam or not to Beam, that is still the question (lincolntimesnews.com)
Belmont
- Pro Motocross Championship Results at High Point, PA (roadracingworld.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They might crack up... (Thank you Cat R. for sending it in!)
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