🌱 Why new Gastonia billboards could finally crack a five-year-old murder case.
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:
- Why new Gastonia billboards could finally crack a five-year-old murder case.
- How a nationwide SNAP fraud ring reached right into a Gastonia warehouse.
Also on today's calendar: Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at Gastonia Ghost Peppers and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the astronaut’s favorite meal? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
- Wednesday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Family of slain Gastonia man hopes billboards will bring justice in five year cold case (qcnews.com) — Billboards have gone up in Gastonia as the family of barber John Luke Moore renews the push for answers in his still-unsolved 2021 killing during a home invasion. Working with a national nonprofit, they’re highlighting the case, extending the billboard campaign into late August, and reminding residents about a $35,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. 
• Romanian brothers plead guilty to SNAP fraud scheme (spectrumlocalnews.com) — A federal SNAP fraud case tied to Romanian brothers includes more than $15,000 in purchases made at a warehouse club in Gastonia, where stolen benefits were used to buy bulk groceries for resale. While the scheme stretched across multiple states, local residents should know investigators traced part of the losses and recovered goods to North Carolina, including Gastonia and Pineville.
📸 Around Gastonia
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. Lexington Legends →
CaroMont Health Park, 800 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia
6:00 pm
Tuesday July 14
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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 -
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at Gastonia Ghost Peppers →
CaroMont Health Park, 800 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia
6:30 pm -
Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
Union Road Branch Library Branch Library - Meeting Room, Union Road Branch
10:30 am -
Unthreaded + Greye →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
6:30 pm -
GREYE & UNTHREADED →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
6:30 pm -
Music Under the Stars: Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" →
The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia
7:30 pm -
Sensory Sensitive Sundays | Chuck E. Cheese | Gastonia, NC →
Chuck E. Cheese, 416 Cox Rd, Gastonia
11:00 am
Wednesday July 15
Wednesday July 22
Friday July 24
Sunday August 2
📣 Gastonia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Softball Workouts
W C Friday Middle School Dallas, NC 28034
5:00 pm -
Execution Fest →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
1:00 pm -
Execution Fest 2026 →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
1:00 pm
Thursday July 16
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bags for kids
Been thinking of doing backpacks for kids before school starts in August. I used to do this in highschool and college, but I think honestly it'll be… (Nextdoor Gastonia) - Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement
This is an open invite to our Tales for Tails program! Kids (with their guardians) are welcome to come and practice their reading skills while… (Nextdoor Edenton & Georgetown)
- Gaston County Schools posted a job opening for Custodian - 8 hours/day, 12/months year @ Pleasant Ridge Gifted and Talented Academy in Gastonia. Apply here.
- The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Paraprofessional / Educator in Gastonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gastonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dallas
- Week Ahead in Washington: July 12-17 (wbtv.com)
Cherryville
- Parents excited to hear Cherryville school will remain open as board members look for ways fix budget deficit (qcnews.com)
- Church hosts birthday party for 105-year-old member (lincolntimesnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Launch (Thank you Lee S. for sending it in!)
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