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🌱 How Dolly Parton’s legacy is putting free books in Gaston homes
Make time for Road To Brewstock on the Gastonia Patch calendar
Greetings Gastonia! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dolly Parton's legacy is putting free books in Gaston homes
- Gastonia break-in claim unraveled after police reviewed the shooting details
Also on today's calendar: Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• United Way of Gaston County celebrates Dolly Parton's literacy legacy as library grows (wbtv.com) — Families in Gastonia and across Gaston County are being reminded how Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, run locally by United Way of Gaston County, is getting free books to more than 2,000 children each month. After Parton's passing, local leaders say the best tribute is keeping the program growing, and they're urging community donations so every child can start kindergarten ready to read. 
• Armed citizen halts shooting rampage by man who went berserk over vape (bizpacreview.com) — A Chester County, S.C., shooting over a vaping dispute is drawing comparisons to a recent Gastonia case where a homeowner shot a man allegedly trying to break into his home. Gastonia Police later said the wounded man and his girlfriend falsely reported a drive-by shooting, and investigators concluded the homeowner fired once through a window in self-defense.
📸 Around Gastonia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gastonia
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★ Featured events ★
- Road To Brewstock →
The Rooster, 334 W Main Ave, Gastonia
7:30 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
Union Road Branch Library Branch Library - Meeting Room, Union Road Branch
10:30 am - Title I Curriculum Night
Brookside Elementary Gastonia, NC 28054
5:00 pm - State Health Plan Information Session (at Stuart W. Cramer)
Warlick Academy Gastonia, NC 28054
6:00 pm - Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
Union Road Branch Library Branch Library - Meeting Room, Union Road Branch
10:30 am - Gastonia Ghost Peppers vs. High Point Rockers →
CaroMont Health Park, 800 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia
7:00 pm - Comfortable Shirt: Live From Durty Bull Brewing in Gastonia! →
Durty Bull Brewing Company, 126 S Trenton St, Gastonia
7:00 pm
Friday August 28
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Friday September 18
📣 Gastonia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 1-on-1 Technology Help In-Person
Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Ave
10:00 am - Girl Scout Night
North Belmont Elementary Belmont, NC 28012
5:30 pm - Closed Sundays In-Person
Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Ave - Moss Lake Commission Meeting →
Kings Mountain, NC Calendar, Moss Lake Office, Kings Mountain
6:00 pm - Downtown Gastonia Caffeine and Conversation September 2026 →
Gastonia Farmers Market, 410 E Long Ave, Gastonia
9:30 am
Thursday August 27
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors!
I'm looking for any potential leads on who the owner of this property may be. The property is located at 752 Mutual Rd, Gastonia, NC 28052. My… (Nextdoor Fawnbrook/Crescent Ln) - Light Crack on roof side wall.
Who can help fill it/ fix it? Also need to patch few holes on shingles roof. Who can help? (Nextdoor Eagles Walk / Forestview)
- Snipes posted a job opening for Stock Personnel in Gastonia. Apply here.
- Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Gastonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gastonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bessemer City
- Golf programs near Bessemer City, NC (pga.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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