Gastonia Times

Saine compares North Carolina's GOP record on tax cuts to Democrats' record on tax increases

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 29, 2020

State Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln) shared a Civitas Institute piece looking at some of the harder-hitting tax increases voted in when Democrats controlled the North Carolina General Assembly.

North Carolina-based publication clarifies contention between lawmakers over Democrat-supported pledge

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 21, 2020

A recent fact-check from the News and Observer took on claims by North Carolina House Republicans that House Democrats signed a pledge to defund police in the state.

Gaston County decision to relocate Confederate statue draws protesters

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 14, 2020

Community members protested a Gaston County Board of Commissioners' decision on Aug. 3 to remove a Confederate monument that has been in front of the county courthouse since 1998 after being moved from a previous location.

Gastonia's new baseball team will have the only black majority owner in the sport

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 10, 2020

Baseball will have a Black majority owner after Gastonia approved D.C.-area real estate developer Brandon Bellamy as the new majority owner of the city's unnamed Atlantic Baseball League team.

North Carolina senator calls attention to GOP increases in state education funding

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 30, 2020

Sen. Ted Alexander (R-Cleveland) recently touted the accomplishments that Republicans have made in the General Assembly regarding funding education, over the past decade, regardless of criticisms to the contrary.