What high school football teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties top area rankings at the halfway point of the 2026 season? Where things stand as the stretch run looms.

Here are nominees for boys and girls Athlete of the Week in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties the week of Sept. 14-19, 2026. Vote for your favorite before 11:59 a.m. Friday.

While their Week 5 matchup was important for Big South 5A/6A purposes, South Point football needed to get a significant ...

South Point and Ashbrook football teams met Sept. 18, 2026 in the Big South 5A/6A opener for both. Here's how things shook ...

Unbeaten Stuart Cramer receives a stern test with a Week 6 visit from juggernaut Shelby. Predictions, preview of this game and others throughout Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

At a Gastonia rally Wednesday, President Donald Trump gave Michael Whatley a major endorsement as he faces Democrat Roy ...

Week 5 of high school football in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties is in the books. Here's a look at the area's ...

Here are nominees for boys and girls Athlete of the Week in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties the week of Sept. 8-12, 2026. Vote for your favorite before 11:59 a.m. Friday.

President Donald Trump plans to visit Gastonia, North Carolina, for a campaign rally on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The rally is in support of Michael Whatley, Trump's endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate ...

Lee Snelling plas guitar and sings with her daughter, Andrea Hester, and granddaughter, Lillian Hester, during a gravesite memorial in honor of Ella May Wiggins at Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery ...

Two suspects involved in a shooting that left two dead and two injured on Forbes Road Sept. 10 are also dead following a ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for June shows that potential buyers and sellers in Gaston County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $310,000. The median home sold ...