AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Gastonia North Carolina. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:52:05 -0500 Rouzer Votes Against $740 Billion Tax and Spend Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/rouzer-votes-against-740-billion-tax-and-spend-legislation-31452379-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rouzer-votes-against-740-billion-tax-and-spend-legislation-31452379-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate version of Congresswoman Deborah Ross’ (NC-02) legislation to https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-congresswoman-ross-legislation-to-support-domestic-semiconductor-manufacturing-passes-house-31451129-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-congresswoman-ross-legislation-to-support-domestic-semiconductor-manufacturing-passes-house-31451129-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 This morning, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson, Jillian Riley, Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic NC Director of Public https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-ncdp-chair-planned-parenthood-votes-prochoice-nc-react-to-ted-budd-cosponsoring-national-abortion-ban-31458907-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-ncdp-chair-planned-parenthood-votes-prochoice-nc-react-to-ted-budd-cosponsoring-national-abortion-ban-31458907-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper attended The Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. This is the first time the tournament has https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-attends-presidents-cup-at-quail-hollow-club-highlights-north-carolinas-golf-industry-31462837-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-attends-presidents-cup-at-quail-hollow-club-highlights-north-carolinas-golf-industry-31462837-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, passed her bill, the Securing https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-house-of-representatives-passes-mannings-securing-global-telecommunications-act-31468907-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-house-of-representatives-passes-mannings-securing-global-telecommunications-act-31468907-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Ted Budd has failed North Carolina law enforcement and voted against funding the police for the past five years.     In https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-budd-voted-against-funding-the-police-31470844-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-budd-voted-against-funding-the-police-31470844-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently introduced the https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-shaheen-announce-new-legislation-to-strengthen-us-military-readiness-to-respond-to-international-conflicts-31475888-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-shaheen-announce-new-legislation-to-strengthen-us-military-readiness-to-respond-to-international-conflicts-31475888-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tim Scott (R-SC), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Steve https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-leads-colleagues-raising-concerns-about-operational-integrity-of-the-sec-31486480-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-leads-colleagues-raising-concerns-about-operational-integrity-of-the-sec-31486480-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Dr. Bobbie Richardson has released the following statement on Representative-Elect Don Davis winning in North https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncdp-statement-congratulating-nc01s-representativeelect-don-davis-31489116-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncdp-statement-congratulating-nc01s-representativeelect-don-davis-31489116-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 14, 2022) – Earlier this morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered remarks in honor of retiring https://www.americantowns.com/news/adams-honors-retiring-colleagues-price-and-butterfield-on-house-floor-31507876-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/adams-honors-retiring-colleagues-price-and-butterfield-on-house-floor-31507876-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The North Carolina Department of Commerce awarded 30 Community Development Block Grant - Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) fund requests to 27 https://www.americantowns.com/news/27-north-carolina-communities-receive-423-million-in-neighborhood-revitalization-grants-31509069-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/27-north-carolina-communities-receive-423-million-in-neighborhood-revitalization-grants-31509069-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Alma Adams will serve as Dean of North Carolina’s Congressional Democrats – Casts Historic Vote for Hakeem Jeffries https://www.americantowns.com/news/adams-issues-statement-on-start-of-the-118th-congress-31513506-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/adams-issues-statement-on-start-of-the-118th-congress-31513506-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Early this morning, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) was sworn-in for her second term representing North Carolina’s Second Congressional https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-ross-statement-on-swearingin-to-second-term-representing-wake-county-31516474-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-ross-statement-on-swearingin-to-second-term-representing-wake-county-31516474-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ event in https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncdp-welcomes-vice-president-harris-to-raleigh-31527223-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncdp-welcomes-vice-president-harris-to-raleigh-31527223-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 “Black History is more important than ever. If it weren’t so important, they wouldn’t try and stop us from teaching it,” said https://www.americantowns.com/news/adams-delivers-passionate-speech-on-the-importance-of-black-history-month-31533372-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/adams-delivers-passionate-speech-on-the-importance-of-black-history-month-31533372-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500