Gaston remembers 9-11

Devin McKenney, left, lights a candle for fellow Community Fire Department firefighter Stephen Roberts at the 10th Annual We Will Never Forget ceremony in Stanley on Sunday September 11, 2011. Over 100 firefighters from 18 departments attended this year's event.

Linda English Edwards points the the plaque for her father to her grandson Ayden Whitney, 6, at the new Gastonia Police Memorial following a joint 9-11 memorial and dedication ceremony in front of the Gastonia Police station on Sunday September 11, 2011. Edward's father, Officer James Edward 'Red' English, was shot and killed in the line of duty in 1948 when she was 7 years old.

Faces & Places

Artist John Rankin with his painting "Gaston Recalled & Relived" depicting Gaston County places and faces, in his home on Monday February 28, 2011.

Rankin has traveled all over the world painting scenes from abroad, but was inspired to create this piece after a friend pointed out that he had no paintings depicting the character of his home town.

Two Alarm Fire

Firefighters from eight departments battled a commercial blaze at Roseberry's Salvage Building Supplies at 215 Davis Heights Drive on Saturday January 8, 2011. Read the full story at gastongazette.com

Everyone Loves a Parade!

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Everyone loves a parade. I shot a bunch this year (Seven, I think, but I lost count). Enjoy some of my favorite moments from all the various parades. And by favorite I mean my favorites, as I shot litteraly hundreds of parade photos over two weeks. Visit gastongazette.com to see slideshows and videos of them all.

Pinacle Pastoral

Kings Pinnacle, a prominent feature of Crowders Mountain State Park, rises above farm land along highway 161 in Gaston County on April 15.

Car in Creek

Police investigate the scene of a single vehicle crash on Old Willis School road in Gaston County on Tuesday March 31, 2009. One individual was transported by helicopter to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte while two other occupants were taken to Gaston Memorial Hospital with less severe injuries. A forth occupant was not seriously injured.

Champs!

John Niemeyer runs past Cramerton players Cole Poole (#7) and Colden Beert (#27) as he celebrates scoring a goal for the Grier Knights in the Gaston County middle school soccer championship at Cramerton Middle School on Thursday December 18. Grier defeated Cramerton 5-0 to take the title.

Frat Farm

Geoffrey Hall is seen through the bars of a window as he works with other students to perform renovations to a riding stable at Shining Hope Farms in Gaston County on Nov. 15. A student at Elon University, Hall was one of the many members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity from area colleges that were participating in the service project at Shining Hope Farms.


Kelby Dodson, from left, looks on as fellow Presbyterian College students Brett Kieffer and William Vaughan install plywood flooring in the loft of a stable at Shining Hope Farms on Saturday. The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity service project was to benefit Shining Hope Farms, an organization that reaches out to sick and disabled children.