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Volume 116 • Issue 36
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
City’s 21st 911 Remembrance Ceremony, a call to “never forget” Sept. 9 event an occasion to remind all to reflect on the price paid by the men, women who served on that fateful day by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
The 21st annual Cherryville Fire Department September 11th Remembrance Ceremony will be held Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at 9 a.m. at the venerable Starnes Auditorium, said Fire Chief Jason Wofford. And, like all the past events, Chief Wofford and Assistant Chief Colby Heffner both noted it is an occasion to remind all in Cherryville to reflect on the price paid by the brave men and women who served on that fateful day, many of them paying the ultimate
Some of the crowd in attendance at the 2021 911 Remembrance Day Ceremony. (Eagle/CF Media file photos by Michael E. Powell) price for their service to their fellow man. The City of Cherryville
Test scores improve as students return to in-person classes by DAVID BASS Carolina Journal
New test results show that public school students in North Carolina are improving learning outcomes since returning to in-classroom instruction, but progress is still needed to reach pre-pandemic levels of achievement. Released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction on Sept. 1, the new results are the first since the 2018-2019 school year to feature all the components of the state’s accountability framework. They provide an important picture of
2,977 innocent civilians; 343 NYFD firefighters; 27 NYPD officers; and 37 New
York Port Authority officers who were murdered at the hands of a small group
of radical religious fanatics. All perished when the World See 911, Page 6
12th Annual Carolina Freight Reunion scheduled for September 24
The co-directors said that reservations must where student achievement be made by Sept. 19 stands after the closure of classrooms and switch to virtual learning during the pandemic. “Last year’s accountability results are really a testament to the resilience, dedication and commitment of thousands of educators across the state,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt in a statement. “They know, as I do, that we still have a steep hill to climb and that every step matters.” “There is no doubt that these results highlight the heroic efforts of educators See TEST, Page 2
Author to present her new book, ‘Raising Lazarus,’ at Gaston College on Sept. 22 Beth Macy, author of the NY Times bestseller “Dopesick,” the inspiration for the Peabody Award-winning Hulu series that received 14 Emmy nominations, will appear at a free community event to speak about her new book, “Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Cri-
and the Cherryville Fire Department are proud to have the event in memory of the
sis.” The event takes place on September 22 in the Myers Center Auditorium at Gaston College. “Raising Lazarus” features work conducted by Olive Branch Ministry, a faith-based agency that serves Gaston County and a co-sponsor of Ms. Macy’s presentation. The agency, established by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis, is on the front lines of battling the opioid epidemic. See LAZARUS, Page 2
by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
Co-director of the C. Grier Beam Truck Museum Kathy Bumgarner noted in a recent media release that they are “…pleased to announce that the 12th Annual Carolina Freight Employee Reunion will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the First Baptist Church Christian Outreach Center in Cherryville. Mrs. Bumgarner said 2019 was hers and husband, Stan’s first year helming the museum and the venerable
A typical crowd at just about any Carolina Freight Employees Reunion as they gathered a few years ago at the Cherryville First Baptist Church COC. COVID-19 shut the event down for two years. (Eagle/CF Media file photos by Michael E. Powell)
Chick-fil-A opens at Gaston College College celebrates reopening of renovated Rhino Shop Gaston College welcomed Chick-fil-A to its Dallas campus on Wednesday, Aug. 24, with a grand opening celebration featuring the popular Chick-fil-A cow mascot. The limited menu Chick-fil-A store, located within the Crash Café in the Myers Center building, will be open to See CHICK-FIL-A, Page 10
A limited menu Chick-fil-A store is now open on the Gaston College Dallas campus. (photo provided)
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