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🌱 What Monday’s vote could mean for Cherryville’s W.B. Beam students

Gastonia, North Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Monday’s vote could mean for Cherryville’s W.B. Beam students
  • Why this 80-year Gastonia furniture staple is finally closing its doors
  • How a dramatic finish in Gastonia sent one golfer to the U.S. Open

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Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Record-tying temperatures, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Warm with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gaston County teachers advocating for Cherryville school to stay open amid budget fall (qcnews.com) — Parents and teachers from Gaston County are urging school board members in Gastonia to keep W.B. Beam Intermediate School in Cherryville open despite a $288,000 budget deficit. With hundreds of new homes planned nearby and recent staffing cuts across the district, they fear shifting students to Cherryville Elementary or Chavis Middle will worsen overcrowding and hurt learning. A crucial board vote is set for Monday.
   

• This longtime Gastonia furniture store is going out of business (gastongazette.com) — A beloved family-run furniture store on West Franklin Boulevard in Gastonia is closing after nearly 80 years, as current owner Ray Biggerstaff retires. Generations of the Biggerstaff family built a reputation for honest dealing and community support, only stocking products they’d use in their own homes. Now, with most relatives gone and economic pressures mounting, the family feels it’s the right time to end the business’s long run.
   

• U.S. Open qualifying a black-and-white chase (globalgolfpost.com) — Gastonia’s Gaston Country Club just hosted a grueling U.S. Open final qualifier, where 63 golfers chased only five spots in the championship field. Young pro Jackson Van Paris birdied two of his last three holes to clinch his first U.S. Open berth, while others, including Harry Higgs, were left as alternates if any Gastonia qualifiers withdraw.
   

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