Ashbrook High School News
Browse past news stories for Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, NC.
- Missing teen found (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:47:41 pm
A Gastonia teen missing since Sunday has been located, according to Gastonia police. Kenesha Sanders is safe, according to Donna Lahser, public information specialist for Gastonia Police. “She’s not harmed, and she’s been located,” said... - 15-year-old girl missing since Sunday (updated) (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:32:45 pm
Gastonia police are trying to locate a teenager who went missing Sunday afternoon, and are asking for the public’s help. Fifteen-year-old Kenesha Sanders left her home at 1738 Haynes Ave., about 4 p.m. to visit a friend’s house on the same... - Ashbrook High student charged with attacking classmate (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 08:55:35 pm
An Ashbrook High School student was arrested after allegedly attacking a classmate Thursday. Dayna Ashton Swann, 17, of 411 Groves St., Lowell, threw a book at a male student and punched and slapped him in the head, Officer J.R. Hamrick of the... - Remember when: 35 years of middle school championship football (game capsules on each game/share your memories) (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 08:42:07 pm
GASTONIA — Call it the middle school “Super Bowl” if you’d like, but as the Gaston County Conference’s Middle School football championship celebrates its 35th anniversary today, there’s little doubt how important the game has become. If... - Cotillion founder loses battle with cancer (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 05:22:26 pm
Anne Winters battled a rare form of cancer for almost a year. Cancer won the fight last week. Elizabeth Anne Colvin Winters, 55, died Oct. 13 from cervical neuroendo microcarcinoma. “She had a tough battle with cancer that she lost. It’s a lost... - Public has chance to address lawmakers Tuesday (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 12:21:46 pm
There will be no stump speeches, no talking points and no podium pleas — just conversations. State Rep. Wil Neumann and Gaston County Commissioner Tracy Philbeck are asking area residents to communicate their concerns at a public forum scheduled... - ALE: Sex, drugs and shuffle board for lap dances at area strip club (The Shelby Star)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 09:01:25 pm
At least eight people face charges related to exposing their private parts, engaging in sex and selling drugs at a Gastonia strip club known as Teddy Bears. Over a period of several months ALE agents visited the club at 532 E. Club Drive, behind the... - ALE: Sex, drugs and shuffle board at Gastonia strip club (updated with 4 more mugs/comments from owner) (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 11:34:25 am
At least eight people face charges related to exposing their private parts, engaging in sex and selling drugs at a Gastonia strip club known as Teddy Bears. Over a period of several months, N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement agents visited the club at 532... - Hugo hits home - the Gazette story from Sept. 23, 1989 (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 08:02:52 pm
GASTONIA —- With a furor that caught all by surprise, Hurricane Hugo added Gaston County to its list of victims Friday. The worst hurricane in North Carolina history – outdoing even Hazel’s 1954 – unleashed terror throughout - 1975 exchange student returns to visit Gastonia (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on August 17, 2009 at 04:10:22 am
On a trip to a beach in 1976, Halfdan Pedersen, a foreign exchange student from Greenland, spent most of his time in the shower. He couldn’t stand the heat. “He just about died,” Martha Wilson, of Gastonia, the mother of - Local sports announcements: Updated 8/13 (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on August 14, 2009 at 03:49:39 am
To list an announcement, call 704-869-1841, fax it to 704-867-5751 or e-mail it to sports@gaston-gazette.com. Is your announcement out of date or need to be updated? Please let us know. Baseball Gaston County Cal Ripken league — - March against violence an emotional tribute for family of slain Gastonia man (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on August 1, 2009 at 09:58:11 pm
GASTONIA — The bullet that killed Chavin Kendrick wasn’t meant for him. His aunt’s Saturday morning walk was. Jackie Kendrick participated in a march against violence in Gastonia’s Highland neighborhood that drew nearly 75 - Murder suspect indicted with accused child molester, alleged home repair swindler (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:01:59 pm
A robbery suspect accused of shooting and killing his accomplice during a tussle with his captor for the gun was indicted last week by a Gaston County grand jury. Alfonso Lewis, 18. of 708 W. Allison Ave., Gastonia, allegedly worked with - Greensboro College Announces Footballl Recruiting Class (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
posted on July 30, 2009 at 10:54:35 pm
The class includes players from Page, Glenn, Burlington Williams, Reagan and Reidsville High Schools. - Gastonia churches take to the streets to disarm youth (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on July 30, 2009 at 08:01:51 pm
GASTONIA — When blasts of gunfire echo through their neighborhood, they fire back with footsteps. Churches and community groups are planning a march against violence and rally for justice in Gastonia’s Highland community Saturday. The - New 'tavern' expects to open restaurant doors next month (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 04:02:04 pm
Now that the walls are up and the inside is almost finished, an opening date for the new Hickory Tavern at Hoffman Village is about as solid as the structure. Owner Brad Smith said the restaurant is scheduled to open around Aug. 31 or in the first - Gastonia's Highland community rallies against violence in wake of third teen's killing (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on July 17, 2009 at 02:22:17 am
GASTONIA — A mile and a half of cracked concrete and locked doors links the homes of three teenagers killed in bursts of gunfire. Chester Parker was stabbed and beaten to death in May 2006. Keeaira Pendergrass was shot and killed on her - Ashbrook grad writes book about football, community, race relations (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 01:52:15 pm
GASTONIA – When Stuart Albright was growing up in Gastonia, he’d heard stories about how high school football built character, community pride and improved race relations. As a player at Ashbrook High School in the mid-1990s, he found - American Legion roundup - June 25 (The Shelby Star)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 04:47:53 am
Senior LegionRutherford County 19, Cherryville 9 - Jake Watts posted three hits and hit home runs No. 12 and 13 on the season. Ethan Beck and Drew Reynolds added two hits and one home run each. Cherryville had 14 hits. Trey Drewery (1-1) got the loss - Legion baseball roundup - June 13 (The Shelby Star)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 04:02:52 am
Senior Legion Gaston Braves 10, Monroe 9 (10 innings) - Patrick Armstrong slugged a walk-off home run to start the 10th inning. Ryan Huneycutt had two hits, including a home run for the Braves (11-6, 10-6). Jordan Edgerton, Derek Treffinger and Brett - Hall column: Walking off with history (Kinston Free Press)
posted on June 5, 2009 at 04:04:42 am
Devin Harris had done this before, but never quite like he did it Monday. The East Carolina right fielder, who performed CPR on the Pirates' dying baseball season with a pair of late-game deliverances against South Carolina, had played the part of late-game - N.C. bankers group opts for ‘staycation' (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on May 28, 2009 at 04:02:17 am
The N.C. Bankers Association knows it doesn't pay to go on fancy junkets this year. So when the group meets for its 113th annual convention in June, it will stick close to home. Instead of going to a resort in Southern California as originally planned, the bankers will meet at the Carolina Inn, on the edge of UNC Chapel Hill's campus. - Photos, T-shirts for dead student banned (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on May 14, 2009 at 12:36:53 pm
A Gastonia high school will not allow students to display pictures, t-shirts or buttons that memorialize a student who killed himself over the weekend. - Chargers boys in fifth at Big South meet (The Shelby Star)
posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:03:13 am
GASTONIA - The Crest boys scored 26 points to take fifth place on the first day of the Big South 3A/4A Conference track and field championships Tuesday. Demonte Wilson scored in three events and Malcolm Peeler scored in two to account for most of the - Crews Continue To Search For Missing Gastonia Woman (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
posted on April 25, 2009 at 12:16:25 pm
Volunteers will continue to search Sunday for any clues surrounding the disappearance of a Gastonia woman who has been missing for more than a year. - Private search team helps in Gaston case (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on April 25, 2009 at 10:54:43 am
A search team from South Carolina will use a boat, dogs and all-terrain vehicles in the hunt this weekend for a missing Gaston County woman. - Investigators Search For Other Suspect In Pregnant Teen's Slaying (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
posted on April 18, 2009 at 03:07:17 am
UPDATE: Police are looking to make at least one more arrest in the slaying of 17-year-old Keeaira Pendergrass. - Teen girl shot dead outside Charlotte; man charged (The State)
posted on April 17, 2009 at 12:35:36 pm
A 17-year-old high school student is dead and a 21-year-old man charged with murder following a Thur - Teen girl shot dead; man charged (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on April 17, 2009 at 11:21:35 am
A 17-year-old high school student is dead and a 21-year-old man charged with murder following a Thursday night shooting in Gastonia. - Arrest made in murder of pregnant teen (WCNC Charlotte)
posted on April 17, 2009 at 10:25:01 am
Police have made an arrest in the murder of a 17-year-old Gaston County girl, who police say was in the early stages of pregnancy. 21-year-old John McGill is now charged with killing Keeaira Pendergrass. She was shot in the neck on Harrison St. around 9:30 Thursday night in Gastonia.