Welcome to “Friday Night Live,” a place to keep up with North Carolina high school football Week 5 scores for teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

Hunter Huss football hosted North Gaston on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 for its homecoming game in Gastonia. Here are our top shots from the game.

Gregg, a 15-year-old Stuart Cramer High volleyball player at 5-foot-5, snaps a kick into the pad and resets her stance at Gym O in Belmont. Two weeks into training with Kish, a longtime professional ...

At a Gastonia rally Wednesday, President Donald Trump gave Michael Whatley a major endorsement as he faces Democrat Roy ...

One-sided for the better part of two decades, the Ashbrook-South Point football matchup has regained its luster. Here's why.

President Donald Trump appeared at a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley on Sept. 16, 2026.

Charley Killian is running a write-in campaign for the Riverbend Township seat on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners ...

With President Trump coming to Gastonia on Sept. 16, motorists may face delays, detours and restricted access on several ...

President Donald J.Trump paid a visit to the Gastonia Municipal Airport for a rally in support of Michael Whatley Wednesday ...

President Donald Trump plans to visit Gastonia, North Carolina, for a campaign rally on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The rally is in support of Michael Whatley, Trump's endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate ...

With the high school football season in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties more than a third of the way complete, how do ...

Two suspects involved in a shooting that left two dead and two injured on Forbes Road Sept. 10 are also dead following a ...