🌱 How did a Belmont tech expert help crack a deadly Gastonia hit-and-run?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did a Belmont tech expert help crack a deadly Gastonia hit-and-run?
• How is Belmont Abbey expected to fare at the John Hancock Duals?

Also on today's calendar: NYE 2026 Belmont.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 28.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Real Time Crime Center helped track suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash (wsoctv.com) — A Belmont surveillance equipment supplier, Sky-Tech, is playing a key role in explaining how police technology helped solve a deadly hit-and-run in nearby Gastonia. Owner Skip Graham describes how Real Time Crime Center cameras and neighborhood video led investigators from a blurry SUV image to a suspect’s home, where matching car parts and footage tied her to the October crash.
   

• Wrestling to Compete at John Hancock Duals (msumavericks.com) — Belmont residents may notice local college Belmont Abbey’s wrestling team highlighted as an early opponent for nationally ranked Minnesota State at the John Hancock Duals in Colorado this Saturday. The article previews how Belmont Abbey, Central Missouri, and Colorado School of Mines stack up, spotlighting key wrestlers and recent results heading into the multi-dual meet.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Winter Painting Class at Whiskerville Kitty Cat Cafe
  Whiskerville Kitty Cat Cafe, 508 Beaty Rd, Belmont
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• NYE 2026 Belmont
  10 Catawba , 10 Catawba St , Belmont
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Overcoming Emotions that Destroy
  King's Daughters Ministry , 112 N Main St , Stanley
  9:30 am
• Mountain Island Raptors vs Piedmont Community Charter
  Mountain Island Charter School , 13440 Lucia Riverbend Hwy , Mt Holly
  4:30 pm
• Lake Pointe Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ UR Academy
  UR Academy , 2315 Union Rd , Gastonia
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Seniors' Christmas Breakfast
  Stanley, NC Calendar
  7:00 am
• Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
  Union Road Branch Library , Branch Library - Meeting Room , Gastonia
  10:30 am
• Cookie Decorating with Sugar Dot's Bakery
  Create In Us Art Studio , 106a S Main St , Mt Holly
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Music Under the Stars: Merry Melodies
  The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium , 1500 E Garrison Blvd , Gastonia
  6:30 pm
• Cody Gentry
  Little Theater of Gastonia , 238 S Clay St , Gastonia
  7:00 pm
• Rocking Christmas Show
  The Rooster , 334 W Main Ave , Gastonia
  8:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Legos + @Union Road Branch In-Person
  Union Road Branch Branch Library - Meeting Room,
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Gastonia

• Gastonia man dies in camper fire (gastongazette.com)
• How Gastonia police tracked a woman charged in a fatal hit-and-run (gastongazette.com)
• Bessemer City man faces 40 charges related to internet sex crimes against children (wccbcharlotte.com)

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