Savvy Citizen: A Gaston County Podcast

Heather Kauffman, who oversees programming at The Lighthouse Children's Advocacy Center and the Cathy Mabry Cloninger Domestic Violence Shelter, talks to Savvy Citizen about the many initiatives she's a part of and how Gaston County is taking a leading role in serving victims of abuse.

Gaston County Extension Agent Christie German talks about the upcoming 4-H Day Camp as a great way to try out everything 4-H has to offer.
The Discover 4-H Day Camp is Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost per youth, ages 8-14, is $15. The deadline to register is December 20, 2024: https://www.cognitoforms.com/GastonCounty1/Discovery4HDayCamp2024
Now through Dec. 15, 2024, you can shop at Tractor Supply, 1630 Edgewood Road in Bessemer City, and round up your purchase to benefit Gaston County 4-H. 4-H will also have ornaments for sale (100% of ornament proceeds will go to 4-H). 
Interested in learning more about Gaston County 4-H? Head to gaston.ces.ncsu.edu/Gaston-County-4-H.

Gaston County Police Officer Zully Castaneda talks about how she put her Spanish-language skills to use to help detectives within the department work a homicide case where a language barrier needed to be overcome. 

Gaston County Cooperative Extension Volunteer Coordinator Kayla Adams brings some special guests with her for this week's show to talk about the 4-H International Exchange Program, and her family's decision to get involved. 

Registered dietitian Linda Minges stops by to talk about added sugars in our food and drinks and why they've become so prevalent and so damaging to our diets. 

Savvy Citizen hosts Elizabeth McGee and Dandria Bradley talk with employees and participants of a new Veterans Treatment Court in Gaston County to see how this specialty court is helping put the lives of some of our vets back on the right track.

The Gaston County Museum of Art & History has teamed up with community partners to host the Dia De Los Muertos celebration on Saturday, November 2. Education Manager Alex Brooks tells us how the festival has grown over the years and why it was important to get all the cultural details correct.

In this special episode of Savvy Citizen, hosts Adam Gaub and Dandria Bradley interview several Gaston County employees who volunteered to lend a hand in Western NC following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. 

Registered Dietitian Linda Minges talks about the value of meal prepping and some easy ways to get started to help improve your diet and save money. 

GAMTRA member and Cotton Ginning Days founder Ray Medford talks with Savvy Citizen about how an idea nearly four decades ago has turned into a multi-day festival attracting tens of thousands of people to Dallas Park.