Savvy Citizen: A Gaston County Podcast

In this week's show, we talk about the Urgent Home Repair program, which can be a huge lifeline for local residents facing financial struggles that have critical home repairs that can't wait. 

In this week's episode, our hosts and guests discuss Hope Fest 2023, and all of the other work that is being done to help out those who are experiencing homelessness.

In this episode, hosts Adam Gaub and Gavin Stewart sit down with Cassidy Lackey from the City of Belmont to discuss their upcoming Soundtracks Music Festival, featuring the legendary Marshall Tucker Band on September 30, 2023.

In this week's episode, host Adam Gaub discusses the new Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) pilot program with Captain Jeff Phelps and Adrien Sanders of the Gaston County Police Department.

This fall's municipal elections will be the first time the state's new voter ID law will be in effect. Gaston County Elections Director Adam Ragan and Elections Manager Kayla Brack talk about what you need to know so you're prepared to vote. 

In Gaston County's annual employee awards, four individuals from the Department of Health and Human Services were honored for the team award. Hear the story of how they stepped up to help a group of county residents in a way that goes well above typical service.

Gaston Aquatics is just days away from the groundbreaking for a 34,000-square foot facility in Dallas that will be a game-changer for all of Gaston County. Donna and Mark Taylor talk to Savvy Citizen about the long road to get to this point and why this facility will be a gem for the entire region. 

Experts from the Gaston County Cooperative Extension stop by to provide some tips on how to have your lawn be the envy of the entire neighborhood this fall. 

On this week's show, we go behind the scenes on how the old Mt. Holly Cotton Mill is getting new life thanks to the owners of the Muddy River Distillery in Belmont. 

We head out into the field this week, joining the GEMS Star Team for one of their training exercises, which gives them a leg up in helping find missing persons or rescuing residents in disaster situations.