Savvy Citizen: A Gaston County Podcast

A special Savvy Citizen episode just in time for Halloween, featuring some local legends and ghost tales. Scare up some friends and have a listen... if you dare!

Belmont prepares for a unique exhibition -- Moonlight on Main. Belmont's public information officer, Jaime Campbell, sheds some light on this upcoming event and what residents and visitors can expect. Find out more at https://moonlightonmain.com. 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Tara Joyner and Mollie Weakland from Gaston County's Hope United Survivor Network join Gina, a survivor of domestic violence, in this episode focused on how HUSN is providing a lifeline in our community. 

After a year off for COVID, the long-running Cotton Ginning Days returns as Heritage and Harvest Days, with some updates to the festival and some precautions put in place to keep patrons safe. Spencer Hall with Gaston County's Parks & Recreation Department talks with Savvy Citizen about what guests can expect from this weekend's event. 

Cooperative Extension employees Linda Minges and Payton Flowers join Savvy Citizen to talk about the ever-growing Somethin' Pumpkin festival and some new data they've unearthed on growing pumpkins in Gaston County. 

Gaston County Beekeepers Association President Burton Beasley joins Savvy Citizen to talk about how he got into beekeeping, some insight into his award-winning honey and what you need to know if you want to raise a hive or two of your own. 

Diana Willman, of Gaston County's Public Health Department, and Juan Garcia, of the county's Building and Development Services Department, talk about coming to the U.S. from Colombia as young adults and the evolution of Latinx Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15-Oct. 15. 

Janet Schafer and Elizabeth Harry sit down with Gaston County Art & History Museum Director Jason Luker and Education Manager Alex Brooks to talk about the history of fish camps in our area, including some insight into the early pioneers of this community building culinary celebration.

One year after the Gaston Saves campaign and website was launched as a COVID-19 resource for residents, Haven Creative President and CEO Jeni Bukolt sits down with Savvy Citizen to discuss the campaign they helped create, the success its seen and what the future might hold. 

September marks National Preparedness Month, but what does that mean for you in your everyday life? On this episode of Savvy Citizen, we talk with Bill Melton from the Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services, and Alexa Hodge, from the county's Public Health Department, about what you should have ready to go in case of emergency.