Kayla's Interviews

Interview #1- Robin Medlock 

I decided to interview Robin Medlock because she has lived in Gaston County for about 20 years. Not only is she a teacher at Lowell Elementary, but she was also my Kindergarten teacher. Her husband has lived in Gaston county all his life and Mrs. Medlock decided to move her because of the small town feel and tight nit community of people. She grew up in Charlotte and she stated that it was "always congested with traffic". Thinking that it would be a much better environment to raise kids she decided to stay in Gaston. She had many stories to tell about how, when her husband was still in school, that his principal would tell him to bring his hunting rifle to go hunting after school. She always stated that his "paw paw was the mayor at one time" in the town of Lowell. This, you can see, shows how close the people of Gaston County were and even today in the present. I asked her how has Gaston County how would you describe the people of Gaston County, she said that the people are, "well mannered, polite, friendly, and always willing to help kind of people." 

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Interview #2- Michelle Lynch

I decided to interview Michelle Lynch because she has been a family friend of mine for as long as I could remember. She has been living in Gaston County since she was a little kid, and worked as a child care provider for 7 years. I was one of the little kids she looked after at my old daycare when I was younger. She became a stay at home mom in 2005 and still is to this day. She has lived all over Gaston County such as Dallas, Lowell, Bessemer City, and is now living in the southern part of Gastonia. I asked her what was her greatest memories living in Gaston County, she stated that, "Many times she would go to Crowders Mountain...and now she gets to take her own children." Family means a lot to her, and she stated that, "having family here made me decide to keep living here." I then asked her how as Gaston County changed over the years and she stated that, "Gaston County has gotten a lot bigger since I was younger it was small and had a great drive in off of 74 when I was a kid now it's a big county with lots of great places and events to go to."

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