Charlie Martin, the former longtime mayor of Belmont, has died, Gaston County officials confirmed this week. Martin served as mayor for nearly a decade and spent 12 years before that on the Belmont City Council.
Writing on social media, Gaston County Commission Chair Chad Brown remembered Martin as a passionate public servant who gave his time generously. He described Martin as someone who "cared passionately about the people in his community," whether through coaching youth basketball, serving on local boards, or lending his voice as an announcer at South Point High School football games.
“Charlie was exactly the type of man that made you proud to be a Gaston County resident,” Brown wrote. “He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.”