Battling the elements, the East Lincoln Mustangs defeated the North Lincoln Knights 9-8 on Tuesday. The Mustangs took a 3-1 lead through three innings of play. East added three more in the fifth inning. North, however, refused to quit, scoring two runs in the fifth and adding five more in…
Dusty Beal and Matt Lykins found shelter from the rainy weather at Betty G. Ross Park on Tuesday afternoon. The pair visit the park to play basketball three or four times a week. Jenny Walling / Lincoln Times-News…
The Lake Norman Marine Commission will soon have large minnows swimming around in the lake eating up weeds. At Monday night’s meeting, Bob Elliott, chairman of the Hydrilla committee, announced that the matching funds from the Aquatic Weed Control Council had been approved in the amount of $20,000. The total…
Jenny Wallling/ Lincoln Times-News Eric Molenaar works on what soon will be an organ in the assembly room. His father worked for Cornel Zimmer’s father and Molenaar wanted to follow in his footsteps. Cornel Zimmer walks around his organ shop and points out the different rooms where stages of constructing…
Jenny Walling/ Lincoln Times-News Susan Harold and Shellie Voncannon put up flyers to advertise the Women’s Ministry at Westport Baptist Church. Harold is hoping to reach out to women who are in need, especially those who are abused. Shellie Voncannon is speechless as she sits and remembers how her life…
Jenny Walling/ Lincoln Times-News A fire last Wednesday morning gutted a $1.7 million dollar home in Iredell County. An east Lincoln fire chief believes dependence on volunteer firefighters may have been the cause of a 25-minute response time. An 8,808 square-foot Lake Norman home in south Iredell County was gutted…
George Sigmon MAIDEN — George Freeman Sigmon “Totâ€, 70, of 511 W. Finger St., died March 7, 2004. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at New Hope Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Catawba County, he was a…
It’s a breath of fresh air, even if it’s tinted with tortilla chips. The official announcement came last week from R.W. Garcia Company. The tortilla chip maker will occupy a graded shell building site already waiting for a prospect in Lincoln County Industrial park. The company plans to invest $4.6…
Brian Hawkins, originally from Lincolnton, visited Vietnam during an around the world tour. While there he befriended a young girl and eventually bought a hat from her. A 1991 graduate of Lincolnton High School, he reside in Moran, Wyo. where he works with troubled youth in a Wilderness Camp. He…
Ashley Huffman searches for a book to check out at North Brook Elementary School’s library. Her school will receive thousands of new books due to a grant from the Library Services and Technology Association. See the full story on page one. Jenny Walling / Lincoln Times-News…
