JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Due to the anticipation of increased congestion along the roadways this holiday weekend, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has issued the public a number of safety tips. Sheriff David Carpenter encouraged drivers to keep a vigilant eye along all areas of the roadway where they’re traveling,…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The city of Cherryville has implemented its water-shortage policy due to the lack of recent rainfall. Interim City Manager Jeff Cash issued at notice on Wednesday saying the city’s water supply, Indian Creek, had “suffered reduced amounts of flow” over the last week. As a result,…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Mary Faye Castillo, 31, of 1940 W. N.C. 27 in Lincolnton was charged Aug. 26 with one count of failure to comply. A $435 cash bond was set. Joseph Keith Bradshaw, 26, of 360 Grandview Ln. in Lincolnton was charged Aug.…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer One day after a Lincoln County grand jury indicted a Lincolnton man on two counts of first-degree murder in the July death of a local husband and wife, the suspect’s defense attorney had yet to hear the news. Victoria Jayne told the Times-News on…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is coming up with creative ways to keep tabs on local sex offenders to ensure the more than 120 individuals registered across the county actually reside at their listed residences. Checks will occur randomly and more frequently throughout the…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer Misty-eyed parents said goodbye to their excited and anxious children earlier this week, as they started their first day of kindergarten in Lincoln County schools. Parents weren’t shooed off right away, though, and were able to sit in with their children as…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help deputies locate a teen boy who’s been missing from his western county residence for more than two days. Family and friends of Michael Dakota Horton Jr., 16, of Cat Square Rd. in…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer Twenty-five-year old Bobby Sain grew up in Vale. He attended West Lincoln High and throughout his childhood thought his two top career options were teaching or farming, he laughed. But he had big dreams of big city life. What he may not have known,…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer N.C. Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, is among those braving the weather in Tampa this week for the 2012 Republican National Convention, but he’s not letting the wind and rain dampen his spirits. He told the Times-News during a phone call Tuesday that the place…
