SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The Interlogix Lincolnton facility, located in the Lincoln County Industrial Park, became the first site in the county to receive Carolina Star designation during a ceremony Friday afternoon. As the state’s top safety honor, the award is designed to recognize and promote effective safety…
Ruby Shull Ballard Mrs. Ruby Shull Ballard, age 85, of 2889 Highland Drive Lincolnton passed away on Thursday June 28, 2012. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday July 1, 2012 at Friendly Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer While patrons and local families prepare for firework shows and other Fourth of July activities, Lincoln County officials buckle down for one of the busiest times of the year for law-breaking and potentially dangerous situations. Barbecues and family get togethers aren’t on Sheriff David Carpenter’s mind…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Several Fourth of July festivities are planned for the area over the coming days, kicking off Saturday with the Denver Area Business Association’s 12th annual fireworks festival. Taking place at East Lincoln High School, the event will begin with a “Battle of the Bands” at 5…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer A new spending plan for Lincoln County is in place following a split vote by the Board of Commissioners Thursday night. The board voted 3-2, with commissioners George Arena and Carrol Mitchem in opposition, to approve the fiscal year 2012-2013 budget, which had been modified during…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer When taking a bite into a sandwich, often over-looked are the various steps it took to get that tomato – the process of planting, caring for and harvesting that tomato before it was able to be put on a salad or sold in local markets. Lincoln…
5-4 decision upholds law Staff and wire reports WASHINGTON (AP) — Obamacare lives. And in North Carolina, some health experts and politicians voiced strong opinions about what the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling to uphold the controversial health care law will mean. Derided by Republicans as intrusive, costly “Obamacare,” the…
RITA HEATH Guest Columnist We all take breathing for granted, in fact it is something we do so effortlessly. The health of our lungs is vital to our overall state of wellness. As we age even if our lungs are functioning at full capacity we lose approximately 30 ml, or…
