The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jamie Adell Perkins, 24, of 1324 Highland Bluff Ct. in Lincolnton was charged June 13 with one count of injury to personal property. A $2,500 bond was set. Miranda Danielle Darty, 25, of 705 Landers Chapel Rd. in Lincolnton…
FRANK TAYLOR Managing Editor If this country had a different type of government — for instance a dictatorship or a monarchy — having a rising generation of citizens who didn’t know much about their own country’s past wouldn’t be a major problem. It might even keep the peace better. But…
Betty Short Bennett, 75, of 994 Pointview Lane died June 16,2012 at her residence. She was born in Gaston Co. on Jan 3, 1937, a daughter of the late Roland and Becky Trammell Short. Mrs. Bennett was a retired health care aid; member of Leonard’s Fork Baptist Church and…
Cynthia Carpenter Harris Alford, 52, of Huss St., died June 15, 2012. She was born on March 2, 1960 in Gaston Co., a daughter of Mary Alice Smith Carpenter of Kings Mountain and the late Donald Keith Carpenter. Mrs. Alford was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and a homemaker.…
Glenda Smyre Glenda Smyre of Maiden died June 15, 2012. Services will be held today at First Baptist Church, Maiden today at 4 p.m. The family received friends June 17, 2012 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at Maiden City Cemetery. Goodin-Drum Funeral Home,…
Rickie Hoyle Mr. Rickie Hoyle, age 59, of 2046 Dutch Creek Drive, Iron Station, died on June 17, 2012. Arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton. …
MICHAEL GEBELEIN Sports Editor The Lincolnton Wolves football team stepped onto the practice field for the first day of their outdoor summer workouts on Thursday. Turnout for the first day was around 22 players, mostly rising freshmen. “We’re going to go through some learning stages, that’s for sure,” head coach…
West Lincoln football camp West Lincoln High School is hosting a youth football camp for elementary and middle schoolers Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. The camp is free of charge.…
Senior bowling 6-14-12 Results High Game Scratch: Drew Bunton 247, Lavon Keener 176; Year to date: Ken Fair 289, Doris Heafner 230 High Series Scratch: Drew Bunton 661, Nelia Winters 478; Year to date: Ken Fair 805, Nelia Winters 551 High Game HC: Drew Bunton 276, Brenda Mattox 236; Year…
