Witnesses report last seeing man near waterway on Wednesday JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Thursday that a body recovered from a local river late this week was that of a missing Lincolnton man. Gaston County police and search and rescue teams assisted Lincoln County…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer During its budget work session Wednesday night, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners wrestled with a proposed cost-of-living adjustment for county employees. County Manager George Wood’s 2012-2013 budget currently calls for a 2.5 percent increase, which would be the first for employees in three years. In…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Federal authorities recently indicted a Lincoln County man and 26 other local gang members on racketeering charges following a two-year investigation. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Carolina’s western district revealed the names of 27 total “United Blood Nation” gang members in…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer Child Nutrition employees in Lincoln County are hopeful that new regulations for what students are putting on their trays in local cafeterias, and programs such as N.C. Farm to School will help decrease, or at least slow down, the child obesity rate in the county. “Childhood…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Nearly three pounds of mercury were located inside a barn Tuesday on the county’s western end. Assistant Emergency Manager for the county, Bill Summers, said residents of home on Frank Cline Road in Howards Creek were cleaning out a barn on their property when they found…
WISSAM NADRA, MD Guest Columnist Why Vitamin D? Vitamin D is one of the most important vitamins because insufficiency of this vitamin especially in infants and children results in failure of bone mineralization i.e. adequate bone growth. The growth plates of bones continue to enlarge, but in the absence of…
Lifeguard training City of Lincolnton Parks & Recreation will host a lifeguard training class each night Friday through June 7 at the W. M. Lentz Recreation Center at Betty G. Ross Park, 800 S. Madison St. in Lincolnton. Deadline for registration is Monday (May 21). For more information, call (704)…
Division of Workforce Solutions Job Listings Purchasing Clerk Assistant (Job #010114595) Will do purchase orders, data entry, matching, files maintenance and other duties related to purchasing. Place orders with vendors. Relay information to other departments. Prefer purchasing clerk experience. Production Operator B-Roller Grinder (Job #010114606) Set up and operate a…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer Tear-filled eyes, congratulatory hugs and proud parents filled the auditorium at the Citizens Center on Thursday night as high school seniors were awarded for excellence. Lincoln County’s top 40 students from all four high schools were recognized at the Academic Achievement Awards. Chair of the Education…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Catawba and Lincoln County deputies worked together this week to apprehend a Lincolnton man fled from officers on foot after crashing a stolen van into a power pole, according to officers. Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, deputies followed Jeffrey Wayne Hammons, 23, of 791 Springs East Road…
