JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Two West Lincoln High School students are accused of breaking into multiple vehicles earlier this month in an area on the county’s western end. The 16-year-old Lincolnton residents allegedly stole GPS units, a purse and a case of 40 CDs from unlocked vehicles located…
NC Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry presents a safety award to Marti Hovis of the Lincoln County Senior Center. SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Lincoln County companies were recognized Thursday night for their efforts in providing safe workplaces for their employees. The 2012 Safety Awards Banquet, co-hosted by the…
Lincoln Charter School algebra teacher Jennifer Thompson talks with East Lincoln students Thursday about the the benefits of lifting weights. Thompson talks with students about positive effects of power lifting AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer At first glance, Jennifer Thompson doesn’t seem like the greased-up, body builder-type with muscles…
AMANDA SEBASTIANO Staff Writer Hunter Mullis, 15, a sophomore at Lincoln Charter High School, has been keeping her calendar full this school year. She was accepted into the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) September of last year and has been busy prepping for one of the group’s biggest events…
Art Crawl The Arts Council of Lincoln County will host its annual First Savings Bank Spring Art Crawl 5:30-9 p.m. Friday. For more information, call (704) 732-9044 or email artslincolnnc@gmail.com. Lions Club The Lincolnton Lions Club will be selling brooms, kazoos and Camp Dogwood raffle tickets as well as…
It is that time of year again, time for Spring allergies! Soon the yellow stuff will be covering your cars and window panes. For many, this means runny noses, itchy eyes, and scratchy voices. We don’t often think about taking care of our voices as we would other parts of…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Dirk Dejong Shipp, 41, of 115 School St. in Kings Mountain was charged March 15 with 25 counts of misrepresentation to obtain Employment Security Commission benefits. No bond was set. Melisa Mangum, 30, of 2519 River Rd. in Lincolnton was…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Cherryville Police are on the hunt for a trio of suspects who were allegedly involved in two separate instances of theft this month at a nearby Wal-Mart store. The incidents occurred at the Wal-Mart on Lincolnton Hwy. in Cherryville. Police said store surveillance Monday…
Amanda Dango of Lincolnton joined her fellow students at the North Carolina School of Science and Math (NCSSM) in its third annual food drive on Saturday, March 3. Together, they raised a total of 78,770 pounds of food to be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern…
Lincoln County Girl Scouts Troop #20740 presented two completed gift baskets on March 13 to the first baby girl born at CMC-Lincoln during Girl Scout Week as part of the organization’s 100th anniversary celebration. Marlee Rae Neal was born 9:57 p.m. March 11 and weighed 6 pounds. She…
