JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Narcotics officers uncovered a meth lab, a marijuana grow operation and an alcohol still in connection with two unrelated cases this month at county residences, the Sheriff’s Office said. On Monday, investigators said they seized 16 marijuana plants from a Diesel Drive residence in…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Local dog Castiel the Pug beat out a dozen other Lincoln County pets this month, including a cat and horse, to win the title of the Times-News’ “Cutest Pet Contest.” The pup took in more than 120 votes. With his six-month birthday approaching…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A Lincolnton woman will appear in court later this week after deputies charged her Tuesday with falsely reporting that her daughter had been kidnapped from their home, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies issued an Amber Alert Sunday night for 3-year-old Christina Grace Koonce after…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Lynsey Waddle’s second-grade classroom at Lincoln Charter’s Denver campus is anxiously awaiting the results of its latest experiment. The class is the only one in the county participating in the “4-H Embryology Hatching Project,” which is correlated with the North Carolina Standard Course of…
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SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Lincoln County Schools will continue on a path toward enhanced security as additional measures were signed off on by the Board of Education Tuesday night. In a unanimous vote, School Board members approved Howard Construction Company as the low bidder to install…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Narcotics officers uncovered a meth lab, a marijuana grow operation and an alcohol still in connection with two unrelated cases this month at county residences, the Sheriff’s Office said. On Monday, investigators said they seized 16 marijuana plants from a Diesel Drive residence…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A Lincolnton woman will appear in court later this week after deputies charged her Tuesday with falsely reporting that her daughter had been kidnapped from their home, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies issued an Amber Alert Sunday night for 3-year-old Christina Grace Koonce…
E. Lincoln’s Earnhardt sets three personal bests at meet Staff report East Lincoln’s boys track team led the Lincoln County schools with a second-place finish at the 2A West Regional track meet at Bunker Hill High School on Saturday. The boys team had three individual first place finishers with Jesse…
Baseball playoffs No. 1 West Lincoln defeated No. 3 Brevard 5-4 in the first round of the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs on Friday. Ethan Bumgarner closed out the games for the Rebels with a walk-off single. No. 2 East Lincoln fell to No. 2 Mountain Heritage 4-0 in the first…
