Chelsey Rebecca Brooks of Iron Station was named to the Dean’s List for the 2012 fall semester at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a student in the William States Lee College of Engineering. North Lincoln senior Brooke Elizabeth Anderson has accepted an academic scholarship to…
Army Spec. Bradley M. Wilson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Republican Party leaders from throughout North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District gathered over the weekend in Lincolnton for the group’s executive committee convention. Held Saturday morning at Lincolnton High School, the event featured U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry as the keynote speaker and attracted delegates from…
Priscilla Book Club The Priscilla Book Club met March 13 at the Pine Street home of Kay Marks. After dessert, Kay Barefoot, president, opened the meeting with thoughts on “March Madness” basketball and exhibition baseball games. She recounted memorable North Carolinians, Tony Cloninger and Jimmy Hall, who set…
A group of girls won crowns and titles during the Outstanding Little Miss Cleveland-Lincoln County Pageant held in March at the Cleveland County Office Building Auditorium in Shelby. The pageant was an official Outstanding Little Miss preliminary competition for Cleveland and Lincoln counties. The winners were Baby Miss Lincoln County…
Kiley Hogue, a student at East Lincoln High School, recently served as a page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Kenneth and Kelli Hogue of Denver and was sponsored by Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, appoints the pages…