JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A Lincoln County sex offender appeared in court today on charges he illegally went to a local middle school with his wife to pick up a student last month. Michael Wayne Perry, 58, of 2793 Wingtip Court in Iron Station, went inside East Lincoln Middle School…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Flames consumed an eastern Lincoln County lakefront vacation home early Wednesday morning, leaving Sheriff’s deputies and fire officials stumped. East Lincoln firefighters were called to the scene just before 4:30 a.m., and upon arrival, witnessed fire leaping from the roof of the two-story home, located on…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation have teamed up to investigate allegations that a former nurse at Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln stole prescription pills from the hospital earlier this year. The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing the Gaston County woman’s name at this…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Local citizens assisted deputies Saturday in apprehending a New York man along with two Charlotte individuals accused of fraud at an eastern Lincoln County convenience store after two of the three suspects tried to flee the scene, prompting officers to use a stun gun on one…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A former Cherryville police officer has become the final person accused in a federal investigation to plead guilty. Frankie Dellinger, 40, of Cherryville entered a guilty plea Thursday to: One count of money laundering, for which he could serve two decades in prison and pay $500,000…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Lincoln County residents are advised to take caution after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a tornado watch this afternoon for the area. According to the alert, the watch “means conditions are favorable for severe weather.” A band of strong thunderstorms is expected to move across…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Police and deputies have been teaming up to shut down Internet sweepstakes gaming centers accused of trying to illegally reopen more than a month after the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s 2010 ban, outlawing the particular type of gambling. Officers with the Lincolnton…
East Lincoln and West Lincoln’s basketball games today have been cancelled due to bad weather. East Lincoln will travel to Bessemer City on Monday. West Lincoln will travel to Highland Tech on Wednesday.…
LTN Staff Reports Deputies have located an elderly man with dementia or some other form of memory loss whom they said wandered from his Lincolnton home Sunday evening. According to the Lincoln County Communications Center, Mangrun Lorenzo Kelly Jr., 81, of 1521 Boy Scout Road, returned home shortly after 11…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into allegations that a Denver man distributed child pornography over the Internet, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies and SBI officials have charged Edward Arthur Peck, 47, of 1753 North Highway 16, with two felony counts of second-degree…
