JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A Denver man, who’s been behind bars since 2010 for murdering a neighbor and burning down his residence, received a reduced sentence Tuesday due to a plea agreement, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said. A judge consolidated John Paul Gaddy’s charges of felony manslaughter and first-degree…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Johnathan Rhyne, former state representative and partner at The Jonas Law Firm, P.L.L.C. in downtown Lincolnton, will join Governor-elect Pat McCrory’s transition-leadership team, according to an announcement from the former Charlotte mayor’s press office Thursday afternoon. McCrory defeated Democratic opponent Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton Tuesday night…
Correction Dakota Lee was recently charged by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office with two misdemeanor counts of driving while license revoked and one count each of reckless driving and no motorcycle endorsement. In Monday’s edition, he was incorrectly listed in the “Criminal Charges” section with additional charges that belonged to…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer In less than a month, Lowell’s city manager Ben Thomas Blackburn Jr., will return to Cherryville to fill the same position, one he first served in his hometown a decade ago, according to a press release sent to the Times-News today. City Council “was in full…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A Charlotte man was sentenced today to at least 19 years in prison for his involvement with two other men in a string of armed robberies in 2009, including a Lincoln County business, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the state’s western district said. Rashard Dean Boyd,…
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JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A South Carolina man fired several shots at a Lincoln County deputy’s patrol car Thursday night during a high-speed vehicular chase through three counties, according to the Sheriff’s Office said. Stanley police officers commenced the chase in Gaston County, but the suspects soon traveled into Lincoln…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Cherryville Police Chief Woody Burgess, who was placed on suspension earlier this month in connection with a federal probe of his agency, handed a resignation letter to Interim City Manager Jeff Cash on Monday, but the action won’t go into effect until Thursday, Cash said. City…
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JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer The Cherryville Police Department has a new acting chief as of this morning, according to a press release from Interim City Manager Jeff Cash. Sergeant Det. Cam Jenks, who’s been with the department for more than a decade, will be heading the agency until further notice,…
