JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Sewing, particularly quilt-making, has been in Frances Martin’s family for at least three generations. “My grandma and mom quilted, so I just grew up around quiltmakers,†she said. “We had to, to stay warm.†She also noted that her dad sews. As a little girl living…
Commissioner Jim Klein bows his head during the invocation at the start of Monday’s county meeting. Courts leave counties uncertain of invocation legality SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer A recent court decision regarding sectarian prayer at government sessions may prohibit the types of invocations given before meetings of the…
Broken glass litters the sidewalk outside one of the downtown Lincolnton stores broken into early Tuesday. Crimes may have been bungled attempt to access jewelry store JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Police are investigating a handful of break-ins that occurred early Tuesday morning at businesses located along…
Retiring County Finance Director Leon Harmon (right) accepts a plaque recognizing his admission to the “Order of the Longleaf Pine†from County Commission Chairman Alex Patton during Monday’s commissioners meeting. Harmon receives ‘Order of the Longleaf Pine’ SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Lincoln County is now tasked with replacing two…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Deputies said an Iredell County man accused of stealing car parts from a Lincoln County location earlier this month is also wanted in a neighboring state for forging checks. Roman Fred Zabinski, 45, of 128 Tennant Lane in Mooresville, removed six Porsche air…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Deputies said they located marijuana, heroin and drug paraphernalia on an Iron Station man following his attempts to take products from a Denver store over the weekend. Sheriff’s deputies spotted Ronald Lee Hoyle Jr., 27, of Hudson Poultry Road, as he was exiting the…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Pumpkin Center Volunteer Fire Department recently broke ground on a new station, according to department chief Shaun Drum. It’s taken six years for the project to turn into a reality, Drum noted. “We wanted to make sure everything was in order,” he said. Fire…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The Lincolnton City Council is set to consider various contracts and conduct zoning public hearings at its meeting Thursday night. City Manager Jeff Emory will present council members with each contract up for consideration, the last of which is one with East Coast Pyrotechnics…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Construction recently started on a new facility designed to serve as a new home for the Howards Creek Volunteer Fire Department and a second substation in western Lincoln County for the Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Medical Services. According to Howards Creek Fire Chief Dusty Rudisill, the…
Cause of last week’s blaze remains under investigation JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer An abandoned house that had been in the process of being demolished was reduced to ashes Thursday evening in the western part of the county. Union Fire Department was the first engine to arrive on scene, responding to…
