SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The United States Marine Corps loaded more than 220 bicycles and hundreds of other gifts for needy children into moving trucks at Duke Energy’s McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville on Monday afternoon. According to a press release sent out by the company, employees at the plant…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Two suspects have been taken into custody while a third person remains at large in connection with a break-in last week at Without Walls Freedom Center in Lincolnton. Dallas Police have arrested Ralph Alexander Hall, 23, of Bessemer City, while Lincolnton police have apprehended Jennifer Smith…
SHELBY (AP) — District Attorney Richard “Rick†Shaffer has resigned from Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue’s crime policy panel because she vetoed a bill that would have essentially repealed a 2009 law focused on capital punishment and racial bias. Shaffer, a Democrat who prosecutes crimes in Cleveland and Lincoln counties, wrote…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer A woman and her daughter escaped their burning Lincolnton residence Friday evening after fire officials said a multi-plug adapter on the home’s artificial Christmas tree sparked a fire. The incident occurred just after 7:30 p.m. at a two-story home on 107 Mauney Drive. The Lincolnton Housing…
Volunteers help deliver food, gifts More than 300 volunteers show up at Christian Ministry in Lincolnton on Tuesday to help deliver food for families who find themselves in need of assistance at this time of year. JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Christian Ministries in Lincolnton handed out food boxes and toys…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer While Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, there are many individuals throughout the community who are feeling more so the effects of suffering and sadness. As a result, three Lincoln County churches and one in Catawba County have come together…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners unanimously signed off on a request for preliminary plat approval for a proposed commercial subdivision during Monday’s meeting. Andrew Bryant of the county’s Planning and Inspections Department presented the recommendation from the Planning Board’s Dec. 5 meeting regarding Austin…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer An Iron Station man, who was found guilty of a sex crime more than a decade ago, recently accessed a social networking site, leading to his arrest, deputies said. On Dec. 12, Van Williams, 45, of 1848 Brevard Place Rd., was charged with one felony count…
Friday family expresses extreme gratitude to Lincolnton community as TV show reveals new home, ministry office FRANK TAYLOR Managing Editor With more than 3,000 volunteers contributing to a new house for the family of James and Vonda Friday last week, ABC-TV is gambling on the community spirit shown by the…
