FRANK TAYLOR Managing Editor When voters pick four members of the School Board next year, districts will be based on population and will be shaped as unbroken parcels of land, not multiple islands that don’t touch. After months of sometimes contentious discussions and public debate, the Lincoln County Board…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The Lincolnton City Council conducted a special called meeting Wednesday night regarding two items council members had questionably acted upon in closed session at the Dec. 1 regular meeting. Discussion and action on both the city manager’s contract and the proposed letter to the online…
FRANK TAYLOR Managing Editor Parents at North Lincoln High School who have been pushing for a more competitive football program took center stage during the public comments portion of Wednesday’s Lincoln County School Board meeting, but their actual aims and goals remained unclear. Although North Lincoln High School is…
Clinton Cunanan of Pumpkin Center performs on guitar with his band, Another Lost Year. JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer “When it’s all said and done, it’s about the students,†Clinton Cunanan, lead singer for Another Lost Year, said. He and three other musicians formed the alternative rock band in February…
Legality of December 1 votes in closed session in doubt SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer The Lincolnton City Council will conduct a special called meeting tonight in the Council Chambers of City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to “discuss previous action taken†during the Dec. 1 regular meeting, according…
LTN Staff Reports Two longtime staples of Lincoln County’s restaurant industry were closed late last week as a result of alleged tax evasion by the owners. Aunt Bessie’s on North Aspen Street and It’s Grill on East Main Street, both in Lincolnton, were shut down by the North Carolina…
MARTHA K. SEAGLE Staff Writer The Lincoln County Board of Education is expected to adopt new election districts during tonight’s meeting. The board has narrowed the final choices down to three, known as Plan 13, 14 and 15. Under recently adopted legislation sponsored by former N.C. Rep. Johnathan Rhyne, future…
James and Devonda Friday’s home in Lincolnton is demolished Monday for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition TV show as cast, crew and volunteers watch and record the demolition. A larger home is being built for the Fridays at the site.…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer After nearly three weeks of undercover work, Sheriff’s narcotics officers busted two Iron Station residents for heroin possession Monday night. Angel Elizabeth Marie Moses, 22, of 6128 Nolen Acres Lane, and Joshua Lee Nolen, 27, of 6125 Nolen Acres Lane, have each been placed under…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Deputies charged a Denver man with cocaine possession following a traffic stop in the eastern end of the county on Tuesday. Authorities said they stopped the vehicle after noticing a headlight was burned out. The stop occurred around 2 p.m. on N.C. 27, near Asbury Church…
