Contributed Portions of what were the ceiling and roof of a Lincolnton family’s home are seen following a fire. JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer  Veteran had marched behind same fire trucks in Friday’s parade; boy scouts rescue teenager and dog from blazing structure As Veterans Day celebrations filled the county on…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a mysterious tire theft that occurred earlier this fall in which multiple wheels and tires were taken from Lincolnton Police and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles that had been parked in a Lincolnton lot. But officers…
SARAH LOWERY and FRANK TAYLOR Lincoln Times-News Staff With challenges to 27 absentee ballot requests in last week’s city elections aimed squarely at making state officials commit to a consistent policy in advance of next year’s elections, the North Carolina Board of Elections appears to be working to do…
MICHAEL GEBELEIN Sports Writer A struggling economy and a growing number of area programs offering youth sports has led to the city recreation department consolidating two of its youth sports programs with the Lincolnton Optimist Club. The move began this fall with Optimist Club players and coaches playing in…
SARAH LOWERY Staff Writer Denver journalist and congressional canidate Ken Fortenberry has taken issue with U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, of North Carolina’s 10th District, over his use of funds, particularly for handing out bonuses to his staff. Fortenberry, who is challenging McHenry for his seat in the U.S. House…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer Deputies believe a teen girl who was staying in a foster home in Lincoln County’s western end may have fled the residence and gone to a biological parent’s home in Catawba County over the weekend. A resident of the home told deputies that 14-year-old Kaitlyn…
JENNA-LEY HARRISON Staff Writer “Strength, determination and teamwork — these are the strengths that give them the right to wear the colors of the U.S. Army,†Lt. Ryan Cermely said of East Lincoln High School band students Jake Ballard and Alaina Seidle. With the entire school body watching and…
FRANK TAYLOR Managing Editor Challenges to several ballots cast in last week’s Lincolnton city elections can’t affect the outcomes, but the people behind the complaints say they are really concerned about future elections. The Republicans who wrote and organized the complaints told the Times-News in recent days that they want…
MARTHA K. SEAGLE Staff Writer A crystal clear fall day was the perfect back-drop for Friday’s Veterans Day Parade as an estimated several thousand citizens turned out to pay tribute to area veterans. The Last Man’s Club of World War II veterans, led by Commander James Leatherman, was well represented…
