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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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RECENT
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Recent News - January 2003
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Dot Johnson retires
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End of an era
January 1, 2003 - The Lincoln County office of the Cooperative Extension Service will begin a new era in 2003. An era without a familiar face that has greeted
folks for 60 years..
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Dot Johnson emptied her desk and packed her car Tuesday. The Cooperative Extension Service employee has retired after 60 years of service.
(LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Victim airlifted after truck flips
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Injuries also reported in earlier wrecks
January 1, 2003 - One person was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center after his truck flipped and landed upside down in a front yard
Tuesday..
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The North Carolina Highway Patrol has not released the names of the two males who were involved in an accident Tuesday on Brady Hoffman
Road. To the right, paramedics and firefighters prepare to transport one of the people, while others look over the scene. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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ELCM serves record number
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“After all, these are our neighbors.”
— Gail Satterthwaite
January 1, 2003 - DENVER — On a cold day in late December, Gail Satterthwaite and Leila Hager sat at a table in the back room of the East Lincoln Christian
Ministry..
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Above, Don Putnam gets a great big bear hug from an appreciative Tina Smallwood. East Lincoln Christian Ministry volunteers Frances Howard
(below) and Judy Farris organize angel tree gift bags before distribution. (Photos by Jenny Walling)
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New law offers anonymity
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Domestic violence
January 1, 2003 - A new law that takes effect today could help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
The law aims to keep attackers away from their victims by making the victims virtually undetectable.
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Killer still sought in barbershop shooting
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January 1, 2003 - Police are still looking for a man who is charged with first degree murder following a
shooting Saturday at a local barbershop.
Detectives at the Lincolnton Police Department are asking anyone who is aware of Alvin Dwight Fair’s whereabouts to contact them.
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First baby of 2003 arrives
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Elizebeth Sierra
January 3, 2003 - Lincoln County’s Baby New Year arrived a day late, but her parents were simply happy to have her..
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Elizebeth Sierra Huggins, Lincoln County's first newborn of 2003, takes a nap in the arms of her mother, Donna Jones. Elizebeth was born
Thursday at 7:27 a.m. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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United Way nears goal of $400,000
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January 3, 2003 - Jeff Hedrick stood on a ladder in front of First Charter Bank during a
drizzle Thursday.
Hedrick, the district manager at Piedmont Natural Gas, seemed to go through a lot of effort to put one and a half red stickers on a sign.
Considering what those stickers represent, however, it was a minor inconvenience.
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Jeff Hedrick adjusts the sign in front of First Charter Bank reflecting United Way's progress in its 2002-03 fundraiser. (LTN photo
by Jenny Walling)
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Dispute may have led to truck’s crash
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January 3, 2003 - A 16-year-old airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center Tuesday following a wreck was
discharged later that night, according to a CMC official.
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Vocal contest offers rewards
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January 3, 2003 - Aspiring vocalists can win cash rewards in the first Heafner/Williams Vocal Competition.
Robert and Carolyn Heafner Williams hope to inspire singers.
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Trucks collide
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January 3, 2003 - A wreck in front of The Chuckwagon Grill backed up traffic on Highway 27 around 8 a.m. Friday. A witness told a state
trooper that Phillip Charles Moore, 20, was traveling east in the rainy conditions when he lost control of his Toyota pickup truck (shown above) and collided with a white Chevrolet dual wheel truck
headed in the opposite direction. Moore and the other driver were transported to Lincoln Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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City faces busy year despite budget woes
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January 3, 2003 - A new year brings new challenges for the City of Lincolnton.
The biggest challenge the city faces is continuing to provide services and complete projects despite significant budget cutbacks by the state, said City
Manager Jeff Emory.
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‘Kinder’ approach offered smokers
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Freshstart
January 3, 2003 - One of the most popular resolutions Americans make each New Year is to quit smoking.
Of the millions who try to break the habit, only a small percentage actually follows through. Few people know how to go about quitting or getting the support
they need, leading to the low success rate.
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Back to School
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January 6, 2003 - Children around the county filed off buses and out of family cars this morning, ready to start their first school day of
2003. At G.E. Massey Elementary School, Principal Sandy Johnson welcomed students as they arrived. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Board to hear request for subdivision
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January 6, 2003 - Residents will have the chance to voice their opinions on several rezoning applications
tonight at the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting.
The meeting starts at 6:30 in the Commissioners Room of the Citizens Center.
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Participants sought for Family Fair
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January 6, 2003 - Participants for the second Family Fair are being sought to help raise community
awareness and money for child abuse prevention.
Vendors, entertainers, dancers, singers, musicians, storytellers, puppeteers, sponsors and volunteers are needed to help make the event possible.
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Fiddler to perform Jan. 14
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January 6, 2003 - The Lincoln County Concert Association will welcome a young fiddler to the
Citizens Center stage Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
April Verch is a performer who features a wide variety of musical styles. She is an award-winning fiddler with a virtuosity, masterful technique,
and a sense of fun.
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Man arrested in barbershop slaying
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January 6, 2003 - A Lincolnton man charged with murder in connection with a barbershop shooting was
arrested Friday night in Huntersville.
Alvin Dwight Fair, 2357 Lake St., Lincolnton, was arrested at a Huntersville apartment after police received a tip that he had been staying there for a few
days, Detective Rick Lynn said.
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Relay for life plans for ‘war on cancer’
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Board to name new school tonight
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January 8, 2003 - Lincoln County’s new elementary school is about to get a bit more
personality.
At its meeting tonight, the Board of Education is scheduled to select a name and set attendance lines for the school being built on St. James
Church Road outside of Denver.
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Andrew Simonds, site manager for M.B. Kahn Construction Management, shows off the progress on Lincoln County's new elementary school. A
name and attendance lines will be set for the school at tonight's school board meeting. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Denver lifter brings home silver
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Silver medalist Jennifer Thompson, left, is congratulated at the 2002 World Bench Press Championships in Luxembourg.
(Photo courtesy of Jennifer Thompson)
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2002 World Bench Press Championships
Editor’s Note: Jennifer Thompson, a World Champion in the Bench Press and a Powerlifter, is a
seventh-grade teacher at East Lincoln Middle School and a Denver resident. She recently returned from Luxembourg, where she competed in the 2002 World Bench Press Championships.
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January 8, 2003 - Luxembourg was a beautiful city. It was decorated for Christmas and had a lot of old world charm.
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