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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Recent News - March 2003
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Sweet-tooth crime spree goes sour
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Bubblegum bandits
March 3, 2003 - Two Charlotte men on an alleged 3-month crime spree along N.C. 16 thought they had it pretty sweet — until Lincoln County detectives burst
their bubbles. Literally.
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Detectives Bobby Blanton and Lee Keller (standing) fingerprint one of the recovered vending machines Friday at the sheriff's
office. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Letters to the desert
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March 3, 2003 - Right, Amanda Francis (left) and Nikolas Geerken from Freida Robinson's fifth-grade class at Iron Station Elementary
School prepare care packages for a battalion of U.S. soldiers stationed overseas in Kuwait.
Far right, Tyler Williams, a fifth-grader in April Hicks' and Donna Robinson's class, designs a card to send to the troops. Both fifth-grade classes have been working together to get reminders of home for the soldiers. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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County eyes future water, sewer needs
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March 3, 2003 - A Lincoln County population that is expected to rise to 106,000 by 2022 has
officials taking a hard look at water and sewer issues facing Lincoln County.
During the county commissioners’ goal-setting session Wednesday, commissioners agreed that water and sewer are high-priority needs because they are essential
to growth and development.
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Hearing resumes on Cowans Ford project
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March 3, 2003 - A public hearing for The Villages at Cowans Ford, a
proposed 151-acre subdivision in eastern Lincoln County, will continue at tonight’s county commissioners meeting.
The application from The Denver Group LLC was continued from the board’s Feb. 3 meeting due to the large turnout of residents and the number of concerns they
voiced.
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Black History
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March 3, 2003 - Kevin Wesley, left and Alex Thompson of Revealaters Productions perform a skit in the Black History celebration
Friday at the Lincoln County Cultural Center. The program featured essay readings, poems and dance performances. The youth program was entitled "Remembrances of Our Past, Challenges for Our
Future." (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Children injured in N.C. 27 crash
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Second wreck snarls traffic in Boger City
March 5, 2003 - Two children are in stable condition at Lincoln Medical Center following a head-on collision Monday afternoon.
The wreck occurred at the intersection of N.C. 27 and N.C. 73 around 4 p.m. Monday.
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A trooper surveys the wreckage Monday of a van and SUV after an accident that sent two children to the hospital with serious injuries.
The accident occurred at the intersection of N.C. 27 and 73 Monday afternoon. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Local teachers to be honored with awards
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Fund raiser earns strong student support
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Relay for Life
March 5, 2003 - With less than a month remaining before east Lincoln’s Relay for Life, area schools have hit their fund-raising stride.
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Principal Mitch Eisner looks on as Catawba Elementary students do a brisk business Tuesday morning, selling bracelets to benefit Relay
for Life. (Photo by Jenny Walling)
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Planning Board OKs new subdivision
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Village at Cowan’s Ford would include over 200 homes; 20-acre commercial site
The first hurdle to bring a new subdivision to east Lincoln was overcome Monday night.
The Lincoln County Planning Board recommended the Board of Commissioners approve a request by The Denver Group, LLC to rezone 151 acres for the construction of
The Village at Cowan’s Ford.
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What’s shakin’? East Lincoln High students are seismologically savvy
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Editor’s note: Due to a production error in the Feb. 26 issue of ShoreLine, this article is being reprinted.
March 5, 2003 - DENVER — Eastern Lincoln County isn’t typically thought of as a great place to study geological activity.
There are no volcanoes and only the occasional tremor, which, more often than not, is the result of blasting at the local quarries.
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Denver’s Top Dog: Gus collars a Westminster win
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Editor’s note: Due to a production error in the Feb. 26 issue of ShoreLine, this article is being reprinted.
March 5, 2003 - DENVER — A Denver dog made canine history this month, with an unprecedented showing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Gus, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois, placed second in the Herding Group at the Feb. 11 show in New York’s Madison Square Garden.
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Local support group formed to help for military families
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March 5, 2003 - When military personnel are shipped out, the families left behind in base housing have
the benefit of a built-in support group.
The family of active duty personnel, reservists and National Guardsman who don’t live in military communities don’t necessarily have that luxury.
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Democrat women collect items for servicemen
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March 5, 2003 - Democratic Women of Lincoln County will join the local chapter of the American Red Cross
in the collection of items to be sent to military personnel.
During the February meeting at Lincolnton City Hall, president Madeline Elmore distributed leaflets to members listing items small enough to fit into
one-gallon Ziploc storage bags.
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Student dances 24 hours
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Editor’s note: This coverage is provided by a journalism student in the Carolina Community Media
Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Project is also supported by the UNC-CH Carolina Center for Public Service.
March 5, 2003 - “Do a little dance, show a little love, get down all night” were the words on Allison Lowe’s shirt as she remained on her feet for 24 hours in
the fifth annual UNC Dance Marathon.
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Allison Lowe of Lincolnton dances with a hula hoop at the UNC Dance Marathon. (Photo courtesy of Megan Hoyle)
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County approves incentive grants for Timken
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March 5, 2003 - Investment. Jobs. Timken.
They’re three words that seem to go hand-in-hand lately.
And with Monday night’s approval of incentive grants by county commissioners, The Timken Company is on its way toward another upgrade.
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City to hold hearings on proposed subdivision
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March 5, 2003 - A proposal that could bring a 120-acre subdivision to Wilma Sigmon Road is up for public
hearing at Thursday’s City Council meeting.
A hearing during the city planning board’s meeting in February drew a number of residents who spoke in opposition of the proposed annexation and development.
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Special athletes value courage above competition
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More than medals
March 7, 2003 - “My step-dad taught me to bowl,” he says.
Love hasn’t been able to beat his step-father yet but did pretty well Thursday.
“It’s pretty cool. I’m winning.”.
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More than 180 bowlers turned out Thursday for the annual bowling event at Pin Station. Special Olympics of Lincoln County hosts the event
each year as a preliminary to the state competition held each fall. Jessica Bingham, along with all participants, received a medal for her efforts. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Taser targets: Taking a 50,000 volt charge is all in a day’s work
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March 7, 2003 - Detention officer David Powell fell to the floor of the jail Tuesday screaming, unable
to move.
He had just been shot in the back with a Taser gun.
About three seconds later, he looked up, grinning.”
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Woman injured in single-car wreck
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March 7, 2003 - A Cherryville woman is in serious condition at Carolinas Medical Center
this morning following an accident Wednesday.
Brenda Shull, 40, was the only person involved in the wreck, which occurred on Gaston Webbs Chapel Road Wednesday morning just over the Gaston
County line.
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Susan Spake (center), Lincoln County Emergency Management director, works with other rescue personnel to free Brenda Shull from her truck
Wednesday. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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