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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 - September 2002
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St. Luke's celebrates ministry
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September 2, 2002 - St. Luke's Episcopal Church recently celebrated the installation of the Rev. Jane Kempster as the new rector. She is
shown in top photo with her husband, Norm, and the Rt. Rev. Robert H. Johnson, bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina. Rev. Kempster and the bishop joined members of the congregation for a
celebration banquet in lower photo. (Photo courtesy of Mary Whisonant)
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AP class cuts have parents concerned
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September 2, 2002 - Cuts in the number of advanced placement courses available to high school students
have some Lincoln County parents concerned.
Terrie Jones learned of the cuts when her daughter, a junior, readied to take an Advanced Placement (AP) Biology class at East Lincoln High School this
semester.
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Primary elections come into focus
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Clerk’s race, alcohol sales on Sept. 10 ballot
September 2, 2002 - Get ready for next week’s elections.
It’s not final decision time in most races, but narrowing-down time. The Democrats and the Republicans make their best picks for the
November b
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Campaign signs such as this cluster on Maiden Highway at General's Boulevard are now scattered throughout Lincoln County as
the Sept. 10 primary election approaches. In addition to making party nominee selections, the Sept. 10 ballot includes a referendum that could permit the sale of alcohol in the county.
(LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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City: Mosquito spray not harmful to people
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September 02, 2002 - Chemicals being sprayed around Lincolnton to kill mosquitoes are not harmful to
people, city utilities officials said.
City workers are spraying an approved product called ‘Smoke-a-cide,’ said Steve Peeler, Lincolnton director of public works and utilities
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Officers now armed with quilts
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Guild hopes to comfort children in stressful state
September 2, 2002 - Want to see the softer side of Lincolnton police officers?
Look in the trunks of their cars..
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Officer S.L. Bailey places a donated quilt in the trunk of his police car. The quilt will be used to comfort a child in an
emergency situations. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Infant mortality rate high for region
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Faithful gather to pray for rain
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Plans for Healthcare Pavilion move forward
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Lincoln Medical Center
September 4, 2002 - DENVER — Two Denver area healthcare providers have committed to locate in the Lincoln Medical Healthcare Pavilion to be built
north of the intersection of N.C. 73 and N.C. 16.
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Groundbreaking on the seven-acre site north of the N.C. 16 and N.C. 73 intersection is expected to take place by the end of
the year. The pavilion will be built in three phases with opening of the first phase scheduled for next summer. (Photo by Jacqueline Casey)
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Candidate’s Forum scheduled Oct. 3
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September 6, 2002 - Lincoln County residents will have a chance to hear election candidates’ views on a
number of issues at the annual Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Candidate’s Forum.
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Groundbreaking
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September 6, 2002 - Les Canipe, chairman of the Lincoln Charter School board, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday as charter
school parents, school principals Bill Elmore (left to right) and David Machado and County Commission Chairman Jerry Cochrane listen. The symbolic groundbreaking was held at the Lincolnton campus on N.C.
27 West for a gymnatorium, a combination gymnasium and auditorium. The facility will also have four high school classrooms. The project is funded in part by a $100,000 Timken Foundation grant. The
groundbreaking ceremony was hosted by the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Commissioners unable to reach water agreement
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September 6, 2002 - Commission Chairman Jerry Cochrane this week terminated talks between the city and
county on the sale of part of the county’s water system, after commissioners failed to reach consensus on the subject.
The decision was announced at Thursday night’s City Council meeting.
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North Lincoln shaping up
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County recycles water
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Restrictions on water use continue
September 6, 2002 - Lincoln County employees are using recycled water on the plants around some county buildings..
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County Horticulturist Tracy Jenkins and other county employees use a 300 gallon tank to transfer water flushed out of hydrants to plants
and flowers around county buildings Thursday. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Health officials remain vigilant for West Nile
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September 6, 2002 - While no more Lincoln County birds can be sent for West Nile testing, health
department officials here still need to know if residents think they have found an infected bird.
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Grandparents Day
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September 9, 2002 - Kindergartners at Iron Station Elementary School celebrated grandparents Day Friday. Andy McLeod is demonstrating his
knowledge of the alphabet to grandmother Frances Tubbs. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Moving service honors lifesavers
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Rescue squad celebrates 25 years
September 9, 2002 - DENVER — As words like duty, honor and country spilled from the lips of speakers, tears rolled down the cheeks of some of the county’s
bravest men and women.
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Members of Lincolnton Chapter 53 of the Disabled American Veterans present the colors during a Sept. 11 memorial service at Westport
Baptist Church Saturday. The service also honored the 25th anniversary of the East Lincoln Rescue Squad. Representatives from the U.S. military and FBI spoke about the events of Sept. 11 and the
importance of emergency personnel. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Reunion evokes memories
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High Shoals ‘family’ gathers
September 9, 2002 - HIGH SHOALS — Over the years, they’ve moved away, drifted apart, lost touch.
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(Top) Pat Yarbrough, left, former High Shoals mayor, greets J.D. Abernathy and his wife, Bon-nie, at the 6th annual High Shoals community
reunion. (Bottom) Jenna Martin, 2, bites into a chicken leg, just one of the many tasty dishes supplied by reunion attendees. The reunion was an opportunity for High Shoals residents - past and present,
young and old - to come together, see old friends and make new ones. (LTN photos by Diane Turbyfill)
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Kiser, Forester win House, Senate vote
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September 11, 2002 - Rep. Joe Kiser, R-Vale, easily defeated David Nole, taking 70 percent of the vote in
the GOP primary race in the new House District which is now wholly made up of Lincoln County.
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Checking the results
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September 11, 2002 - Sheriff Barbara Pickens, left, and Chief Deputy Bill Beam, right, and many others crowd around a computer Tuesday
night watching election results at Republican Headquarters. (LTN photo by Diane Turbyfill)
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Mitchem, Funderburk win commission race
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Lutz falls by 56 votes in close contest
September 11, 2002 - In what proved to be the closest race of the night, Carrol Mitchem and James “Buddy” Funderburk unofficially captured the Republican
nominations for two county commission seats Tuesday.
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Peeler, Hatley survive primary
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September 11, 2002 - The heavily-contested Lincoln County Clerk of Court race has been narrowed down to two candidates..
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