DENVER – Duke Energy’s Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station was received a Milestone Award from the Lincoln County Economic Development Association for 30 years of operating in Lincoln County. The Lincoln facility consists of 16 natural gas-fired combustion turbines. Natural gas is the primary…
News
LINCOLNTON – Staff at the Lincoln County Department of Social Services continue to offer programs geared to help those who are receiving FNS (formerly food stamps) benefits make progress towards self-sufficiency. This is not a new program, Lincoln County received 100% funding to begin it in …
LINCOLNTON – The Industrial Managers Association of Lincoln County is encouraging local college students to spend the summer working as an intern with a participating manufacturer.
Sports
The East Lincoln Lady Mustangs softball team’s magical run through the 3A West Playoffs continued on Tuesday with a nail-biting 1-0 eight-inning win over Rockingham County in the first game of a best-of-3 series in Denver.Tatum Martin and Betsy Eatmon delivered back-to-back singles to begin …
The Catawba Valley 2A recently released the All-Conference softball squad for the 2023 season and West Lincoln, along with Lincolnton, combined for six selections.The Lady Rebels placed four players on the team, including Stacia Cowan, Bailey Huss, Chloe Norman and Carolina Robinson.The Lady…
Western Foothills 3A All-Conference GolfEast Lincoln: Trent Wharton, Blake Swanson, Will Faulkenberry, Landon Jay, Jared Meyers.North Lincoln: Conley Killian, Garrett Davis.Fred T. Foard: David Gee, Jaydon Del Vechio, Brewer Lael, Grant Edwards.West Iredell: Chance Barnes.Hickory: Cole Boggs…
Obituaries
Steven Darrell Campbell
Gwen Beal Allen Martinez
Agnes Mable Mosteller Rudisill
Larry Neal Somers
Linda Gale Barrows
Arts & Entertainment
DENVER – The Florence S. Shanklin Memorial Library is now home to a lovely bronze statue donated by Elaine Carter of Denver. The statue is of a girl sitting with her dog on a bench reading a book.
LINCOLNTON – The annual “Price is Right for Fighting Child Abuse” remains a popular event for the community with all proceeds benefiting the Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse and the Lincoln County Child Advocacy Center. The event will be held this year on Saturday, March 11.
LINCOLNTON – Lincoln Cultural Center Director, Cathy Davis, approached the Lincoln Theatre Guild last year about the possibility of doing the musical adaption of “The Color Purple,” based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This is the first time Davis has served as a director fo…
Opinion
Every day should be a day for veterans. Instead of just doing it for a day, stores and restaurants should always offer a discount on services for veterans. Many do it for seniors, and that’s great, seniors deserve a discount, but so do veterans. These men and women put their lives on the lin…
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