Guitar Wishes and Sound Factory Studios is already making waves in the music industry despite having only been open for a little over a year.

A theft suspect met his match when he tried to haul off a pickup truck load of tools from the Cronland Lumber Yard on Highway 73.

The Boger City Fire Department (BCFD) held its annual awards banquet Saturday. The event honored members of the department with long time service and its staff and volunteers who went above and beyond to serve.

Two Lincolnton residents have been arrested after allegedly street racing and fleeing from deputies on Feb. 1. 

The was sun, wind and rain wiggled and giggled inside the North Brook Elementary School library last Thursday. Weather doesn’t actually giggle but the members of the GEMS club did as they acted out elements of the water cycle during a presentation by Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District Director Patty Dellinger.

A Lincolnton man is facing drug trafficking charges following the search of a home on Gates Road. 

A Lincolnton man was sentenced in Lincoln County Superior Court to a lengthy prison sentence after accepting a plea agreement in connection with crimes that occurred in 2016 and 2017.

Three inmates in the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center are facing possible charges after a hole was found punched in the ceiling of the shower in a dormitory at the jail.

Lincoln County Senior Services is gearing up to kick off the registration period for the 2019 Senior Games on Friday. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the games and, hopefully, generate some excitement.

A 19-year-old Lincolnton man has been charged with stalking and assault with a deadly weapon.

A Charlotte man is facing felony drug charges after Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in Denver. 

January Costa, the archaeologist for the Lincoln County Historical Association, has been chosen to chair the North Carolina Archaeological Council (NCAC).

The Immigrant Hospitality Center (IHC), the first of its kind in Lincolnton, was dedicated Sunday afternoon. Local pastors and officials, as well representatives from the Baptist State Convention of NC (BSCNC) and the Council on Immigrant Relations (CIR) in Raleigh, attended.

Johnny Hoyle was honored by the Howard’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department (HCVFD) last week for his 53 years of service to the department.

On Tuesday, Joseph Bone will celebrate his 95th birthday. Seventy-five years ago, on his 20th birthday, Bone was part of an amphibious landing at Anzio, Italy, about 30 miles south of Rome. It was one of many such landings for him while fighting with the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment to beat back German forces that occupied much of Northern Italy.

Sheriff Bill Beam announced his command staff Thursday morning at the Harven A. Crouse Law Enforcement Center in Lincolnton.

A Lincolnton man has been charged with felony child abuse after allegedly assaulting a 2-year-old child.

A man wanted in connection with the theft of equipment from a lawn service business has been apprehended in Gastonia.

Adriana Morales has always loved to cook. Growing up in Colombia, Morales’ mother encouraged her to cook every day. She learned to make Colombian food the traditional way, from scratch and with fresh ingredients.

When reports of an alleged crime against a child or sexual assault of a child or an adult land on Detective Kelsey Harrington’s desk, she begins the difficult task of uncovering the truth of what happened.

Downtown Lincolnton will soon have the option to visit an alternative medicine practitioner. Lauren Aguirre, L.Ac, is transitioning from a chiropractic office in Denver to Wellness Day Spa on Academy Street.

The Coalition of Churches’ celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. begins Friday with a banquet held at the Lincoln Country Club. The celebration lasts through the weekend, culminating in a march to the Court Square in downtown Lincolnton on Monday, followed by a ceremony.

The medical clinic formerly known as Helping Hands Health Center is moving into a new facility and with the new building comes new services and a new name -- Gaston Family Health Services Lincolnton Family Medicine (GFHS).

A Lincoln County man was arrested Thursday night following a heated domestic dispute with his girlfriend.

A Maiden woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a toddler in 2018.

An Iron Station man will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sexual assault charges.

A Lincolnton man has been charged with shooting his roommate after the two argued about loud music.

Danny and Jennifer Eckard lost their daughter, Miranda, to childhood cancer in 2014. Since then, they’ve worked to honor her memory through their nonprofit, Fight With ME.

Three more people have been arrested on drug charges and three other people are being sought in connection with a seven-month-long drug investigation conducted by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office narcotics officers.

The Apple Festival will be held on a new date in 2019. After receiving positive feedback when the festival was postponed due to Hurricane Florence, coordinators decided to make the change permanent.

A Denver man has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old relative.

A Vale man is facing felony charges after allegedly admitting to break-ins in Lincoln County and Catawba County.

Two men are facing drug charges after local deputies responded to a call about a vehicle doing burnouts at a property on Duckworth Lane in Denver on Wednesday.

A Vale man is facing felony drug charges following a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigation.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office handed out its Officer of the Year awards earlier this month. According to a press release, the awards are conferred upon officers for outstanding achievement and and performance above what’s required by an officer’s normal assignments.

On Christmas Eve, the Denver Fire Department delivered gifts and household items to six families. On one of their stops, they worked in conjunction with the Pumpkin Center Fire Department. They ventured down a long, rough dirt road so rough that they couldn’t take the fire engine that would normally serve as Santa’s sleigh, out of concern it would get stuck in the deep ruts.

Lincolnton will hold its inaugural New Year’s Eve Apple Drop event on Monday. The event doubles as a family oriented way to ring in the New Year and as a benefit Christian Ministries and Community Cats.

A seven-month-long drug investigation by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office narcotics officers resulted in 18 people being indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury in December on various charges.

A Stanley man has been arrested in connection with a number of unauthorized purchases he allegedly made on a company credit account.

Living in a foreign country can take some getting used to. For Margaret Venable, that meant going without hot water for a few days in Nicaragua before realizing that the C on the tap meant caliente, the Spanish word for hot.

This January, avid gardeners will have a chance to become masters of their craft by taking the Lincoln County Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener training.