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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 …

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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.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Lincoln County Sheriff’s office reports appearing in Lincoln Times-News are obtained from the online records departments of the LCSO by Lincoln Times-News. All reports are a matter of public record. Individuals appearing in sheriff’s reports are presumed innocent until proven …

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LINCOLNTON – The Lincoln County Parks and Recreation Department is following up on several points they learned from the Recreation Master Plan update.  

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LINCOLNTON – According to a press release sent by County Manager Davin Madden, Lincoln County has hired a new Animal Services Director. Jana Aviles will begin her new position on March 28. Bringing more than 12 years of animal services welfare experience, Aviles has initiated and implemented…

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LINCOLNTON - A Narcotics Operation was conducted on March 9 between the Lincoln, Cleveland and Caldwell County sheriff offices. The joint operation resulted in a large seizure of narcotics and the arrest of a two Methamphetamine Traffickers. The two suspects were arrested after a search warr…

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For a state that was the home to the first manned heavier-than-air flight with the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in late 1903, North Carolina should rightfully celebrate what is called high-flying magic.

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LINCOLNTON – Automobile consumers increasingly are purchasing electric vehicles (“EV”) which have grown more popular as government administrations push zero-emission automobiles. However, EVs come with their own particular security and hazard concerns that should be considered.

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DENVER – They may be small in numbers, but they’re mighty in heart, team spirit and dedication. Wearing the team color of hot pink – to represent women in sports – the Lincoln Charter School women’s swim team recently won the 2023 North Carolina High School Athletic Association Swimming and …

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DENVER – It’s taken a village, but sometimes that’s what’s necessary to address a problem. There are students in the Lincoln County school system (public and charter) who would go hungry if it were not for the intervention of others. Backpack programs are common in elementary and middle scho…

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MOORESVILLE – NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at approximately 1:00 p.m. in Iredell County on I-77 South near mile marker 32.  A 2016 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling south on I-77, failed to adequately reduce speed, and collided …

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LINCOLNTON –Lincoln County emergency medical services were dispatched to an active structure fire on Feb. 28 at approximately 5:20 p.m. at the 2100 block of Fox Creek Trail, Lincolnton. 

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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.

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LINCOLNTON  – A joint meeting was recently held between the Lincoln County Board of Education and staff of the Lincoln County Public Library to discuss library needs. Jennifer Sackett, the director of the library explained that last year, the commissioners asked her to do a needs assessment …

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LINCOLNTON – There was a sea of blue in the audience at the most recent meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. Members of “HATS,” Helping Animals to Survive, attended in mass wearing their blue HATS shirts. Before public comments began, Chairman Carrol Mitchem spoke on rumors,…

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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…

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LINCOLNTON – It was a tea fit for a president held in honor of our country’s first president, George Washington. The second annual George Washington Birthday Celebration hosted by the Jacob Forney Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and shared with the Catawba Valley Sons of the Ame…

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LINCOLNTON  – Even as the City of Lincolnton prepares to send out tax reevaluation notices to residents, the economic forecast for the city in 2023 is a promising one.