The second annual Scarecrow Festival, put on by the Lincoln County Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, gets underway this week and the community is invited to participate by voting for their favorite fall display. More...
Another successful October “Rock Swap and Dig” at Graves Mountain saw, as usual, hundreds of avid treasure hunters searching for gems and other buried bounty. More...
The 37th annual Mule Day Southern Heritage Festival will feature crowd favorites and a variety of new artistry at Callaway Plantation in Washington, as this year’s celebration gets underway on Saturday, October 14, running from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. More...
The annual Secret Santa toy drive will begin soon in Lincoln County, however donations are now being accepted. According to program coordinator Richard Brown, the toy drive is specific to Lincoln County children, age 2-14, and both girl-centri More...
The LCMS cheerleaders and Junior Beta club joined together to spearhead a project to collect money for the victims of the Hurricane Irma in Florida. More...
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) want to remind Georgians that Fire Prevention Week is October 8-14. More...
lNobie Dean Hawes visited Tuesday afternoon. l Jan Smalley visited Wednesday afternoon. l Anne and Al Wright, Haley, Grayson, Reese, and Noah Dumpe brought lunch on Saturday. We enjoyed their visit and our lunch. More...
Mrs. George Cleveland Leverett, III, of Lincolton, Georgia and Mr. and Mrs.Kenneth Allen Bibb, of Sandersville, Georgia joyfully announce the marriage of their daughter, Callie McGuire Bibb to Mr. Benjamin Joseph Clark. More...
Congratulations to Ms. Gracy M. Barksdale who has been nominated to be inducted into the Fort Valley State University Alumni Hall of Fame. A native of Lincolnton, Georgia, the nominee Attorney Gracy M. More...
Mr. Robert Lee Bailey, 93, of Augusta, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at his home. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Friday, October 6, at Beulah Baptist Church in Tignall with Rev. Kevin Steele officiating. More...
Mrs. Viola Holden Herring, 94, wife of the late Rev. Charles J. Herring, entered into rest at her home on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, at Hephzibah Baptist Church. More...
Masons to meet The Lincolnton Masonic Lodge 354 holds its regular meeting os the third Thursday of every month. Dinner is served at 6:30 with the meeting starting at 7:30. AA meeting More...
The Lincolnton City Council voted to increase the M and O millage rate to 7.10 for the 2017 tax bill, a motion that broke the three-year consistency of keeping the rate at 6.10. More...
The Lincoln County Superior Court Traverse Jury will convene on Monday, October 16, and continue through Friday, October 20, at the Lincoln County courthouse. Judge Thomas B. Hammond is scheduled to preside over the proceedings. More...
Fall has finally arrived which means cooler weather, crisp autumn leaves, bonfires, seasonal decor, a visit from the Great Pumpkin, and more will soon be upon us. More...
At a called meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, members discussed several items of business, some of which will be taken for a vote at its regularly scheduled meeting today, Thursday, October 12, beginning at 6 p.m. More...
Volunteers are needed at the Lincoln Fire Department, as Chief Matt Ivey has issued an invitation to all willing and able bodies to join the fire squad, and extend a helping hand to the community it serves. More...
“Toddler Time” at the Lincoln County Library had children (l-r) Sarai Jones, Sida Lee, and Alexandria Bagwell, along with others tiny tots decorate the back sidewalk in colorful chalk cre More...
My old friend Harold Wainscott told me about two elderly ladies catching up on things after having not seen each other for some time. After inquiring about one another’s health, one asked the other how her husband was doing. More...
I look on school buses with fond memories. Rode one most of my public school days. Many a day I stood out in the cold shivering, waiting for a bus. Even in predawn darkness I didn’t have to see it to know it was coming. More...
SPARTA – Lincoln County’s Red Devils rushed for 341 yards and six touchdowns as they muzzled the Hancock Central Bulldogs 49-0 here last Friday night. More...
“The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The next greatest feeling in the world is to lose a major league game.” – Chuck Tanner, former big league player and manager. More...
