A picnic, complete with grilled hot dogs, chips, and a huge cake, was held Friday, April 13, at Elijah Clark State Park for LCHS's Class of 2007. Pictured relaxing are: (l-r) Alex Bradford, Logan Rhodes, Marcus Ferguson, and Russell Aycock. More...
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The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners voted to accept a grant that will allow Sheriff Gerald Lawson to visit Israel in conjunction with the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) program. The action was taken at the regular meeting of the commission held Thursday, April 12. More...
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The average scores for LCMS students on the Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment were higher than those in the 12-county area served by CSRA RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency) and the state as a whole. The announcement was made at the regular meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Education held Tuesday, April 10. More...
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A civil lawsuit has been filed against Lincoln County Sheriff Gerald Lawson in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia by Ernie Guthrie, also of Lincoln County. The $1. More...
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Lincoln County and the City of Lincolnton are sponsoring the "Great American Cleanup" on Saturday, April 21. The event is being held in conjunction with the Keep America Beautiful initiative. Last year, 129 local volunteers, including five youth groups, spent a total of 602 hours picking up 4,200 pounds of trash, including tires, batteries, and one television set. More...
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The dates for qualifying for the Special Election to fill the 10th District Congressional seat vacated by the passing of Charlie Norwood have been set by Karen Handel, Georgia's secretary of state. More...
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The tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, Monday, April 16, struck home. Earlier this year, Brandon Barden, a former quarterback at LCHS, began his first semester at Virginia Tech, after receiving a scholarship to play football at the Division I school. He lives in the West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall, where the shooting started. More...
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High winds blew the steeple off of St. Luke Baptist Church on Metasville Road just prior to the second worship service on Sunday, April 15. "We thought it was thunder - it happened so fast," stated Marvene Zellars, a member of the church. More...
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Larry Campbell (second from right), athletic director and head football coach at LCHS, was recently presented with an award in recognition of his participation in the 2007 United States Army All-America Bowl held in San Antonio, Texas. Pictured with Coach Campbell are: (l-r) SSG Robert Rayford; Capt. More...
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The Lincoln County Superior Court will hear civil cases beginning Tuesday, April 24, at the Lincoln County Courthouse. Judge Harold A. Hinesley will preside over the proceedings. According to Superior Court Clerk Bruce Beggs, jurors are to report to the courtroom on the second floor of the courthouse at 9 a.m. and check in with the bailiff upon their arrival. More...
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The theme of the LCHS Junior-Senior Prom, held Saturday, April 14, was "Happily Ever After." In keeping with the theme, the Junior Class Prom Committee did a superb job of transforming the school into a fairy tale castle with kings, queens, knights in shining armor, More...
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An Afternoon with an author, sponsored by Lincoln County Friends of the Library, will be held Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2 p.m. at the library. Tom Poland, author of Forbidden Island...An Island Called Sapelo, will speak on inspiration for a novel, the writing process, and the road to publication. A book signing will follow. Light refreshments will be served. The public is invited. More...
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With all of today's talk about school shootings and other heinous crimes I feel a little guilty about the topic of this week's Dear Hearts. Not guilty enough, however, to come up with another one at this late date. More...
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Arriving by horse drawn carriage to "Lincoln Castle" Saturday night were Robert Biles, senior and Amy Dandron, junior. Their driver for the evening was Jim McGee. More...
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Mr. William Henry "Bill" Dorn, 74, of Plum Branch, S.C., entered into rest Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Heartland Hospice in Augusta, Ga. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 13, at Plum Branch Baptist Church with Revs. Kenneth Boone, Darrell Engle, and John Knoblin officiating. More...
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There will be a fifth Sunday night singing at Loco Baptist Church April 29 at 6 p.m. Refreshments will follow. More...
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