The eighth-grade gifted students at LCMS, under the supervision of teacher Jan Bruns (pictured), participated in the American Scholastic Achievement Challenge. More...
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Due to complaints from merchants and citizens at large, the Lincolnton City Council is considering the adoption of a "skateboarding ordinance." The matter was under discussion at the regular meeting of the mayor and council held Monday, June 4. More...
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Lincoln County Sheriff Gerald Lawson recently returned from a two-week trip to Israel with the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) delegation. The group represented the fifteenth delegation of Georgia law enforcement officers to visit Israel in conjunction with the GILEE exchange program. More...
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Charles Owen & Company, Ltd., a manufacturer of equestrian safety equipment based in Wrexham, North Wales, has announced that it will move its distribution center to the building formerly occupied by FDB, Inc. and later, Plastic Works in the Lincoln County Business Park on Old Petersburg Road. More...
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Work continues on the new home of the Hero Metal Furniture Company Distribution Center, located in the Highway 378 Industrial Park. The company will lease the 36,000-square-foot structure from the Lincoln County Development Authority. The building should be ready for occupancy July 1, 2007. More...
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An Asheville, North Carolina, man's death has been ruled a suicide by Lincoln County Coroner Paul Reviere. A neighbor found James Thomas Warren, 65, dead on Wednesday, May 30, at his hunting camp on the Elberton Highway. He was last seen around 3:30 p.m. the previous day. More...
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The Lincoln County Little Mr. and Miss Pageant will take place Saturday, June 9, at 7 p.m. in the LCHS Auditorium. The emcee for the occasion is Rev. Lanis Lewis, with entertainment provided by Amanda Gay, Miss Lincoln County. More...
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LCES produced several district and state winners of the "Smokey Bear Poster Contest" in grades K- 2. Pictured are: (l-r) Norma McKinney, president of the Pine Needle Garden Club; Danielle Carson; Anthony Millett; Zia Williamson; and Veronica Kelly, art teacher at LCES. The contest is sponsored annually by the National Garden Clubs, Inc., the Garden Clubs of Georgia, and the Pine Needle Garden Club of Lincolnton in cooperation with the USDA Forestry Service and the National Association of State Foresters. More...
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The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act, the state's first educational voucher program, was recently signed into law by Governor Sonny Perdue. The new law grants the parents of a child with special needs in public schools access to scholarship funds in order to more directly address their child's educational needs. More...
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Several sixth-grade students at LCMS were among the nearly 150,000 students worldwide participating in the 2006-2007 Math Olympiad. More...
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In the garden, you see the perfect shape of a red-ripe tomato, and your mouth starts to water. But your feathers fall when you see its blackened, sunken bottom. You've been the victim of blossom end rot on tomatoes. More...
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If I dial the phone one more time and hear Press "1" for English I will not be responsible for my actions. This is America, dadgum it, and we speak English here, not Spanish, not Mongolian, not Swahili, not German, not Chinese, not Eskimo. More...
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Becky Ann Danner and Kyle Jackson Reese were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Lincolnton Baptist Church with Rev. Dan Rosser officiating. Becky is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles David Danner of Lincolnton. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary Tucker and the late Mr. Bennie L. Tucker of Washington, Georgia and Mr. and Mrs. D.T. More...
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Mr. Clarence Edward Norman, Sr., 77 of C.E. Norman Rd. died Sat., May 26, 2007 . Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Hephzibah BaptistChurch. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Mary Elizabeth Maxwell Norman; daughters: Margaret N. Jones, and husband, James, of Washington, Ga; Shirley N. More...
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The First Baptist Church Youth Ministry will have a Fruit of the Spirit Program June 9 at 4 p.m. They will have different speakers. All area youth and churches are invited. Rev. Dennis J. Quinn is pastor. More...
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LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the logic and accuracy testing and preparation of voting equipment to be used in the June 19, 2007 Special Election, will begin at 5:30 p.m. on June 13, 2007. More...
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Dear Hearts and Gentle People