August 9, 2007 RSS feed / News

Georgia confirms two cases of West Nile Virus

The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health confirmed the first two cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year in the state. More...

Visit WRD website to view Georgia hunting regulations

The 2007-2008 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide now is available announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). More...

Leathersville News

.. Mrs. Jackie Bonner visited Mr. and Mrs. William Bentley Friday afternoon. .. Ryan Timmerman and Daniel Zeh of Greenville, S.C. and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Timmerman were lunch guests on Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. William Bentley. More...

Revival services to be held at New Hope BC

New Hope Baptist Church will have summer revival August 12 - 15 with Rev. Steve Foster as guest evangelist. Rev. More...

Consumers get answers from Georgia Department of Agriculture

Prepared by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs Tommy Irvin, Commissioner. Call Consumer Q's hotline at 1-800- 282-5852. More...

Georgia State Patrol investigates one traffic accident here

State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated one traffic crash during the month of July in Lincoln County. Sergeant First Class Durden said the traffic crash resulted in two injuries and no traffic deaths. More...

GI Bill offers veterans tax free money for OJT

Most veterans know they can use their GI Bill to pay for the costs of their college education. More...

Party held for volunteers

A party was held recently at the Lincoln County Food Bank to thank student volunteers for their faithful service over the summer. More...

Justice attends conference

As part of his continuing education and training in the administration of law enforcement, Jim Justice, chief of the Lincolnton Police Department, recently attended the 2007 Annual Summer Training Conference, sponsored by the Georgia Association of More...

Register now for ACT exam

The next ACT test will be administered on September 15, 2007. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register by August 10 - the deadline for having the registration postmarked. More...

Ten free trees offered to new Aug. members

Everyone who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during August, 2007 will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees. More...

Public invited to dinner and music at Fountain Camp

Fountain Campground invites the public to a covered dish dinner and special music service on Sat., Aug. 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. A covered dish dinner will be served behind the tabernacle beginning at 6:30 p.m. More...

Dry conditions are responsible for driving ants into homes

Georgia's drought has had many effects. One little but truly annoying one is to drive Argentine ants indoors. University of Georgia experts say Argentine ants aren't hard to identify. More...

College and Career Corner

I overheard a mother and daughter discussing college arrangements in a department store the other day. They were talking endlessly about which bathroom towels the daughter would get for her college dorm room. More...

Gardening Tips

PLUMCOTS, APRIUMS What's a plumcot or an aprium? Both are fruit varieties produced by crossing plums with apricots, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. More...

Sheriff reports on burglaries, thefts, and DUIs

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office received reports of two robberies, three burglaries, seven thefts, two stolen vehicles, and two DUIs during the month of July. The burglaries took place toward the latter part of the month. More...

Pardon our progress

The reroofing project at LCES is expected to reach completion in the very near future. School administrators apologize for any inconvenience caused by the improvement initiative. More...