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August 30, 2007  RSS feed
Red Devils take to the gridiron in season opener against McCormick
"We're going to just about see a complete new team out there compared to last year," said Larry Campbell, head football coach and athletic director at LCHS. Campbell was referring to the loss of 18 Red Devils to graduation, seven of whom received scholarships to play ball at the college level. More...
Local woman falls victim to national telemarketing scam

A Lincoln County woman is one of the victims of a multi-million-dollar scam which is the subject of a civil lawsuit initiated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The civil suit was filed by the FTC on July 23, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. More...

School of theology to offer classes at Faith Tabernacle

Those wishing to learn more about the Bible will have a golden opportunity to do so when the Christian Life School of Theology opens in January of 2008 in Lincolnton. Faith Tabernacle, under the leadership of Dr. Delcinia Jamison, has been certified as one of the sites for Beacon University's distance learning religious education program. More...

Beloved educator loses life in motor vehicle accident

A Lincoln County woman lost her life in a traffic accident that occurred Thursday, August 23, at 6:18 a.m. on the Thomson Highway, .4 miles north of Fish Dam Road in McDuffie County. According to a report issued by Sgt. Perry Hobbs of the Georgia State Patrol, Rev. Betty F. Campbell, 52, a music teacher at Mildred E. More...

Saving lives 26 at a time

Twenty-six women underwent screening for breast cancer when University Hospital's Mobile Mammography Unit rolled into town Tuesday, August 21. The until is scheduled to return to Lincolnton on Tuesday, September 25. For an appointment, call the Lincoln County Health Department at 706- 359-3154. Pictured viewing a DVD on breast self-examination are Nancy Edmond (l) and Deborah Heffernan, a nurse educator with the hospital's Breast Health Center. More...

 News
• article has image Chamber Chatter
The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce along with the Lincoln County Development Authority and the Georgia Department of Economic Development have utilized the month of August to conduct a series of interviews with local businesses as a component of the Entrepreneur Friendly Program. More...
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 Editorial Page
• Braden 'does it all' for neighbors
TO THE EDITOR "We do it all." Anyone who lives in Lincoln County has probably seen or heard these words. This slogan used by John Braden for his property maintenance business has been around ever since he moved to Lincolnton years ago. More...
• Cuts threaten dialysis patients
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 Opinions
• article has image Dear Hearts and Gentle People
My column this week is a sad post-script to the sudden passing of the greatest music teacher to ever walk the halls of Lincoln County Elementary School. Beloved of students and staff alike, Betty Campbell died Sunday morning of injuries sustained in an accident last Thursday on Highway 43 in McDuffie County. More...
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 People
• article has image Payne, Danner exchange vows in afternoon ceremony Aug. 4
Tiffany Payne and Tadd Danner were united in marriage August 4, 2007, at two o'clock in the afternoon at Hephzibah Baptist Church in Lincolnton, Georgia with Rev. Allen Danner, father of the groom officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Payne and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wilson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jo Dean Payne, Mr. Harold Mattox, Mr. and Mrs. More...
• In-house revival
• BLOOM DU JOUR
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 Sports
• article has image Midget Mite games begin Sept. 5
The Lincoln County Midget Mite Football games will begin on Wednesday, September 5, 5 p.m. at Buddy Bufford Stadium. The schedule is as follows: Game 2 - Wednesday, September 12, 5 p.m. Game 3 - Friday, September 21, 7:30 p.m. More...
• Hunters prepare for opening of dove season September 1
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 Obituaries
• article has image Lillian Murray
Ms. Lillian "Lit" Murray, 82, of Old Petersburg Road, entered into rest Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Wills Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 25 at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev. Jackson Parks officiating. Interment followed in Prices Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. More...
• article has image Marilyn Elizabeth Campbell
• article has image George W. Harrison, Jr.
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 Public Notices
• LEGALS
NOTICE Georgia, Lincoln County The petition of James Donald Bowles, for a year's support from the estate of Freda L. Bowles, deceased, for decedent's surviving spouse, having been duly filed, all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before September 20, 2007, why said petition should not be granted. More...
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 Community Calendar
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Mobile mammography The University Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Lincoln County Health Department Sept. 25 and Oct. 23. Screening mammograms for women age 40 and above are usually covered by private insurance and Medicare. More...
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