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January 18, 2007
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The Lincoln County Board of Education approved a referendum resolution and notice for election to renew the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), which runs out on June 30, 2007, and provide for the issuance of $25,150,000 in general obligation bonds, supported by sales and property taxe... More...

The LCHS Red Devils, winners of the Class A State Football Championship, received their championship trophy during a special ceremony held Tuesday, January 9, in the school gymnasium. More...

A report on the condition of the county was given by Lincoln County Commissioner Chairman Walker Norman at the regular meeting of the commission held Thursday, January 11. At the outset of his address, Norman said, "Tonight, I am here to report that during 2006, Lincoln County crossed the threshol... More...

A 16-year-old male was taken into custody and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Thursday, January 11, at Farmers & Merchants Bank. The charges resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Lincolnton Police Department, the L... More...

Larry Campbell, head football coach and athletic director at LCHS, will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on May 19 at the City Auditorium in Macon. Other members of the Class of 2007 include Steve Bartkowski, Guy McIntyre, Betty Janes, and Jessie Tuggle. More...

The final FY 2007 budget was adopted by the Lincolnton City Council at its regular meeting held Wednesday, January 10. The $702,100 budget represents a $30,200 increase (4.5 percent) over the FY 2006 budget of $671,900. In spite of the slight increase, the millage rate remained the same at 5.6 mil... More...

S. Truett Cathy, founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A, was the guest speaker at the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet held Thursday, January 11, in the LCHS Cafeteria. More...

Allison McGill, a senior at LCHS, is this year's recipient of the Kettle Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's (DAR) Good Citizen Award. The award was presented to McGill on Friday, January 5, in the school's media center by Joanne Pollock, DAR regent, and Kathy Dinnewith, th... More...

.. Family members and Truett Dill have been visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Truett Smalley. .. Alan Fizer spent the weekend at home with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fizer. .. Miss Donna Palmer spent the weekend in Augusta with Miss Sara Echols. .. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Amerson of Norwood, Ga. spent Thursday wit... More...
Joe Doyle, Administrator of The Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), wants to make sure that all Georgia citizens who had long distance telephone service between February 28, 2003 and August 1, 2006 know that they are entitled to a federal excise tax refund credit on their 2006 returns. More...
Ms. Tina Blackwood of Lincolnton is proud to announce the engagement of her daughter, Sybil Jon Hogan, to Jeffery Ryan Merritt, son of Jeffery and Jane Merritt of Greensboro, Georgia. Sybil is also the daughter of the late John Hogan. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Genell Cliatt and the late Mr.... More...
Mrs. Lena Reese Cliatt, 86, wife of the late John Thomas Cliatt, Sr., formerly of Double Branches Road, entered into rest on Friday, January 12, 2007 at South Hampton Nursing Home, Huntsville, Ala. Funeral service were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 15, at Double Branches Baptist Church with Re... More...
NOTICE Georgia, Lincoln County Probate Court The petition of Therissa Peavy, for a year's support from the estate of James O. Peavy, 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 February... More...
Little League registration Lincoln County Little League registration is currently underway at three convenient locations, Cliatt Crossing, Farmers and Merchants Bank and Goldman & Wengrow. Girls and boys age 5 - 16 are encouraged to sign up for a great season of baseball. Deadline to register is... More...

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