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March 8, 2007
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Council awards contracts for CDBG grant; discusses sewage service delivery strategy
The Lincolnton City Council awarded two contracts in conjunction with a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) designed to replace or rehabilitate sewer lines in the Metasville Road area. The action was taken at the regular meeting of the mayor and council held Monday, March 5. More...
Dalton Tankersley takes top honors at steer show

Dalton Tankersley of Lincoln County exhibited the grand champion steer at the 53rd Annual Washington Area Steer and Heifer Show held Saturday, March 3, at the McGill- Woodruff Agricultural Center in Washington. Ethan Armour of Wilkes County showed the reserve champion steer. More...

Advance voting begins March 12

Advanced voting in the Special Election set for Tuesday, March 20, will get underway Monday, March 12, and continue through Friday, March 16, at the Lincoln County Board of Elections and Registration Office, located at 160 May Avenue. Votes may be cast from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. More...

Top scholars

Maverica "Samone" Andrews (second from left) and Franklin "D.J." Jones (second from right), both students at LCHS, were among the 75 students from 40 high schools in the CSRA recognized by Augusta State University as the top African American scholars at More...

Young Miss pageant winners

The winners of the Lincoln Young Miss Pageant held recently at LCHS were: (l-r) Kayson Bentley, Wee Miss first runner-up; Alexis Hohlwein, Wee Miss; Felisha Paradise, Tiny Miss first runner-up; Natasia Harris, Tiny Miss; Savanna Barnett, Lincoln Young Miss; Michaela Goldman, Little Miss; and Er... More...

Edwards edits award-winning newspaper at Berry College

Berry College's student newspaper, the Campus Carrier, continues its dynasty of excellence for another year by placing second in its division in the Georgia College Press Association's (GCPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Chris Edwards, the valedictorian and STAR Student for the LCHS Class of 2003, ... More...

Change your clocks Sunday

Local residents are reminded to set their clocks ahead one hour when Daylight Saving Time (DST) resumes at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. This year, Daylight Saving Time has been extended one month, beginning three weeks earlier in the spring (the second Sunday in March) and ending one week later in ... More...

Sanders included in list of state's top attorneys

Dennis Sanders, district attorney for the Toombs Judicial Circuit, was recently included in a list of the top five percent of attorneys in the State of Georgia by "Super Lawyers Magazine. More...

Student ambassador

Cindy Juhasz will be traveling to Australia and New Zealand this summer with the People to People Student Ambassador Program. She will be joined by Oliver Mongrue and Jessica Tate, also from Lincoln County. More...

Two cases disposed of in superior court during arraignments

Two cases were disposed of during arraignments, which were held in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, February 27. During the proceedings, Mustafa Richardson pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to 12 months probation, a $350 fine plus surcharges, and 40 hours commun... More...

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•Ga. State Patrol investigates two accidents here
State troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated two traffic crashes during the month of February in Lincoln County. Sergeant First Class Durden said the traffic crashes resulted in two injuries. SFC Durden said troopers from Post 17 also issued seven traffic citati... More...
•VIP food facts
•Consumers get answers from Department of Agriculture
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 Editorial Page
•To the Editor
Vote no on March 20
TO THE EDITOR Please join me in trying to understand why the Board of Education has been so determined to build a new school. An "estimated" cost of $27 million dollars seems very much out of line with the size of our county and the census of our student population over the last several years. More...
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•Chamber Chatter
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 People
•Shamika R. Williams to wed Kelvin A. Leverett March 31
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams of Orangeburg, S.C. are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Shamika R. Williams to Kelvin A. Leverett, son of Judy A. Leverett and Melvin Harris of Lincolnton. Miss Williams is the granddaughter of Thomas and Lessie Williams of Branchville, S.C. and th... More...
•Roberson honored with shower at Hudson home Feb. 18
•Reed among six to pass CPN exam at medical center
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 Obituaries
•Charles Junior Dixon
Mr. Charles Junior Dixon, 48, beloved husband of Mrs. Diane W. Dixon of Dearing, entered into rest on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6 in the Curtis Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Patrick DeVane officiating. Interment followed in Lo... More...
•Betty Ann W. Ellenberg
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 Community Calendar
•Community Calendar
Summer basketball Registration is now open for the Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp for boys and girls ages 10 - 19. A boys and girls summer camp for ages 6 - 18 of all skill levels is also available. For a free brochure, please call 704-373-0873 anytime. More...
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