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May 8, 2008
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Relay for Life raises whopping $52,000 for fight against cancer
By any standards, the Seventh Annual Lincoln County American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life was a tremendous success. With a goal of $40,000, local residents labored for months to raise over $52,000 to help with the fight against cancer. More...
Candidates hit campaign trail as qualifying comes to an end

Qualifying for the upcoming local elections was held Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2. The following individuals qualified to run for various county offices: County Commission Chairman - Walker Norman (D, incumbent) and Wade Johnson (R). More...

City adopts disaster plan; water lines to be flushed

The Lincolnton City Council adopted the Lincoln County Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Plan at its regular meeting held Monday, May 5, at City Hall. More...

Home-grown celebrities

Pictured at the Lewis Family Homecoming & Bluegrass Festival are: (l-r) Will Gay, who occasionally plays bass for the famous family; Amanda Gay, Miss Lincoln County; and "Little Roy" Lewis. More...

Spring training underway

Approximately 75 Red Devils turned out for spring football practice, which is scheduled to continue through Wednesday, May 14. Although practice is going well in general, Head Coach Larry Campbell reported that rising senior Wilkes Goolsby sustained a serious injury when he broke his wrist during a ... More...

Athletes will be honored at annual awards ceremony

The LCHS Athletic Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, beginning at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Athletes participating in sports during the 2007-2008 school year will be honored during the course of the evening. More...

  News
•Ten ways to reduce your risk of getting skin cancer
Warmer days are here, encouraging outdoor activities such as swimming, walking, gardening, or even just lying outside to soak up the sunshine. But exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays is the leading cause of skin cancer, and, surprisingly, only about 30 percent of American adults use sunprotecti... More...
•Free safety inspection at Dorn Boat Ramp
•Food for thought
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 People
•Leathersville News
..Mrs. Jackie Banner and George Bailey visited in the William Bentley home Tuesday afternoon. ..William Bentley was honored on his birthday with lunch by his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Cliatt. His wife was also in attendance for the occasion. More...
•Life membership award
•Christian women's luncheon to be held at Tara May 14
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 Obituaries
•Ernest Barber
Mr. Ernest Barber, 86, husband of the late Cecelia Barber of Thomson Hwy. Lincolnton, died Fri., May 2, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Barber, a native of East Point, Ga. was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Decatur. He was past master of the Crawford... More...
•Rudorph "Jack" Burke
•Dora Lillie Mae Hogan
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 Community Calendar
•Community Calendar
No Scrabble in May The Scrabble Club which meets at the library will not meet in May because the books from the book sale will still be on display in the annex. Then the next Sunday is Mother's Day. We'll start up again in June. See you June 1! More...
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