January 22, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Harrises presented with citizenship award at MLK birthday observance

The annual Lincoln County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance was held Sunday, January 11, in the LCHS Auditorium. The guest speaker for the occasion was Rev. J. More...

Cullars presented Good Citizen Award by Kettle Creek DAR

Daravious Cullars, a senior at LCHS, is this year's recipient of the Kettle Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's (DAR) "American Revolution Good Citizen Award." The award was presented to Cullars on Thursday, January 15, in More...

Lincoln native will sign copies of first book Sat.

Denise Williams, a Lincoln County native now living in Atlanta, will sign copies of her first book, "It's Time to Arise," at the Lincoln County Library from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 24. More...

A day of service

Six Lincoln County churches gathered to celebrate the spirit of community service on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 19. Eleven adults and 40 children picked up trash all over the county to "Make It a Day On, Not a Day Off. More...

News

Basic boating course offered

The Thurmond Lake Sail & Power Squadron will be teaching The Basic Boating Course in February consisting of four consecutive Tuesday and Friday afternoon sessions at the McCormick Public Library located at: 201 Railroad Avenue, McCormick, SC. More...

Annual day use passes for Corps lakes now available for purchase

The new 2009 annual day use passes for use at U. S. Army Corps of Engineers day use recreation areas are now available for purchase at the Corps J. Strom Thurmond, Hartwell and Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Project Offices. More...

E-File opens with new features to expand taxpayer access

The Internal Revenue Service announced the January 16 opening of an expanded IRS e-file program for 2008 federal tax returns, highlighted by new features that will allow expanded access to electronic filing and help people looking for faster refund More...

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Worship

Eva Louise Durrette will be guest speaker at Mulberry Sun.

Evangelist E. Louise Durrette will be guest speaker at the Stewart and Trustee Anniversary Program at Mulberry C.M.E. Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. Evangelist E. More...

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Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Board of elections meetings The regular meetings of the Lincoln County Board of Elections and Voter Registration will be held the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. More...

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LCES, LCMS designated as Title I Distinguished Schools

The Georgia Department of Education recently designated both LCES and LCMS as "Distinguished Title I Schools." The announcement, which was followed by a round of applause, was made by Dr. More...

Tickets for chamber banquet must be purchased by Friday

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet on Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at LCHS. More...

Teachers of the Year for 2009 profiled

The 2009 "Teachers of the Year" for the Lincoln County School System are Mollie Asbell, LCES Teacher of the Year; Ken Hayes, LCMS Teacher of the Year; and LuAnn Beale, LCHS Teacher of the Year and Lincoln County Teacher of the Year. More...

Editorial Page

Dear Hearts and Gentle People

Today you will no doubt hear the words "I have a dream" over and over as we celebrate the birth of the great civil rights leader Martin Luther King. More...

Across The Savannah

A Rock & Roll Legend
By TOM POLAND

A trip down memory lane and surprising insight into rock & roll began with a phone call. "Would you like to interview a musician? We're a little short on writers here at the paper." And that's how I interviewed a true rock & roll pioneer. More...

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People

Leathersville News

By Mrs. William Bentley

.. Rev. Richard Broom, pastor of Smyrna United Methodist Church, visited Irene Bailey and had Communion Service on Sunday. .. More...

Moore, Pinson to exchange vows in ceremony May 23

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moore of Greensboro, Georgia are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth Moore to Andrew Alan Pinson, son of Drs. Edward and Deborah Pinson of Watkinsville, Georgia. More...

McCall named to Dean's List for fall semester at GSU

Rachel D. McCall of Lincolnton, a senior at Georgia Southern University has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2008 term. More...

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