Ernie Doss, director of the Lincoln County Department of Public Safety, submitted his resignation to Commission Chairman Wade Johnson on Monday, February 16. The resignation was tendered in the wake of a decision made by the board of commissioners to take the E-911 center away from the public safety department and place it under the control of the sheriff's office. More...

Kimberely Scott of WJBF News Channel 6 in Augusta will be the guest speaker at the annual Lincoln County NAACP Banquet set for Saturday, February 28, at 7 p.m. at The Lincoln Center on May Avenue. The theme for the evening is "A Change has Come. More...

Lincoln County Commissioner Larry Collins was right: "It's simply beyond me why anybody would look at a system that is working, like our EMS department is, and want to tinker with it." It's beyond us, as well. More...

The annual Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) will return to Lincoln County on June 13, bringing thousands of cyclists back to town. The bicycle riders last passed through Lincolnton during the early 1990s. Plans are for the riders to use the Lincolnton Clubhouse as a rest stop, entering the city from the Metasville Road. More...

An activity report was issued by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Among the arrests made recently were: .. Xao Thao, 25, of Lincoln County, charged with one count each of computer theft, identity fraud, and forgery in the first degree. More...