Local residents are reminded that Georgia's "back-to-school" sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 Thursday, July 30, and continues until midnight Sunday, August 2. More...
As part of his continuing education and training in the administration of law enforcement, Chief Jim Justice of the Lincolnton Police Department recently attended the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police 42nd Annual Summer Training Conference. More...
Brittany Perkins, a rising junior at LCHS, participated in the 2009 National American Miss (NAM) Georgia Teen Pageant, held Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5, in Atlanta. More...
Mrs. Debra Denard will present "Georgia Women during the Civil War" to the Washington Civil War Round Table on Monday evening, July 27, at 6:00 p.m., at The Jockey Club restaurant on The Square in Washington, Ga. More...
The Lincoln County Historical Society will have a clean up day on Wed., July 29 to get ready for the August 5 celebration to honor God for the blessing of our spring rain and salute the Corps of Engineers for stopping up the dam so that our lake ca More...
Adyan Tyler Liz, twenty month old son of Niki Leverett and Carlos Antonio Liz and Chandler McKenzie Crite, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joey Crite, were named King and Queen of Newberry Baptist Church in Lincolnton on July 12. More...
LTC (Ret) and Mrs. Jeremy P. Hutton of Lincolnton are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace Catherine to James Robert McNair, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Robert McNair, Jr. of Appling, Georgia. More...
Savannah Drinkard Collins and David A Linenburg were united in marriage at the Grand Lido Negril Resort in Negril, Jamaica on June 27, 2009 at one o'clock in the afternoon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. More...
Faith Community Church will have two special services with Dr. Jana Alcorn Saturday, August 1 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, August 2 at 10:30 a.m. Jana Alcorn has been sharing the message of healing and restoration in Jesus Christ. More...
Rev. Donald Walton will lead revival at Goshen Baptist Church beginning with Homecoming on Sunday, July 26. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. each night Monday through Friday. More...
An activity report for the Lincolnton Police Department was issued recently by Chief Jim Justice. According to the chief, the following arrests were made in the city: .. More...
Goal post going up Workmen are shown installing new goal posts at Buddy Bufford Field. The old ones have been placed on the practice field at the new high school, which is currently under construction off of Metasville Road. More...
As Mrs. McGee is a little bit under the [extremely hot] weather, we are running a column of hers that appeared in a 2004 edition of the Journal. Hot enough for ya? Well, it is for me. More...
I remember it as if were yesterday ... A majestic fall afternoon in 1970 ... Brilliant blue sky, a patina of golden sunshine across the land ... but I was in a funk, blue and down. More...
TO THE EDITOR Has County Commission Chairman Wade Johnson changed his position on a tax freeze? Last year while campaigning, Mr. Johnson made a "tax freeze" the cornerstone of his platform. More...
TO THE EDITOR As I read last week's Letters to the Editor, I thought to myself, "Is name calling really necessary?" Shouldn't we be able to engage in meaningful public discussion and debate without resorting to name calling? More...
Susie Mae Blackmon Gartrell, wife of the late George Lee Gartrell, entered into rest Monday, July 13, 2009. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18 at First Baptist Church with Revs. Dennis J. More...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Georgia Department of Transportation has applied to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control for a Construction in Navigable Waters Permit to remove and replace the structurally More...
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...