The annual Lincoln County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance is scheduled to take place Sunday, January 17, at 3 p.m. in the LCHS Auditorium.

The guest speaker will be Rev. Jane E. Thomas, the first female presiding elder of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church. Rev. Thomas currently serves the Central Georgia Region’s Macon/Barnesville District.

Howie Gunby, assistant principal at LCMS, will preside over the program, with special music provided by Marcene Powell, Brittney Leverett, and Marguerite Williams.

As always, a highlight of the observance will be the presentation of the “Outstanding Citizenship Award.”

The public is cordially invited to attend.

The observance is sponsored each year by the Lincoln County Chapter of the NAACP, the Twilight Improvement Association, Inc., Lincoln County Government, and the City of Lincolnton.