Gaston County sees year’s 18th, 19th rabies cases
CHERRYVILLE––Gaston County just saw its 18th and 19th cases of rabies for the year.According to a Tuesday statement from th...
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Stay Safe This Sick Season: Ways You Can Help Prevent The Spread Of Il...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., — As respiratory illnesses rise, Atrium Health is urging everyone to take steps to protect themselves and those around them. Si...
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Area School Systems Announce Two-Hour Delay for Tuesday, December 9
With freezing overnight temperatures and lingering moisture on the roadways, several local school districts have announced schedule adjustments for Tu...
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Jedi Lykins running for Lincolnton City Council
EDITOR’S NOTE: We here begin our coverage of the candidates running in local elections for 2026. Said coverage should in no way be constru...
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Charlotte Man Arrested in Lincoln County Home Break-In
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - On November 22, 2025, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 5384 Reepsville Rd. regarding a Residential B&E to...
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Missing Lincoln County Juvenile Located in Virginia
LINCOLNTON, N.C.—A report was taken by Lincoln County Sheriff’ s Office on December 5, 2025 that involved a 16-year-old runaway from Denve...
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Escaped prisoner captured in South Carolina
LINCOLNTON––A prisoner who escaped from a local correctional facility has been captured.According to a Monday afternoon announc...
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Conover man gets six to eight years for drugs
NEWTON––A Conover man was sentenced Wednesday to six to eight years in prison.According to a Thursday statement from Scott Reilly, t...
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Burgess escapes Lincoln Correctional Center
LINCOLNTON––A local prison escapee is believed to be somewhere in Gaston County.According to a Monday statement from the North C...
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Public’s Assistance Needed To Help Find Missing Woman: Update Found ...
An Update from the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office stated this morning (Dec. 7) that Carla had been located and was safe.SHELBY, N.C.—Th...
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Major Joint Investigation Dismantles A Multi-State Crystal Meth Operat...
A major multi-agency investigation involving Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, Gaston County Sheriff’s Office, and Gastonia Police Depart...
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Purlear woman dies in Thursday crash
WILKESBORO––A woman is dead after a vehicular collision that occurred late Thursday night.According to North Carolina State Hig...
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Annual Christmas parade in Crouse is Dec. 20
CROUSE––It’s going to be big.It’s the annual Crouse Christmas Parade, and according to spokeswoman Michelle Poovey, it w...
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Library presents dramatic reading of “Scrooge”
LINCOLNTON––It should be a Dickens of a time.According to Lincoln County Public Library spokeswoman Dr. Jennifer Sackett, as part of ...
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FAST Team makes important arrests this year
GASTONIA––The Gaston County Fugitive-Apprehension and Suspect-Tracking Team is taking a bite out of crime.Acronymously known as the FAST T...
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Her Legacy of Leadership Award Honors Local Industry Leader
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. —Lincoln Economic Development Association is proud to announce the inaugural recipient of the Her Legacy of Leadershi...
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