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Gaston Woman Arrested on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges News

Gaston Woman Arrested on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Gaston County Police Department 2025-09-12 19:04:51

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Demetria Ronika Blackmond, 34, of Gastonia, has been charged with 23 felony counts related to fentanyl trafficking after a...

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Charlotte woman dies after Wednesday crash News

Charlotte woman dies after Wednesday crash

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-12 12:13:44

GRANITE FALLS––A hospitalized Charlotte woman died Wednesday, following a same-day crash in Caldwell County.According to Master Trooper Ch...

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Lincoln County Man Charged With Damage To State Property - UPDATED News

Lincoln County Man Charged With Damage To State Property - UPDATED

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2025-09-11 17:10:50

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - On Tuesday September 9, 2025, Lincoln County Deputy Camp, Deputy Draper and Deputy Baxter received a call for service at 6780 Jake ...

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Attorney’s office handles Iryna Zarutska case News

Attorney’s office handles Iryna Zarutska case

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-09 22:03:01

CHARLOTTE––Russ Ferguson is weighing in on the Iryna Zarutska murder case.The United States attorney for North Carolina’s western di...

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Commissioners proclaim Constitution Week News

Commissioners proclaim Constitution Week

Thomas Lark, Editor 2025-09-09 13:22:55

LINCOLNTON––The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners has approved the local observance of Constitution Week.The action came at the board&...

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Taylorsville woman dies in Thursday crash News

Taylorsville woman dies in Thursday crash

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-08 23:26:53

 MORAVIAN FALLS––A Taylorsville woman died Thursday, following a crash in Wilkes County.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey...

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Watauga County man dies after Saturday crash News

Watauga County man dies after Saturday crash

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-08 23:15:15

 VILAS––A Watauga County man died Sunday, following a Saturday collision in this mountainous, rural region.According to Master Troope...

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Narcotics investigation leads to arrest News

Narcotics investigation leads to arrest

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-08 23:00:19

NEWTON––A Hickory man faces multiple charges in connection with a recent drug-related arrest.According to a Monday statement from Catawba ...

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Deputy-involved crash in Wilkes County News

Deputy-involved crash in Wilkes County

2025-09-08 22:49:34

 NORTH WILKESBORO––A deputy-involved collision occurred Sunday in Wilkes County.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the ...

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GCPD seeks help in local larceny case News

GCPD seeks help in local larceny case

Thomas Lark, Editor 2025-09-08 17:01:32

 KINGS MOUNTAIN––The rash of robberies at local Dollar General stores continues.And just this morning (Monday, Sept. 8), the DG in Ki...

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“Shine a Light on Domestic Violence,” Sept. 25 News

“Shine a Light on Domestic Violence,” Sept. 25

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-08 13:40:36

 LINCOLNTON––The annual “Shine a Light on Domestic Violence” fundraiser is coming up on Sept. 25, 6-9:30 p.m.According to...

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2025 LC Sheriff Citizen’s Academy Gets Underway News

2025 LC Sheriff Citizen’s Academy Gets Underway

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2025-09-05 16:33:34

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office began the Citizen's Academy on September 2, 2025, the first night of a 12-week program. Eleven ...

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Lincoln County Schools see student growth News

Lincoln County Schools see student growth

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-05 11:20:13

LINCOLNTON––The Lincoln County Schools are seeing growth in student achievement and graduation rates.According to LCS spokeswoman Shanti C...

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Deputy Drew Yarbrough: from wrench to badge News

Deputy Drew Yarbrough: from wrench to badge

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-04 09:42:24

SHELBY––At the age of 30, Deputy Drew Yarbrough began his law-enforcement journey.But after some time on the beat with the Cleveland Count...

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Lincoln County sees ninth rabies case of year News

Lincoln County sees ninth rabies case of year

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-04 08:44:00

LINCOLNTON––Lincoln County just saw its ninth positive case of rabies for the year thus far.That’s the word Wednesday from Lincoln C...

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Blowing Rock man dies in Tuesday crash News

Blowing Rock man dies in Tuesday crash

Lincoln Herald Staff 2025-09-03 17:53:42

 BOONE––A Blowing Rock man died Tuesday, following a collision in a mountainous, rural region just outside Boone.According to Master ...

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