I Smell Apples - Features
I Smell Apples -

September is upon us, and with that being said, I immediately think of apples and apple recipes. Iro...

By Lisa Harper 2025-08-29 00:00:00 Post Comment!
Public Notice Joint Special Meeting Classified
Public Notice Joint Special Meeting

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - The Lincolnton City Council will hold a joint Special Meeting on Wednesday, Septe...

By City of Lincolnton 2025-08-28 17:23:05 Post Comment!
Kenneth Wayne Blevins Obituaries
Kenneth Wayne Blevins

VALE, N.C. - Kenneth Wayne Blevins, 62, of Vale died Sunday, August 24, 2025 at his residence. Born ...

2025-08-28 16:37:56 Post Comment!
Paul Joseph Faro Obituaries
Paul Joseph Faro

NEWTON, N.C. - Paul Joseph Faro, 61, of Newton passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at his home foll...

2025-08-28 16:34:43 Post Comment!
Loana Gabriela Martinez Obituaries
Loana Gabriela Martinez

HICKORY, N.C. - Loana Gabriela Martinez, 22, of Hickory died Monday, August 18, 2025 at Atrium Healt...

2025-08-28 16:30:39 Post Comment!
Anna Louise Shuford Little Obituaries
Anna Louise Shuford Little

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. - Anna Louise Shuford Little, affectionately known as Louise, was born and rais...

2025-08-28 16:27:18 Post Comment!
Barbara Ann Clark Farley Obituaries
Barbara Ann Clark Farley

MAIDEN, N.C. - Minister Barbara Ann Clark Farley, 77, of Maiden transitioned peacefully on Sunday, A...

2025-08-28 16:23:53 Post Comment!
Billy Joe Bradshaw Obituaries
Billy Joe Bradshaw

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Mr. Billy Joe Bradshaw, 63, of Lincolnton, North Carolina transitioned on Tuesday...

2025-08-28 16:20:15 Post Comment!
Christian Ministry’s “Cool Event” a big hit Religion
Christian Ministry’s “Cool Event” a big hit

LINCOLNTON––The recent “Cool Event” ice cream fundraiser was a big success f...

Armed drug-dealer gets 25 years in prison News
Armed drug-dealer gets 25 years in prison

ASHEVILLE––An Asheville drug-dealer just got 25 years in prison.According to a recent st...

Kandace Helms Five-K is Saturday, Sept. 13 Community
Kandace Helms Five-K is Saturday, Sept. 13

LINCOLNTON––The ninth annual Kandace Helms Five-K is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 13.Acc...

Join the Fight Against Hunger Community
Join the Fight Against Hunger

NEWTON, N.C. – Community members, churches, schools, and businesses are invited to participate...

By The Corner Table 2025-08-27 17:39:44 Post Comment!
Graystone Eye Missions Reaches Bolivia Community
Graystone Eye Missions Reaches Bolivia

HICKORY, N.C. — At Graystone Eye, our mission to preserve the gift of sight extends far beyond...

2025-08-27 17:07:49 Post Comment!
"One-Hundred-Percent Chance of Rain," Sept. 7 Religion
"One-Hundred-Percent Chance of Rain," Sept. 7

 VALE––Cedar Grove Lutheran Church is presenting a jazz cantata on Sunday, Sept. 7,...

African Children’s Choir to perform Sept. 7 Religion
African Children’s Choir to perform Sept. 7

CONOVER––The African Children’s Choir will perform a concert on Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.T...

Labor Day Holiday Sept. 1st Closings Community
Labor Day Holiday Sept. 1st Closings

 LINCOLNTON, N.C. — Labor Day, a federal holiday observed on the first Monday in Septembe...

West Lincoln Soccer Update Sports
West Lincoln Soccer Update

LINCOLNTON, N.C. – Let’s catch up with the West Lincoln Rebels recent soccer matches.Mon...

By Contributed 2025-08-26 17:15:11 Post Comment!
GCPD investigates sexual assault in Gastonia News
GCPD investigates sexual assault in Gastonia

GASTONIA––The Gaston County Police Department is investigating a case of sexual assault....

GCPD seeks help identifying larceny suspects News
GCPD seeks help identifying larceny suspects

 NORTH BELMONT––The Gaston County Police Department is seeking the public’s h...

Multiple agencies investigate local murder News
Multiple agencies investigate local murder

 GASTONIA––Three local law-enforcement agencies are investigating a Friday night mu...

Notice of Public Hearings - Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and Planning Board Sept. 8 Classified
Notice of Public Hearings - Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and ...

LINCOLNTON. N.C. - The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and Planning Board will hold a joint me...

Service in Other Ways Features
Service in Other Ways

Several of the signers of the Tryon Resolves were already in the 50s or older when the Resolves were...

Catawba-Wateree River Basin Recovering To Normal Conditions Classified
Catawba-Wateree River Basin Recovering To Normal Conditions

Please see below releases regarding the Catawba-Wateree River Basin recovering to Normal ConditionsB...

Church Events For August 22-31 Religion
Church Events For August 22-31

LINCOLNTON, N.C. – Check out upcoming events at our local churches during August. Antioch Home...

LCSO Hosts Active Assailant Training for Firefighters News
LCSO Hosts Active Assailant Training for Firefighters

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently hosted an&...

Undercover Drug Operation Leads to Four Arrests News
Undercover Drug Operation Leads to Four Arrests

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - On August 11, 2025, the Narcotics Unit ended an undercover operation that was con...

Where does the time go? Features
Where does the time go?

The literature confirms that most of us feel like time goes by faster as we get older. What is not c...

By Lisa Harper 2025-08-22 15:20:08 Post Comment!
Gaston County has 12th, 13th case of rabies News
Gaston County has 12th, 13th case of rabies

STANLEY––Gaston County just saw its 12th and 13th cases of rabies for the year so far.Ac...

“Cool Event” ice cream bowl benefit this Sunday Religion
“Cool Event” ice cream bowl benefit this Sunday

LINCOLNTON––It’s a cool event indeed.Yes, quite literally. It’s Christian Mi...

Carolina Thread Trail Awarded $500,000 For Public Trails On Spencer Mountain Community
Carolina Thread Trail Awarded $500,000 For Public Trails On Spencer Mo...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Thread Trail has received a $500,000 grant from North Carolina&rsqu...

2025-08-21 14:33:37 Post Comment!
Mount Holly man pleads guilty to civil-rights crime News
Mount Holly man pleads guilty to civil-rights crime

MOUNT HOLLY––A Mount Holly man pled guilty Tuesday to violating the civil rights of othe...

County commissioners honor retiring deputy News
County commissioners honor retiring deputy

LINCOLNTON––At their Monday meeting, the Lincoln County Commissioners honored one of the...

Hart Square Launches Junior Appalachian Musicians Program Community
Hart Square Launches Junior Appalachian Musicians Program

VALE, N.C. — Hart Square Foundation will launch a new afterschool program this fall as an affi...

Carolina Caring Foundation Announces VolunTeen Scholarship Recipient Community
Carolina Caring Foundation Announces VolunTeen Scholarship Recipient

NEWTON, NC—Carolina Caring Foundation is honored to announce James Ollis as the recipient of t...

By Carolina Caring 2025-08-20 10:23:36 Post Comment!
Cleveland County sees multiple drug arrests News
Cleveland County sees multiple drug arrests

 SHELBY––The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office continues to garner significan...

Cherryville man faces sexual offense charges News
Cherryville man faces sexual offense charges

 CHERRYVILLE––A Cherryville man has been charged with statutory rape, indecent libe...

2025 Antioch Methodist Homecoming Aug. 24 Religion
2025 Antioch Methodist Homecoming Aug. 24

 CROUSE, N.C. - Former members, friends and relatives of Antioch Methodist Church, Crouse, N.C....

By Contributed 2025-08-19 16:38:26 Post Comment!
Stairwell Mural Celebration at LCC Aug. 21 Community
Stairwell Mural Celebration at LCC Aug. 21

LINCOLNTON, N.C. – The Lincoln Cultural Center has turned an unexpected space into a work of a...

Voluntary Recall of Clover Valley Instant Coffee Due to Potential Presence of Glass Community
Voluntary Recall of Clover Valley Instant Coffee Due to Potential Pres...

NOTE: When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the compa...

Tyrus Wright arrested for crimes against kids News
Tyrus Wright arrested for crimes against kids

GASTONIA––The Gaston County Police Department is investigating a case of sexual exploita...

Jennings new assistant principal at ELMS News
Jennings new assistant principal at ELMS

DENVER––Lynn Jennings will be the new assistant principal at East Lincoln Middle School....

Motorcyclist dies in Sunday crash News
Motorcyclist dies in Sunday crash

 GRANITE FALLS––A Hickory woman died Sunday, following a crash in Caldwell County.A...

Farewell to This Fork in the Road Features
Farewell to This Fork in the Road

After more than 10 years, the time has come for me to take another path.  As the late great Yog...

By Tammy Wilson 2025-08-18 00:00:00 Post Comment!
Black Mountain woman dies in Saturday crash News
Black Mountain woman dies in Saturday crash

 CLAREMONT––A Black Mountain woman died in a crash in Catawba County on Saturday.Ac...

Current NCWORKS Jobs For Week Of August 17 Classified
Current NCWORKS Jobs For Week Of August 17

LINC0LNTON, N.C. - You must currently be registered with NCWorks to be referred on any of our jobs. ...

Moved But Still Serving Features
Moved But Still Serving

---Compiled by Jennifer Baker, DAR Vesuvius FurnaceThere were at least nine signers of the Tryon Res...

Lincoln County DSS Meeting For August 2025 Classified
Lincoln County DSS Meeting For August 2025

LINCOLNTON, D.C. - The August meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Social Services has been change...

Temporary Exhibit at The Schiele Museum Makes a Wish Come True Community
Temporary Exhibit at The Schiele Museum Makes a Wish Come True

GASTONIA, N.C –The Schiele Museum of Natural History received a new temporary exhibit that was...

LC Schools Superintendent Selected As Leadership Award Winner News
LC Schools Superintendent Selected As Leadership Award Winner

The North Carolina School Superintendents' Association (NCSSA) has announced the selection of Dr. Aa...

Gaston County Board of Education Meeting Aug. 18 Classified
Gaston County Board of Education Meeting Aug. 18

GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gaston County Board of Education will conduct its regular monthly meeting on Mo...

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