| Business | Lifestyles | Arts & Culture |  | | Here are the latest figures (July 1st) from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | With the July 4th weekend approaching Lincoln County Sheriff Bill Beam asks all citizens to join him in making this Fourth of July holiday happy, enjoyable and safe for everyone.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | City Council requires masks in the City of Lincolnton to slow the spread of Covid-19.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | The year thus far has been one of the most challenging yet and for many reasons. That’s the word Monday from Lincoln County Manager Kelly Atkins. In a Herald exclusive, Atkins talked about the ongoing global virus’s local effects, the fiscal year 2020-21 County budget of more than $112 million and more.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | William Richard Hilliard, Jr., 51, a former resident of Cleveland County and Cherryville, N.C., currently residing in Gastonia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for secretly recording nude videos of underage females aboard his yacht.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | | Read More | |
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| E-State News | | | Today, U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and to echo voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.
Monday, June 15, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Lakeside Refrigerated Services, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 42,922 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday, June 14, 2020.
Sunday, June 14, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Public health officials are rolling out COVID-19 contact tracing programs to help slow the spread of the disease by informing people who have had contact with someone who has tested positive. Of course, scammers are finding nefarious ways to use these efforts for their personal gain.
Monday, June 8, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Special Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month virtual classes include COVID-19 & Caregivers, Alzheimer's and Dementia Research, and Healthy Living are being offered during June.
Monday, June 1, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Disasters won’t stop, even during a pandemic. Hurricanes cause problems for people in coastal areas, but these storms can also cause damage hundreds of miles inland. People living inland should get ready too.
Thursday, May 28, 2020 | | Read More | |
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| E-Religion | Inspirational Reflections | Worship Directory | | | I establish my covenant with you...
Thursday, July 2, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | In your relationships with one another...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you...
Monday, June 29, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | One of the things I like most about writing this column is hearing from you. Your emails, phone calls, and letters are precious to me. So many of you tell me that you send these articles to friends and loved ones as well as use them in your Sunday school classes and other small group ministry organizations.
Sunday, June 28, 2020 | | Read More | |
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| Letters to the editor | E-Opinion | Columnist | | | Exodus Homes, a faith based United Way agency that provides 73 beds of supportive housing for homeless recovering people returning to the community from treatment centers and prison has just completed a six-year prison recidivism study that demonstrates the effectiveness of their program.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | She was sitting on my screened porch... The sun was shining... The birds were eating... Eating seeds and singing in the trees...
Sunday, June 28, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | If you are looking for ways to unlock your own creativity for something, then read on!
Friday, June 26, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | The Internal Revenue Service knows that many taxpayers have had a stressful spring. So, it has reset the federal tax deadline. You now have until July 15 to file your 1040 form. July 15 is also the deadline to pay any federal taxes owed for 2019.
Monday, June 22, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Ever had an idea that’s pursued you for a long time? An invention? A puzzle? A quest? If so, good! And, you’re not alone. True, everybody has ideas. But, not all ideas are ones that we come up with.
Friday, June 19, 2020 | | Read More | |
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| Local Sports | E-Sports | | | Christian Ministry is gearing up now for its annual benefit golf tournament. That’s the word this week from Mitzi Williams, executive director of Christian Ministry of Lincoln County. Williams spoke further about this event and how you can take part in this important fundraiser.
Monday, June 29, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Lincoln Country Club held their 2020 Junior Club Championship June 17-18. For the second year in a row Lawson Harkey won the championship.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Brett LaFemina is a man dedicated to improving your health and getting folks fit. Gaston College’s chairman of health and fitness science and health and physical education programs, LaFemina is also an instructor in the department.
Monday, June 22, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Logan Traxler grew up watching NASCAR every Sunday with his dad. Now he's helping get those same drivers behind the wheel. Traxler, a computer science major, just completed his first year at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Friday, June 19, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Lincolnton senior shortstop and pitcher E.J. Manjarres has been awarded the 2020 Jonathan Brookins Memorial Scholarship, named for the former Lincolnton baseball player, the committee announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | | Read More | |
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| E-Extras | Photo Gallery | Coupons | | | Today in History in 1776 The Continental Congress resolved "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States;” in 1843 an alligator fell from the sky in Charleston, S.C. during a thunderstorm; and in 1937 American NASCAR Driver Richard Petty (Daytona 500 - 1979 & 81) was born in Level Cross, N.C.
Thursday, July 2, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Today in History in 1836 U.S. President Andrew Jackson announced to Congress a bequest by James Smithson of 100,000 gold sovereigns to found an institution in Washington; and in 1898 Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Today in History in 1936 Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" was published; in 1938 Superman first appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1; and in 1977 Marvel Comics published the "Kiss Book" a tribute to the rock group Kiss.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Today in History in 1534 Jacques Cartier discovered the Prince Edward Islands in Canada; in 1613 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre burned down; and in 1861 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, British poet and writer died at age 55.
Monday, June 29, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | Today in History in 1762 Russian tsarina Catherine II seized power, declaring herself Catherine II, the sovereign ruler of Russia; in 1838 the Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey in London; and in 1914 Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by a young Serbian nationalist which led to declarations of war in WWI.
Sunday, June 28, 2020 | | Read More | |
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| Birth Announcement | Birthday Announcement | Wedding Announcement | | | It’s something to bark about. Lincoln County Animal Services is celebrating three years of no-kill status at its shelter as of the end of June, according to director Hannah Beaver.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | The Gaston College Work-Based Learning program provides invaluable help to students seeking potential employers. The program recently held a job fair at the college. According to Gaston College spokeswoman Stephanie Michael Pickett, the event was a big success.
Monday, June 29, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | June is always a time for weddings, graduations and other such milestones. People probably typically think of high school and college graduations, when they think of June. But graduation isn’t just for the big kids anymore. And just down the road in Belmont, some little kids recently had a mighty big day.
Saturday, June 27, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | What's this? There's actually something happening? Yes, the pandemic has pushed aside almost everything--but there are a few things still taking place.
Friday, June 26, 2020 | | Read More | |
| | A no swimming advisory issued on May 29, 2020 has been lifted for the area of Ash Hollow Lane in Denver due to a wastewater spill.
Friday, June 26, 2020 | | Read More | |
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