Maybe it's the improving economy--after all, many businesses were shut down a good part of last year due to the pandemic. Maybe it's inflation--because prices are higher than they were a year ago. Whatever the reason, retail sales in all area counties are substantially higher so far this year. Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Most Lincolntonians won't remember when there was no Bar-B-Q King. Lincolnton's favorite barbecue restaurant opened on September 1st, 1971. They're celebrating their 50th anniversary this Wednesday. Wednesday, September 1, 2021
The Lincolnton City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 PM Thursday (Aug. 5th) at City Hall. Among other items to be considered will be a possible change to a City Incentive Program. Sunday, August 1, 2021
Unemployment increased slightly in June in all but one of North Carolina's 100 counties. Lincoln County's unemployment rate remained among the state's lowest. There are signs that some portions of the economy may be tapering off from the recovery of Spring & early Summer, but some employers are still having difficulty filling jobs. Saturday, July 31, 2021
Tracy Barger has joined Alliance Bank & Trust, a community bank with two locations in Gastonia and one each in Kings Mountain & Shelby. Saturday, July 31, 2021
Piedmont Lithium, a company headquartered in Belmont and originally founded in Australia, made a presentation to Gaston County Commissioners Tuesday evening about plans to mine spodumene, from which it would extract lithium, at a location near Cherryville. Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The 'Putting North Carolina Back to Work' bill passed the General Assembly last week; but doing away with an extra federal unemployment supplement may not have that much effect on the current labor shortage. Wednesday, June 30, 2021
