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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Religion
Bible Verses Of The Day December 8—Luke 1:32-33
Bible Verses Of The Day December 8—Luke 1:32-3332 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the t...
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Sports
Atkins Drops 35 as East Lincoln Outscores Lincolnton 80–75 in Rivalr...
December 6, 2025 — A cross-county rivalry set the stage Saturday night as East Lincoln earned an 80–75 win over Lincolnton, remaining unbe...
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Sports
NCHSAA Football Championships Dec. 11-13
The 2025 NCHSAA football playoffs are winding down with the championships coming up Dec.11-13.Stormy weather forced schedule changes this week, pushin...
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News
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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News
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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Classified
Current NCWORKS Jobs For Week Of Dec. 7
You must currently be registered with NCWorks to be referred on any of our jobs. Go to www.ncworks.gov to register or update an existing registration....
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Community
51st Annual Cat Square Christmas Parade Reminders
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office would like to inform the public of traffic impacts, road closures, and important details for the 51st Annual...
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Religion
Bible Verses Of The Day December 7—Luke 1:29-31
Bible Verses Of The Day December 7—Luke 1:29-3129 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 Bu...
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Features
Lydia Darragh, the Unknowing Spy
Lydia Barrington was born in 1729 in Dublin to Mary Aldridge and John Barrington, the youngest child of six. On November 2, 1753, she married the fami...
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Religion
Advent Week 2: Responding to God’s Call
Week 2: Starting December 7Read Matthew 1:19-21We’re given just a little glimpse of Mary and Joseph before Jesus was born. They lived in the hil...
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Religion
Bible Verses Of The Day December 6—Luke 1:26-28
Bible Verses Of The Day December 6—Luke 1:26-28 The Birth of Jesus Foretold26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the an...
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News
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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Community
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day & Flag Retirement Ceremony to Be Held Dec...
LINCOLNTON, N.C.—The Lincoln County Historical Association, along with several veteran-supporting organizations, will unite the community in a d...
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Features
When a heart breaks in December
I read an obituary today that stayed with me long after the words faded from the page. It told the story of someone who had carried loss after l...
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Religion
Bible Verse Of The Day December 5— 3 John 1:4
Bible Verse Of The Day December 5— 3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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