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LCSO Detention Officer Charged, Terminated From Employment News

LCSO Detention Officer Charged, Terminated From Employment

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2024-09-11 00:00:00

LINCOLNTON, N.C. – A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Detention employee has been charged and terminated from employment after she provided...

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Remembering The Events Of Sept. 11, 2001 News

Remembering The Events Of Sept. 11, 2001

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-11 00:00:00

GASTONIA––It’s a somber day of hushed remembrance.Gaston County Police Department Chief Stephen Zill is this day (Sept. 11) contempl...

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LPD Releases Stats On Local Homeless Population News

LPD Releases Stats On Local Homeless Population

Thomas Lark, Editor 2024-09-11 00:00:00

LINCOLNTON––It’s a statewide, national and global problem that hits home in Lincoln County as well.It’s the problem of homeles...

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GCPD Stand-Off In Southern Gaston County News

GCPD Stand-Off In Southern Gaston County

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-11 00:00:00

The Gaston County Police Department had a successful ending to a stand-off on Friday.According to a Tuesday statement from the GCPD, on Sept. 6, GCPD ...

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Gaston County Schools Introduces Cosmetology Program At Hunter Huss High School News

Gaston County Schools Introduces Cosmetology Program At Hunter Huss Hi...

An area at Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia that has been used over the years as a student lounge, chorus and theater classroom, and manufacturing ...

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Fatal Collision In Burke County On Monday News

Fatal Collision In Burke County On Monday

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-10 00:00:00

RHODHISS––A fatal collision occurred Monday evening in Burke County.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the North Carolina St...

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Eleven-Year-Old Arrested For Threats News

Eleven-Year-Old Arrested For Threats

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-10 00:00:00

GASTONIA––An 11-year-old has been identified and arrested in connection with threats to several Gaston County-area schools.In a Tuesday jo...

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Fatal Collision In Caldwell County, Sunday News

Fatal Collision In Caldwell County, Sunday

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-09 00:00:00

LENOIR––A man is dead following a Sunday morning collision in Caldwell County.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the North C...

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Gaston County Sees Increase In High School Graduation Rate News

Gaston County Sees Increase In High School Graduation Rate

GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gaston County Schools graduation rate increased to 86.7 percent, which is +1.4 points higher than last year, according to t...

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Motorcycle, Dirt Bike Stolen In Gastonia News

Motorcycle, Dirt Bike Stolen In Gastonia

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-07 00:00:00

GASTONIA––Gaston County is experiencing an evident rash of motorcycle thefts.According to the Gaston County Police Department on Friday, y...

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2024 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy Gets Underway News

2024 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy Ge...

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2024-09-07 00:00:00

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office began the Citizen's Academy September 4, 2024, which is the first night of a 12-week program.Si...

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Catawba Sheriff’s Office Honors Deputies News

Catawba Sheriff’s Office Honors Deputies

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-07 00:00:00

NEWTON––They’re among Catawba County’s finest.They’re deputies David Lail and Timothy Reed. And they were recently recog...

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2023-24 Accountability Report For Catawba County Schools News

2023-24 Accountability Report For Catawba County Schools

NEWTON, N.C. - The 2023-24 North Carolina state test results show continued gains for students across most grades and subjects according to the 2023-2...

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GCPD Seeks Help, Re Stolen Motorcycle News

GCPD Seeks Help, Re Stolen Motorcycle

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-05 00:00:00

BESSEMER CITY––The Gaston County Police Department is in need of your help.According to a Thursday statement from the GCPD, its personnel ...

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Gaston Manhunt Spills Into Lincoln County News

Gaston Manhunt Spills Into Lincoln County

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-05 00:00:00

LINCOLNTON––A Gaston County-based manhunt spilled over into Lincoln County on Tuesday night.And according to Gaston County Police Departme...

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Search Of Suspected Drug House Leads To Seizure Of Drugs, Cash News

Search Of Suspected Drug House Leads To Seizure Of Drugs, Cash

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2024-09-05 00:00:00

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - In early July 2024, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit received numerous tips from the public that Terry Lee McConn...

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