NOTICE OF NOVEMBER 3rd, 2026, GENERAL AND CITY OF LINCOLNTON ELECTION ...
Notice is hereby given that general elections will be held in Lincoln County on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. All qualified registered voters will ...
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Armed Gastonia Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Prison
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Matthew Olando Allen, 35, of Gastonia, N.C., was sentenced today to 51 months in prison followed by three years of super...
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Marion Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding FEMA After Hurricane H...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Peggy Lee Cantrell, 41, of Marion, North Carolina, to three ...
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Union Elementary Holds Student Lighthouse Team Election
Union Elementary students took part in a special “Election Day” this week as they cast their votes for the school’s new Studen...
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Lincoln County Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter in 2021 Death
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C.—Jacoby Alexander Brooks, 24, pleaded guilty on September 8, 2026, to Voluntary Manslaughter in connection with the de...
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Gaston County Museum of Art & History to Receive Three Awards at SEMC ...
DALLAS, N.C. – The Gaston County Museum of Art & History is pleased to announce they will be the recipient of three 2026 Southeastern ...
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Motorcyclist Killed in Lincoln County Crash
A 42-year-old Iron Station man was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was driving collided with an Amazon delivery van at the inters...
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Cyclospora Outbreak Ends as FDA Focuses on Prevention
The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak season is winding down, but federal health officials are continuing their efforts to determine how contamination oc...
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Gaston County Has 4th Positive Rabies Case of 2026
GASTON COUNTY, N.C.—On Sunday September 6, 2026, at approximately 3 p.m., Gaston County Police Animal Care and Enforcement received a call...
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Remembering September 11: 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years have passed since a beautiful September morning in America was forever changed.On Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m., the first hija...
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Burke County Resident Arrested for Multiple Counts of Felonious Injur...
MAIDEN, N.C.—On September 9, 2026, Elliott Sylvester Braswell III, a Burke County resident, was arrested after being charged with five (5)...
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Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy Gives Participants a Closer Look a...
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — Over the last two weeks, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy focused on investigations, giving p...
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Lincolnton Middle Students Turn Hard Work Into a “Snack Shack” Suc...
Students in Mr. Joshua Fulp’s class at Lincolnton Middle School are learning that hard work, responsibility and teamwork can go a long way &mdas...
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Catawba County Man Sentenced to 141 Months in Prison for Drug Traffick...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An armed drug distributor who sold methamphetamine and fentanyl in Catawba County was sentenced to 141 months in prison ...
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Lincoln County Schools Celebrates Academic Growth in 2025–2026 Accou...
Lincoln County Schools is celebrating academic growth and achievement across the district following the release of 2025–2026 accountabilit...
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Lincoln Herald Mourns the Loss of Longtime Editor and Reporter Thomas ...
by Jay Dellinger, PublisherThe Lincoln Herald family is mourning the loss of longtime editor and reporter Thomas Lark whose voice and talent hav...
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