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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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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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International Teachers Bring Experience & Culture To Gaston County Classrooms News

International Teachers Bring Experience & Culture To Gaston County Cla...

Karen Archer still remembers her first day of teaching science and math at Bessemer City Middle School.  It was August 2003, and she was more tha...

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GCPD Chief Zill Is FBI Program Grad News

GCPD Chief Zill Is FBI Program Grad

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

It’s a prestigious program for only the best of law-enforcement personnel. It’s the Federal Bureau of Investigation Law-Enforcement Execut...

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Fatal Collision In Claremont On Sunday News

Fatal Collision In Claremont On Sunday

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-03 00:00:00

CLAREMONT––A Catawba man is dead, following a fatal collision that occurred Sunday.According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master...

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Fatal Collision In Caldwell County News

Fatal Collision In Caldwell County

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-01 00:00:00

BLOWING ROCK––A fatal collision occurred Friday in Caldwell County.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the North Carolina Sta...

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Fatal Accident In Ashe County News

Fatal Accident In Ashe County

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-09-01 00:00:00

WARRENSVILLE––A fatal vehicular accident occurred Friday in Ashe County.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the North Carolin...

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Happy Labor Day! News

Happy Labor Day!

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-08-31 00:00:00

It’s the annual Labor Day weekend!It’s the day set aside to honor work and workers, and it’s a uniquely American thing. Several othe...

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The NEW LincolnHerald.com Is Here! News

The NEW LincolnHerald.com Is Here!

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-08-26 17:51:00

LINCOLNTON, N.C. - After months of development and weeks of intense testing the NEW LincolnHerald.com is finally here!Jay Dellinger, owner and publish...

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Local Businessman Sentenced To Prison On Secret Peeping Charges News

Local Businessman Sentenced To Prison On Secret Peeping Charges

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2024-08-24 00:00:00

LINCOLNTON, N.C. – A Lincoln County man, Patrick Junior Ravens, 64, the owner of 321 Lawnmower Sales and Services in Maiden was sentenced by a L...

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CVCC Graduates Latest BLET Class News

CVCC Graduates Latest BLET Class

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-08-23 00:00:00

HICKORY––Catawba Valley Community College graduated its 79th Basic Law-Enforcement Training class last week.On Aug. 15, the BLET graduates...

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Gaston Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Scams News

Gaston Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Scams

Lincoln Herald Staff 2024-08-23 00:00:00

GASTONIA––It’s a nationwide problem, and it often affects the most vulnerable.The proliferation of telephone scams, with perpetrator...

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Erin Long Sworn In On School Board News

Erin Long Sworn In On School Board

Thomas Lark, Editor 2024-08-23 17:00:00

LINCOLNTON––The Lincoln County Board of Education has a new member.That’s the word this week from school board spokeswoman Karen Del...

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