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                <title>Battle of Ramsour’s Mill</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;A simple mill owned by Derrick Ramsour became the center of the town (Lincolnton) for a few hours on June 20, 1780, when Patriot militiamen encountered neighboring loyalist militias gathering at the mill.The British commander in the South had s...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:45:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 7 – Philippians 2:5</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day June 7 &amp;ndash; Philippians 2:5&amp;nbsp; In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:37:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Battle of Ramsour’s Mill Living History Weekend</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;The Battle of Ramsour&amp;rsquo;s Mill Living History Weekend commemorates the June 20, 1780 Battle of Ramsour&amp;rsquo;s Mill, when Whigs met Tories on a hillside just outside the little town of Lincolnton.In 2026, the commemor...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:43:45 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Lincoln County DSS Meeting Change To June 23</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;The June meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Social Services has been changed and will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Department of Social Services located at 1136 East Main Street, Lincolnton, N. C....</description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:04:20 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>GC Board of Education To Conduct Public Hearing About School Consolidation</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;GASTONIA, N.C. &amp;ndash; The Gaston County Board of Education will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2026 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Myers Center at Gaston College, 201 Highway 321 South, Dallas.&amp;nbsp; The purpose of the hearing...</description>
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                                    <author>tthagans@gaston.k12.nc.us (Todd Hagans, Chief Communications Officer, Gaston County Schools)</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:37:58 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>An American Celebration in Dallas on Saturday, July 4th</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;DALLAS, NC &amp;ndash; &amp;ldquo;An American Celebration,&amp;rdquo; a day filled with family fun, food and music is coming up Saturday, July 4th from noon until 2 p.m. at the Gaston County Museum of Art &amp;amp; History, 131 W. Main St., on the historic cou...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:30:38 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 6 – Ephesians 2:8-9</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day June 6 &amp;ndash; Ephesians 2:8-9&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast.</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00:30 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Summer Reading Time Machine Kickoff   Celebration June 9</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;It&#039;s that time again!&amp;nbsp; Join the staff at the Lincoln County Public Library to start off another season of summer reading with their Summer Reading Time Machine Kickoff &amp;nbsp;Celebration at the James W. Warren Citizen...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:53:21 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Tony Maddox</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;Tony Maddox, 70, of Lincolnton, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026.&amp;nbsp;Born on August 23, 1955 the funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Coulter&#039;s Grove AME Zion Church, 4513 Startown Road, Newto...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:28:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Betty Jean Bostic</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;Mrs. Betty Jean Bostic, 70, of Lincolnton, North Carolina transitioned on May 30, 2026 at Frye Regional Medical Center.She was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina on October 16, 1955 to the late William Henry Bryant an...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:25:23 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Woman Accused Of Murdering Man Who Was Reported Missing From Lincolnton</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;On Friday, June 5, 2026, Detectives obtained warrants on Kayla Rose Bessette for the murder of Tony Maddox. The charges are First Degree Murder and Common Law Robbery. Kayla Bessette, 36, has been in custody of Mecklenbur...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:05:32 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Hickory woman dies in Friday crash</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;HICKORY&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;A&amp;nbsp;Hickory&amp;nbsp;woman died&amp;nbsp;Friday&amp;nbsp;morning in a crash in Claremont.According to&amp;nbsp;North Carolina State Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Jake Macchia in a same-day statement, at about 8:40 a.m., NCSHP personnel ...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:48:03 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>LPD: Help us keep Lincolnton safe!</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;The Lincolnton Police Department is asking you to help keep Lincolnton safe.That&amp;rsquo;s the word from the department in an official statement on Friday. As temperatures warm up, more folks from the local community are o...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:34:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Homeland Security’s efforts sink illegal alien</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;CHARLOTTE&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;A Homeland Security task force&amp;rsquo;s efforts have resulted in sentencing for an illegal alien.According to spokeswoman Lia Bantavani of the Western North Carolina District of the United States Attorney&amp;rsquo;s Office in...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:12:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Early schools in Crouse and Lincoln County</title>
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                <description>CROUSE&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;With the gradual return of stability after the American Revolution, education became an increasing concern.According to spokeswoman Mona Ramsey of the Crouse Community History and Photo Project, formal schools were scarce in those...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:16:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>The Distance Between Hello and Goodbye</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;I said my final goodbye to Marie a few days ago. We first met in 1995, when I moved in next door to her house.Over the years, we laughed together, cried together, prayed together, and spent countless hours tending our gardens. We celebrated mil...</description>
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                                    <author>momtocam@gmail.com (Lisa Harper)</author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:12:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 5 – Hebrews 10:24-25</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day June 5 &amp;ndash; Hebrews 10:24-25&amp;nbsp; And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another &amp;mdash; a...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:58:06 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>GCLMPO Has Established A Public Comment Period June 1 - 30</title>
                <link>https://www.lincolnherald.com/story/gclmpo-has-established-a-public-comment-period-june-1-30</link>
                <description>&amp;nbsp;THE GASTON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION&amp;nbsp;(GCLMPO) HAS ESTABLISHED A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO AMEND THE 2026-2035 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) AND THE 2055 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP)The documen...</description>
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                                    <author>tori.dellinger@gastonianc.gov (GCLMPO)</author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:08:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>LPD canine receives donation of body armor</title>
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                <description>LINCOLNTON&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;Police dog Mylo has received a donation of body armor.A Lincolnton Police Department canine unit member, Mylo recently got a protective vest, resistant against bullets and stabbing attacks, thanks to a charitable donation from...</description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:11:51 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 4 – Psalm 121:1</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day June 4 &amp;ndash; Psalm 121:1&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;I lift up my eyes to the mountains&amp;mdash; where does my help come from?&amp;rdquo;</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:54:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Mitchem, Dillon earn livestock scholarships</title>
                <link>https://www.lincolnherald.com/story/mitchem-dillon-earn-livestock-scholarships</link>
                <description>VALE&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;Two local up-and-coming future farmers were recently recognized with scholarships.According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, 33 such students were recognized statewide, having earned N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock S...</description>
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                                    <author>lh@lincolnherald.com (Lincoln Herald Staff)</author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:26:51 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Clyde Edward Taylor</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;TAYLORSVILLE, N.C.--Clyde Edward Taylor, 89, of Taylorsville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 1, 2026, following a period of declining health.Clyde was born May 4, 1937, in Lincoln County a son of the late Alvin Marion and Minnie ...</description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:46:43 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Tony Maddox Found Deceased In Wooded Area</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at approximately 4:20 p.m., search and rescue personnel located a deceased individual in a wooded area.&amp;nbsp;The deceased subject has officially been identified as Tony Maddox. At this time, the ...</description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:24:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>CLT’s “We Will Rock You,” June 12-14, 19-21</title>
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                <description>By THOMAS LARKEditorLINCOLNTON&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;Boom-boom-clap, boom-boom-clap&amp;hellip;That unmistakable percussive pounding is of course the beginning of &amp;ldquo;We Will Rock You&amp;rdquo; by famed songwriter and astrophysicist Dr. Sir Brian May, best known ...</description>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 3 – Isaiah 1:18</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day June 3 &amp;ndash; Isaiah 1:18&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Come now, let us settle the matter,&amp;rdquo; says the Lord. &amp;ldquo;Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be lik...</description>
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                <title>How Much Do You Know About Charlotte?</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;DENVER, N.C.&amp;mdash;From Fields to Factories to Finance &amp;mdash; Dr Tom Hanchett will trace how the Charlotte region has reinvented itself time and again through 250 years of history. Native American history, creation of the lakes by Duke Power, ...</description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:20:17 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Gastonia Police assist in finding fugitive</title>
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                <description>MOUNT AIRY&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;The Gastonia Police Department assisted in apprehending a fugitive Sunday night.According to a same-day statement from North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Public Information Officer Chad Flowers and a Monday statement...</description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:38:59 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Luke Johnson appears on “Charlotte Today”</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;Luke Johnson recently appeared on the local television program, &amp;ldquo;Charlotte Today.&amp;rdquo;The pastor of Highland Drive Church in Lincolnton, Johnson discussed his new book, From Heartbreak to Hope: Landen&amp;rsquo;s Sto...</description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:07:58 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Loki retires from Catawba Sheriff’s Office</title>
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                <description>NEWTON&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;After years of dedicated service, Loki is putting his paws up on the porch.According to a Monday statement from the Catawba County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, Loki, a Belgian Malinois police dog, is officially retiring. Named for the ...</description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:33:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 2 – John 11:40</title>
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                <description>Bible Verse Of The Day June 2 &amp;ndash; John 11:40&amp;nbsp; Then Jesus said, &amp;ldquo;Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?&amp;rdquo;</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:48:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Catawba County Schools Celebrates Employees</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;NEWTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;Catawba County Schools rolled back the clock and kicked off the morning in style as employees came together for the district&amp;rsquo;s annual End-of-Year Employee Celebration held at the Tarlton Complex on the campus of CVCC. T...</description>
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                                    <author>kim_jordan@catawbaschools.net (Catawba County Schools, Kim Jordan)</author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:35:18 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Shelby Police Department officer turns self in</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;SHELBY&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;A former Shelby Police Department officer turned himself in on Monday.According to a same-day statement from North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Public Information Officer Chad Flowers, Karson Hyder, 22, surrendered...</description>
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                                    <author>thomaslark68@gmail.com (Editor , Thomas)</author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:18:22 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Dustin Scott Caldwell</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;Dustin Scott Caldwell, age 43, of Lincolnton, passed away Friday, May 29, 2026.&amp;nbsp;He was born April 15, 1983, in Lincoln County, son of David Wayne Caldwell and Lisa Lynn Smith.Dustin was a 2001 graduate of West Lincol...</description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:54:19 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Wasana Stone</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C.&amp;mdash;Wasana Stone, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2026, in Lincolnton, North Carolina, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, friendship, and love.Born on January...</description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:45:19 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Salvador “Sal” Loza Hernandez</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;CONOVER, N.C.&amp;mdash;Salvador &amp;ldquo;Sal&amp;rdquo; Loza Hernandez, 30, of Conover, passed away on May 27, 2026.Born on November 25, 1995, in San Francisco del Rinc&amp;oacute;n, Guanajuato, Mexico, Sal later grew up in Hickory, North Carolina. He was a...</description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:41:53 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Lincolnton City Council Meeting June 4th</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;The City of Lincolnton Council will hold their regular scheduled meeting on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall, Council Chambers at 114 W Sycamore Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092. Agendas and additional details can be found on the Ci...</description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:09:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>FOR RENT SOMETIME IN JUNE</title>
                <link>https://www.lincolnherald.com/story/for-rent-sometime-in-june</link>
                <description>&amp;nbsp;FOR RENT&amp;nbsp;2 Bedrooms, 2 Bath Cottage Available Sometime In June, At $1,300 Per Month. Unfortunately, This Unit Is Not Pet Friendly. Background Check, Credit Inquiry, And Deposit Required. Serious Applicants Please Call 704.732.1709.&amp;nbsp;</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 14:07:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day June 1 – 1 Chronicles 29:11</title>
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                <description>Bible Verse Of The Day June 1 &amp;ndash; 1 Chronicles 29:11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are ...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:46:09 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Church Events June 1-30</title>
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                <description>LINCOLNTON, N.C. &amp;ndash; Check out upcoming events at our local churches during June. Be sure to look at future events for advance tickets, etc. If you would like to have your event included in this column please Email your information to us at LH@Li...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:37:44 -0400</pubDate>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;LINCOLNTON, N.C. and More! Check out upcoming events in our area during June. Be sure to look at future events for advance tickets, etc. If you would like to have your event included in this column, please Email your information to us at&amp;nbsp;L...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:57:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Biography of Alexander McWhorter Brevard</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;mdash;Compiled by Jennifer Baker, DAR Vesuvius Furnace&amp;nbsp;Alexander Brevard was one of eight sons born in April 1755 to John Brevard and Jane McWhorter in what was then called Rowan County. When the British under Cornwallis crossed the Cataw...</description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:54:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day May 31 – 1 Corinthians 1:27</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day May 31 &amp;ndash; 1 Corinthians 1:27&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.&quot; </description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:19:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>North Lincoln High Theater Department Earns Four Blumey Awards</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;The theater department at North Lincoln High School is celebrating an extraordinary achievement after earning four prestigious honors at the 2026 Blumey Awards for its acclaimed production of&amp;nbsp;Hadestown: Teen Edition.During the awards cerem...</description>
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                <title>Talented Students Create An Outdoor “Graffiti-Style” Wolves Mural</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Students at Lincolnton High School are leaving their mark on campus in a creative and colorful way. Talented young artists recently designed and painted a striking outdoor, graffiti-style Wolves mural outside the school cafeteria, transforming ...</description>
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                <title>Congratulations Lincoln County Class of 2026</title>
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                <description>Last week the entire Lincoln County Schools community celebrated the Class of 2026 and their milestone moments with staff, families and friends. Ceremonies for Asbury Academy were held on May 21, 2026. East Lincoln, North Lincoln and West Lincoln cel...</description>
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                <title>Bible Verse Of The Day May 30 – 1 John 4:10</title>
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                <description>&amp;nbsp;Bible Verse Of The Day May 30 &amp;ndash; 1 John 4:10&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&quot;This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.&quot; </description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 14:58:52 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Meeting houses served Christian denominations</title>
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                <description>CROUSE&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;After the dust of the American Revolution settled, backcountry life more or less normalized.And so it was for the community along Beaverdam and Indian creeks: the place that would one day be known as Crouse. According to Crouse Co...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:37:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>GCPD patrol boats out in force on local lakes</title>
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                <description>Calendrically speaking, of course, summer won&amp;rsquo;t arrive for another three weeks and change.But with Memorial Day in the rear-view mirror and the hot weather upon us, summer in the South is essentially here. With that in mind, the Gaston County P...</description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:41:08 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Ministry preparing now for annual golf event</title>
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                <description>LINCOLNTON&amp;ndash;&amp;ndash;Fore!Christian Ministry of Lincoln County is getting ready right now for its 30th&amp;nbsp;annual fund-raising golf event. According to a Friday statement from Mitzi Williams, the ministry&amp;rsquo;s executive director, the Christian...</description>
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                                    <author>lh@lincolnherald.com (Lincoln Herald Staff)</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 18:37:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Lincoln County Schools 2025-26 Retirees</title>
                <link>https://www.lincolnherald.com/story/lincoln-county-schools-2025-26-retirees</link>
                <description>&amp;nbsp;We celebrate a remarkable group of individuals whose dedication, compassion, and hard work have significantly contributed to our schools and community with 1392 Collective Years Of Service.To our retirees &amp;mdash; thank you for the many lives yo...</description>
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                                    <author>LCS@lincolnherald.com (Lincoln County Schools)</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:09:39 -0400</pubDate>
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