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Lincoln County, NC seeing unprecedented COVID-19 cases
By John Deem | October 24, 2020
The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County and statewide is surging at unprecedented levels, according to the latest data from public health officials. Lincoln is averaging 26 new cases a day in October, up 30 percent from September and double the county’s daily rate in August, statistics from...
Three arrested in Denver O’Reilly’s Auto Parts break-in
jdeem@lakenormanpublications.com | October 23, 2020
DENVER – Three suspects were arrested Friday in connection with an early-morning break-in at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts in Denver, authorities say. Deputies responded to an alarm at the business, 367 N. N.C. 16 Business, at around 3 a.m., according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Glass in the front door...
Iredell’s rate of new COVID-19 cases climbs 35 percent in October
By John Deem | October 23, 2020
Iredell’s October rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to climb toward the county’s one-month high set in July, when an average of more than 30 new positive tests were reported daily, according to health department data. As of Friday, the county has averaged more than 27 new cases per day...
Avoid traditional trick-or-treating, Mecklenburg health officials advise
jdeem@lakenormanpublications.com | October 23, 2020
With the number of new COVID-19 cases continuing to climb, Mecklenburg County Public Health recommends avoiding traditional trick-or-treating this year. Here are the county’s guidelines for celebrating the holiday while minimizing the risk of spreading COVID-19: DO Carve pumpkins and decorate your home with your family. Drive around and check...
Avoid trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treats this year, Iredell advises
By John Deem | October 23, 2020
Cooped-up kids may be more than ready to don costumes and collect their candy bounties. But, like just about everything in this pandemic period, things are different this year. Neighborhood trick-or-treating and organized “trunk-or-treat” events should be off-limits as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the Iredell...
County plans 3 more Mooresville COVID-19 test sites in October
jdeem@lakenormanpublications.com | October 23, 2020
The Iredell County Health Department will host three more Mooresville drive-up COVID-19 testing sessions in October. They are: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Charles Mack Citizen Center 215 N. Main St. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, 3-7 p.m. Mooresville High School Testing will be in the Performing Arts Center parking lot...
Health director: ‘We are definitely in a second wave’
By Evan Moore | October 22, 2020
Four days after North Carolina reported its largest-ever number of new COVID-19 cases, Lincoln County Health Director Davin Madden said the county is in the midst of a second wave of cases. More than 2,500 new coronavirus cases were reported statewide on Oct. 15, which was a record number until...
Local farm creamery to produce ice cream, other dairy products
By Evan Moore | October 22, 2020
LINCOLNTON – A Lincolnton family is in the process of building a creamery that will produce fresh milk and nearly 30 flavors of homemade ice cream. Since 1997, the Lutz family has owned and operated Piedmont Jerseys, a dairy farm in Lincolnton, where they raise about 220 Jersey cows. In...
Couple enjoys ‘very different’ 55th anniversary
jdeem@lakenormanpublications.com | October 22, 2020
When Donald and Doris Eades looked forward to celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary this year, they didn’t imagine how different it would be. As a resident at Iredell Health System’s Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing Facility, Donald wasn’t able to take his wife out to dinner like he always has, especially with...
Water treatment plant, waste site nearing completion
By Evan Moore | October 22, 2020
Renovations to the Lincoln County Water Treatment Plant, a project that began in January of 2018, and construction of a new solid waste site in Denver are slated to be complete before the year ends. Water treatment plant The $14 million additions will double the capacity of the water...
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Hough’s Swartz awarded for hoops, community service
by Doug Coats | October 22, 2020
Hough all-conference basketball player Caroline Swartz was awarded $1,500 this month from the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club Scholarship Fund. The Charlotte-based organization gives six of...
Davidson Day enters playoffs behind strength of setter-hitter combo
by Doug Coats | October 21, 2020
DAVIDSON – Coming off a state championship, the Davidson Day volleyball team got a gut-punch early this season. In the third match of the year,...
Athlete Spotlight: Grant Howlett, Lake Norman Charter XC
by Doug Coats | October 21, 2020
Though the cross country season doesn’t begin until November for public schools, Grant Howlett has still been competing. In the Charlotte Running Company Cross Country...
Lake Norman to host bass fishing championship
Doug Coats | October 16, 2020
The Carolinas Bass Challenge (CBC) Classic will be held Oct. 23-24 on Lake Norman. More than 300 anglers are expected to launch out of Blythe...
Woodlawn names former NCAA, WNBA champion girls basketball coach
Doug Coats | October 15, 2020
MOORESVILLE – Woodlawn School has named former WNBA player Alexis Hornbuckle as its girls basketball coach. Hornbuckle played 11 years of professional basketball in the...
Schedule release signals next step for spring football
by Matt Chapman | October 15, 2020
DENVER – As the leaves change color and cooler weather arrives, the void left by the absence of high school football in North Carolina becomes...
Mooresville’s Rhana Kurdi, a U.S. Army veteran who grew up in Lebanon, to lead LaunchLKN
By Doug Coats | October 23, 2020
LaunchLKN, a nonprofit serving the local entrepreneurial community, has named Mooresville’s Rhana Kurdi as its executive director. She replaces Erica Madden, who served the role since the organization’s founding in...
Newell Rubbermaid gives back to north Mecklenburg nonprofits
Doug Coats | October 22, 2020
HUNTERSVILLE – The Commercial Products and Commercial teams at Newell Brands Rubbermaid mobilized last month to volunteer for local nonprofits. Newell said more than 75 employees participated during the container...
Mooresville’s 17 seven-figure September home sales
jdeem@lakenormanpublications.com | October 22, 2020
Seventeen Mooresville homes sold for more than $1 million in September. Here’s a look: 163 Falmouth Road – The Point $3,800,000 4 bedrooms 5.5 baths 7,530 square feet 1 acre ...
COMMENTARY: COVID-19 unmasks an age of indifference
By John Deem | October 9, 2020
The wave of COVID-19 spreading through the upper echelons of American government – including to the West Wing of the White House – has revealed...
COMMENTARY: New FeedNC facility will say a lot about Mooresville
By John Deem | October 8, 2020
MOORESVILLE – FeedNC’s plan to nearly quadruple its operational space by building a 26,775-square-foot facility on Charlotte Highway is a testament to the organization’s decades-long...
Perspective: A chore rotten to the core
By Elizabeth Durocher | October 2, 2020
When I was growing up, my family had a beautiful multi-functional MacIntosh apple tree that sat in the very middle of our property line in...