School board mulls East Lincoln field house



LINCOLNTON – The Lincoln County Board of Education is continuing to weigh options on how to best renovate the East Lincoln High School field house.School officials and an architect evaluated the building and its need for more toilets.There’s about 1,000 to 1,200 square feet that would be torn out, a divider would be created and four toilets along with one […]

Kay Killian receives Blue Fin Award



MOUNT HOLLY – The Mountain Island Lake Marine Commission presented its 2013 Blue Fin Award to Kay Killian for preserving more than 500 acres in Gaston and Lincoln counties near the lake to help preserve the quality of the Charlotte region’s drinking water.Marine Commission Chairman Kari Lanning of Lincoln County praised Killian’s stewardship of the lake after the award was […]

Hopewell blasts North Mecklenburg 47-34 to win seventh straight “Shield Game”



 

SMART boards may arrive at recreational centers



MOORESVILLE – Advanced technology may be on its way to some of the area’s recreational centers.The town’s cultural and recreation services department applied for the United States Conference of Mayors and American Beverage Association’s 2014 Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant on Oct. 1.The first place award is $100,000, while the second place award is $25,000. The grant’s purpose is to recognize […]

Football capsules



Hough (6-0, 2-0) at Mallard Creek (6-0, 2-0)Time: 7 p.m. Oct. 11Last meeting: Mallard Creek won 28-3 last season.Players to watch: Hough – RB Tylan Murrell, QB Josh Stilley, DE Brandon Cassarino; Mallard Creek – QB James Smith, RB Jaylen Samuels, WR Vernon GrierThe skinny: This is a match-up of two of the state’s top Class 4A programs. Both are […]

Obituaries – Week of 10/11



Helen Chadwick BellMOORESVILLE – Helen “Sis” Chadwick Bell, 74, died Sept. 30, 2013, at Genesis Eldercare.She was born Dec. 11, 1938, in Gloucester, Mass., to the late James Chadwick and Thelma Chadwick Russell.Bell was the owner and operator of Little Acres Greenhouse in New Hampshire for more than 20 years.Survivors include her children, Shawn Smith, Dawn Nelson, Kim Lank and […]

MadVapes builds steam with opening fifth store



 

New district may encourage business growth



MOORESVILLE – Desolate rows of once-vibrant shops are something the town’s leadership is working to avoid.Vacant buildings within Talbert Pointe and Lakeside business parks have a wider range of facelift options available to them now that the town’s commissioners added a hybrid industrial zoning district to Mooresville’s ordinances Oct. 7.Senior Planner Craig Culberson told the board that many businesses located […]

Football notebook – Week of 10/11



East Lincoln’s offensive statisticsDENVER – Season totals for East Lincoln High’s football team:• RUSHING: Chazz Surratt (100 carries, 904 yards, 17 touchdowns), Damarius Valentine (54 carries, 377 yards, one touchdown), Billy Misenheimer (six carries, 57 yards), Colten Banks (seven carries, 38 yards) and Malik Nixon (four carries, 10 yards).• PASSING: Surratt, 76-of-122 passing, 1,069 yards and 11 touchdowns.• RECEIVING: Damisho […]

Football standings and scores – Week of 10/10



High School Football StandingsMECKA 4ATeam Conf. W-L Overall W-LMallard Creek 2-0 6-0Hough 2-0 6-0Kannapolis Brown 2-0 5-1Vance 1-1 4-2North Mecklenburg 1-1 3-3Hopewell 0-2 1-5West Charlotte 0-2 0-6Concord Robinson 0-2 0-6Last week’s scoresHough 73, Concord Robinson 0North Meck 23, West Charlotte 22Mallard Creek 69, Hopewell 0Kannapolis Brown 55, Vance 40NORTH PIEDMONT 3A/4ATeam Conf. W-L Overall W-LSouth Iredell 2-0 6-0Mooresville 2-0 5-1Lake […]