Crime Roundup – Week of 1/27



MOORESVILLE – The Mooresville Police Department reported the following charges, including location and date of arrest or citation, Jan. 16-23:• Christopher Richard Mckee, 43, breaking and entering a building, West Iredell Avenue, Jan. 16• Emily Amanda Ramirez, 42, possession of a controlled substance, River Highway, Jan. 16• Bobby Dionta Beckham, 21, larceny of property, East Plaza Drive, Jan. 16• Bradley […]

Knit Wits share more than just yarn



DENVER – The craft of knitting requires little more than a single individual, a pair of needles and some yarn. When practiced in small groups, however, it can morph into something much more, including an opportunity to swap stories, to reminisce, to escape the rigors of daily life and, in the case of the Knit Wits, to turn knitting into […]

Blue Devil wrestlers pursue titles




MOORESVILLE – The Mooresville wrestling program is a traditional power that uses its past success to motivate the Blue Devils next crop of potential champions.Inside the Blue Devil wrestling room hangs the faces of past state champions, but this year there could be a couple of new faces joining them as Mooresville boasts a returning regional champion in Alex Teeter […]

Consultant: East Lincoln needs a second library




LINCOLNTON – The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and the Lincoln County Library Board of Trustees heard a presentation Jan. 24 on recommendations for the library system by Kimberly Bolan Associates, LLC.The county’s library system received a Library Service and Technology grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for planning purposes, and the Lincoln County Public Library gathered […]

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A student tapes Principal Shanti Clancy to the wall as part of a fundraiser.

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Alejandro Mosera, right, celebrates winning the spelling bee.

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Principal Shanti Clancy and kindergarten teacher Pamela Bollinger are taped to the wall as part of St. James Elementary’s Stuck for a Buck fundraiser.

Lion dances ring in the Year of the Rooster




MOORESVILLE – It’s a common misconception that the large animal costumes people don during some Chinese celebrations represent dragons.That’s not so, according to Sifu Rick Panico of Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy in Mooresville.“It’s a lion, the king of the jungle,” Panico said.Panico and his students will demonstrate the traditional Lion Dance during upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. The official […]

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The South Iredell Healthcare Forum meets Tuesday, Jan. 31.