LINCOLNTON – The 34th annual Robinson-Lineberger Literary Competition Awards Ceremony was held on April 25 at the Lincoln Cultural Center. The competition had divisions in elementary, middle and high school and included categories for prose and poetry.

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Mark “Dr. Dream” Peebler specializes in various types of meditation and healing. As part of his charity tour, Dream visited Ahlara International on Saturday, April 29. Attendees were met with sound healing used by Tibetan bowls. Amarra Ghani.
Crime Roundup – Week of 5/5
MOORESVILLE – The Mooresville Police Department reported the following charges, including date and place of citation or arrest, April 24 to May 1:• Anthony Joseph Pauls, 20, possession of a controlled substance, West Iredell Avenue, April 24• Peggy Lynn Hayes, 36, altering, destroying or stealing evidence, East Center Avenue, April 24• James Todd Sloop, 44, driving while impaired, Navigator Court, […]
Peeved – Week of 5/5
Residents share what bugs themPoor little thing, never knows what to wear in the morning. Why don’t you move back to where you came from. No one invited you here.***blessed are the weak, for they shall be run off the road by those with no signal, cutting in front of others and their swollen heads weighing down the gas pedal. bless their hearts. may […]
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Elementary prose award winners were Emily Stanton from Rock Springs in first place, Jack Wuerdeman from Rock Springs in second place, Breanna Hartzell from Catawba Springs in third place and Cooper House from Union as an honorable mention.
Planning board recommends proposed St. James subdivision
LINCOLNTON – The Lincoln County Planning Board voted to recommend a subdivision planned to be located off Saint James Church Road at its joint meeting with the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on May 1. Meritage Homes of the Carolinas, Inc. made a request to rezone 58.5 acres to allow for a subdivision of up to 152 single-family homes. The […]

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Bennett signs with RCC baseballDENVER – Lincoln Charter senior Zach Bennett signed to continue his baseball career at Rockingham Community College at a ceremony at the school on April 3.Bennett is a three-year starter for the Eagles and is a career .412 hitter, but he is having his best season this year. He leads the team with a .522 batting […]

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Cutline (online only): Taste of the South featured performances from current students and alumni of Mitchell Community Colleges. The event was a benefit fundraiser for the Endowment for Excellence.
Education Briefs – Week of 5/5
Lake Norman High School awarded in choir competitionMOORESVILLE – The North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities and William Peace University presented the state finals of the 2017 William Peace University North Carolina Middle School Show Choir Competition on Saturday, April 29 at William A Hough High School. All competing schools qualified at regionals in March.The event began with the high […]

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Mark “Dr. Dream” Peebler specializes in various types of meditation and healing. As part of his charity tour, Dream visited Ahlara International on Saturday, April 29. Attendees were met with sound healing used by Tibetan bowls.