ELO Mustangs have championship team again



DENVER – The East Lincoln Optimist Babe Ruth 18U Baseball Mustangs are the fall 2017 champions.This is the third out of the last five seasons the Mustangs have won the division title. The ELO 18U Mustangs tore through the North Meck Babe Ruth League 18U division, finishing the season with nine wins and one loss.The ELO Mustangs’ success was attributed […]

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Mooresville residents cheer as Mayor Miles Atkins announces the re-election of Commissioner Lisa Qualls for Ward 4. 

Mooresville says community participation inspires weeklong Veteran Day events




MOORESVILLE – Cars were stopped in traffic on the morning of Monday, Nov. 6, but it didn’t seem to bother anyone as residents held up their iPads and got out of their cars to salute and take photos of the passersby. Making their way from Richard’s Coffee Shop in downtown Mooresville to town hall were veterans, elected officials and emergency […]

Dissatisfaction over Pumpkin Center Dollar General persists




LINCOLNTON – More concerns over another Dollar General developed at the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday, Nov. 6.Commissioners are currently considering a rezoning of property for construction of the store, which is proposed to be built off of Gordon Street near the intersection of Lee Lawning Road and N.C. 150.Annette Boston, who lives closeby, said she’s concerned about […]

‘Guidelines are more precise,’ say Town Historic Preservation Commission




MOORESVILLE – The town’s Historic Preservation Commission adopted the updated Historic Preservation Commission local design guidelines to be more in line with the state protocol at its regularly scheduled on Nov. 2 meeting.According to Tim Brown, senior planner for the Town of Mooresville’s Department of Planning and Community Development, the guidelines will be used by staff, the HPC and the […]

Mooresville High student loves new building

Happy thoughts from residents

I am writing to you to talk about something good that is happening in Mooresville rather than anything bad. I wanted to talk about the construction on Mooresville High School. I am a freshman this year and I am loving the new building. The construction is going fast and is on schedule. It makes me proud to go to Mooresville […]

Arts Council offers blacksmith class Nov. 11



LINCOLNTON – The Arts Council of Lincoln County will offer a blacksmith class 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Arts Council, 403 E. Main St.Participants will create their own forged metal jewelry. This session, which will partly take place outside where people will use a torch, will be the copper earrings class. Cost is $30 per person and […]

Cartooning can send strong message, say artists




An opinion can be expressed through several mediums, whether it’s spoken, a blog post or a Facebook status. But it doesn’t always mean taking it to the streets for protest. Sometimes sending a message out and making it clear and concise can be done by drawing. Whether it’s for advocating purposes or just telling a story, cartooning can foster conversation.Many […]

Make this holiday season a Halleluiah


Faith Foundations

Fall is upon us, and the weather shows some promise of becoming cooler. Thanksgiving will be here sooner than we think. Christmas music is already on the radio and in the stores. Christmas shopping is underway. Are you a Christmas person? I am not. I personally float between “Humbug & Halleluiah.” Humbug to all the commercialization. Halleluiah to the Christmas story, […]

The Wiener Factory



Al Licastrino, left, and Steve Brewer are giving away hotdogs to veterans Friday, Nov. 10 through their hotdog stand, The Wiener Factory. Both are military veterans and have been in Denver since 2005.