Seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Lincoln County


Lincoln County added seven COVID-19 cases since Wednesday while nine residents who’d tested positive and were isolating are now classified as recovered, according to health officials. The county now has had 68 reported cases, a rate of eight per 10,000 residents. That’s a lower rate than the six surrounding counties, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services: […]

Huntersville surprise: ‘Urgent!! Black bear seen in the neighborhood!!’


HUNTERSVILLE — A black bear was spotted Friday in Huntersville’s Stonegate Farms subdivision, according to a post on Facebook. “Urgent!! Black bear seen in the neighborhood!!,” the post on the Stonegate Farms page said. The bear was near the intersection of Prairie Rose Lane and Rolling Meadows Lane. Stonegate Farms is north of McIlwaine Road, between Beatties Ford and McCoy […]

Mooresville commissioners to consider rezonings for hundreds of new homes


The Mooresville town board on Monday will consider multiple rezoning requests for proposed residential developments that combined would include more than 300 new homes. Here is a look at the requests: A conditional rezoning to allow 77 single-family homes on 33.85 acres at 461 Faith Road, between N.C. 115 and Shearers Road.  Current zoning would permit two homes per acre. […]

Denver sewage spill prompts no-swimming advisory

DENVER – About 600 gallons of untreated sewage leaked into a Denver creek that feeds Lake Norman Friday, prompting the Lincoln County Health Department to issue a no-swimming advisory for the area. A contractor working for Duke Energy cut a sewer line at 420 Ash Hollow Lane in Denver, according to the health department. The flow has been stopped and […]