With 2025 nearing its end, we are soon to celebrate the onset of the new year known as 2026. The festivities to proclaim the event are many and varied and ...

Juneteenth of Lincoln County held two Kwanzaa events over the weekend, both at the Lincoln Cultural Center. Kwanzaa is a ...

Lawrence David “Bud” Warlick, Jr. died on Saturday, December 27, 2025. He was born in Lincolnton on Thanksgiving Day in 1939 to Lawrence David Warlick Sr. and Mary Grattan Graham ...

On December 12, 2025, Chief Brian R. Greene announced that Captain Tony Potts has graduated as a member of the 296th session ...

Sisk, Robert Clinton (W/M/49) Arrest on charge of 1) Reckless driving - wanton disregard (M), 2) Hit And Run Property Damage (M), 3) Speeding (M), and 4) Left of Center (M), at 700-BLK John Howell ...

I am ready to stare down 2026.Yes, what follows are my predictions for the new year in the sports I know, mainly football, basketball and baseball. As a great poet ...

The famous 48th annual Lake Norman New Year’s Day Barefoot Challenge will once again be held at Lake Norman Marina, starting a noon. Contestants earn 1 point ...

Readers of the Lincoln Times-News were informed in the December 31, 2024 issue that beginning January 2025, the newspaper would move from publication two times each week to publication once ...

The application period for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program is open across the county, according to the Lincoln County government website.

Holiday celebrations often feature lots of great food and drinks, including sweet treats to indulge in. But too much sugar in ...

The Lincolnton wrestling team took first place at at the “Foard Tough” tournament on Saturday at Fred T. Foard High School in ...

If you follow the news, you see heartbreaking stories: over 150 million people worldwide impacted by natural disasters and ...