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Hickory man dies in Thursday crash News

Hickory man dies in Thursday crash

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-19 13:34:30

HICKORY––A Hickory man died Thursday morning in a collision on an interstate.According to a same-day statement from North Caroli...

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Lincoln County sees year’s first rabies case News

Lincoln County sees year’s first rabies case

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-19 13:14:23

VALE––Lincoln County Animal Services has confirmed the county’s first rabies case for the year.According to a Thursday statemen...

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Dangerous felon, Otis Lamar Hunter, arrested News

Dangerous felon, Otis Lamar Hunter, arrested

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-19 12:17:43

GASTONIA––A wanted man––a dangerous felon––was arrested in Gastonia on Thursday.According to a same-day state...

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Yet another accused paedophile taken off streets News

Yet another accused paedophile taken off streets

Editor , Thomas 2026-02-18 10:36:48

GASTONIA––“Off the streets!”That’s how the Gastonia Police Department put it Wednesday. In a same-day statement, GPD lea...

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Armed drug-trafficker sentenced to 11.5 years News

Armed drug-trafficker sentenced to 11.5 years

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-18 07:41:04

CHARLOTTE––An armed drug-trafficker was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison on Tuesday.According to spokeswoman Lia Bantavani ...

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Board gets update on water-main improvements News

Board gets update on water-main improvements

Editor , Thomas 2026-02-17 13:19:07

LINCOLNTON––Water improvements are ahead for the former Boger City and eastern Lincoln County.That’s the word from Lincoln County En...

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Gun-related stand-off in Hickory on Monday News

Gun-related stand-off in Hickory on Monday

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-16 20:11:17

 HICKORY––A gun-related stand-off ended in hospitalization and a mental-health evaluation, Monday. According to a same-day state...

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Friday the 13th unlucky for accused drug thug News

Friday the 13th unlucky for accused drug thug

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-16 19:49:42

 GASTONIA––Friday the 13th turned out to be most unlucky indeed for an accused drug-trafficker.That’s the word from the Gastoni...

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Maiden Man Charged After Alleged Assaults at Lincolnton Walmart News

Maiden Man Charged After Alleged Assaults at Lincolnton Walmart

Contributed 2026-02-14 21:02:51

LINCOLNTON, N.C. — A Maiden man has been arrested following an incident Friday night at Walmart that led to multiple felony charges involving tw...

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Morganton man dies in Wednesday collision News

Morganton man dies in Wednesday collision

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-11 23:47:17

LENOIR––A Morganton man died Wednesday in a fiery crash in Caldwell County.According to Senior Trooper Jake Macchia of the North...

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Man leads CCSO deputies, NCSHP on chase News

Man leads CCSO deputies, NCSHP on chase

Editor , Thomas 2026-02-11 21:34:15

LINCOLNTON––A man driving erratically on US-321 was halted by stop-sticks Tuesday night.Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Public ...

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Reward Offered in Fatal Shooting of Two Pet Animals News

Reward Offered in Fatal Shooting of Two Pet Animals

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 2026-02-11 16:12:56

LINCOLNTON, N.C. — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal shooting of two pet animals and a reward is now being of...

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Danny Hester running for county commission News

Danny Hester running for county commission

Editor , Thomas 2026-02-11 13:23:36

EDITOR’S NOTE: We here present our ongoing coverage of candidates running in the upcoming local elections. Said coverage is not an endorsement o...

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Claremont man dies in Tuesday crash News

Claremont man dies in Tuesday crash

Lincoln Herald Staff 2026-02-11 12:46:36

CATAWBA––A Claremont man died Tuesday night in a crash near Catawba.According to Senior Trooper Jake Macchia of the North Caroli...

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Improvements may come to Little Creek Access News

Improvements may come to Little Creek Access

Editor , Thomas 2026-02-10 20:58:27

LINCOLNTON––Improvements may be on the way for the Little Creek Access Area in Denver.Located off Burton Lane in Denver, the area gives ac...

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School Counselor Appreciation Week News

School Counselor Appreciation Week

Lincoln County Schools 2026-02-10 16:47:24

 LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C.—This past week was School Counselor Appreciation Week. Although they were out of school most of the week, schools rec...

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