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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Local News - February 2002
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Courthouse employees: Security is lax, safety at risk
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Feb. 27, 2002 - Lincoln County officials say security should be beefed up at Lincolnton’s
downtown courthouse.
County workers can cite numerous security breakdowns, and Clerk of Court Pam Huskey flatly admits it’s a big problem.
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Sgt. Danny Calvert, with the Gaston County Sheriff's Department, checks Christopher Pruitt with a metal detector at the entrance to the
Gaston County Courthouse Tuesday. All employ-ees and visitors must go through the metal detectors and pass an officer before entering the building.
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Rotarians prepare auction fundraiser
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Feb. 27, 2002 - Lincolnton Rotarians huddled at assigned committee tables during their Monday
meeting this week to prepare for the annual Rotary Auction scheduled April 25-27 at the Citizens Center in Lincolnton.
Keithen Tucker, auction chairman, gave his kick-off pep talk, underscoring the need for Rotarians to get commitments from auction contributors by
April 11.
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Rotary Auction volunteers Kay Polhill, left, Randy Shives, center, and Keithen Tucker look over the Rotary Auction poster which will
appear on business windows throughout Lincolnton during the next few weeks. The auction will be held April 25-27.
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Pratt to run for county commission
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Feb. 27, 2002 - Education and law enforcement are top issues for Republican county commission
candidate David Pratt.
Pratt is a proponent of permitting fees for home security systems. Money raised by the fees would benefit local law enforcement and schools.
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Fast figuring adds up to state competition
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Feb. 27, 2002 - Two plus two equals state competition for four East Lincoln Middle School
math whizzes.
The school’s Math Counts team will compete against teams from across North Carolina March 16 in Greenville.
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Dustin Newcombe (front) and Patrick Rada practice math problems, readying for an upcoming competition. The two are members of East Lincoln
Middle School's Math Counts team.
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Lawmakers lament state budget cuts
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Youth take on Christian challenge
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Feb. 25, 2002 - Over 500 Lincoln County youth are wearing bright orange shirts today, primed
for a week of prayer and service.
The Seven Day Challenge: Exit from Apathy, was the brainchild of four area youth pastors who meet regularly for prayer.
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Mock drill preps police
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Feb. 25, 2002 - The sound of a gunshot echoes through the hallways of Lincolnton High School.
Two teams of officers meet the principal at the door and learn there is at least one gunman with hostages, maybe more.
A team of four officers begin a sweep of the school building. The bad guy is in the library with hostages. The officers enter quickly and take him
out with gunfire.
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Officer Julius Littlejohn with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Of-fice trains with other officers at Lincolnton High School as part of a
statewide exercise on dealing with school violence Saturday. All Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and Lincolnton Police Department officers will eventually go through the training.
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Operation LAMB
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Feb. 25, 2002 - Knights of Columbus volunteers visited some of the beneficiaries of their $21,175 fundraising campaign at A Place to Grow
on Friday. The Lincolnton center serves the needs of the handicapped. From the left are: Gary Montgomery of St. Dorothy's Catholic Church; Leigh Guth of Salem Industries; a student at the center; Kim
Beaudion, Place to Grow administrator; and Tom Keene of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Denver. Several other agencies serving the handicapped also benefited from the 2001 campaign known as Operation
LAMB, which raises money through the sale of Tootsie Rolls.
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Missed meals fight hunger
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Feb. 25, 2002 - Talking, laughing and rumbling stomachs echoed through the family life center
at Bethphage Lutheran Church this weekend.
Teenagers gathered to combat hunger as part of the 11th annual World Vision 30 Hour Famine, an event to get youth involved in raising awareness and
money to fight hunger overseas and in the United States.
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Banker, activist to vie for clerk
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Feb. 25, 2002 - Patsy Black says if elected as Lincoln County Clerk of Court, she will bring strong leadership and management skills
to the office.
Black, a Peoples Bank vice-president and community activist, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in the May 7 primary.
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Neighbor wants action on zoning violations
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Feb. 22, 2002 - Some businesses in Triangle Industrial Park are not following zoning
regulations and county officials are not forcing compliance fast enough, a neighbor says.
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School sign-up
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Feb. 22, 2002 - Paula Carswell registers her daughter Taylor for kindergarten at Pumpkin Center Elementary Thursday . Seven-year-old
Matthew tagged along for his sister's big day. Registration continues through March 7.
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Republicans file for commission race
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Feb. 22, 2002 - Two Lincolnton Republicans, both with experience on the county’s planning
board, filed as candidates for the Lincoln Board of Commissioners Monday.
James Buddy Funderburke and C. Dean Lutz hope to fill two open seats on the board.
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Park Play
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Feb. 22, 2002 - Five-year-old Jacob Holley pushes his sister Morgan, 3, in a swing Thursday afternoon at Betty G. Ross Park as warm
temperatures hinted of spring. Sunny, but cooler, weather will continue through the weekend as daytime highs reach the mid 50s.
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Board hears property dispute arguments
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Feb.22, 2002 - A 24-home subdivision is planned for Boger City, but if some neighbors have their way,
developers will first settle a property dispute, save some trees and preserve a graveyard.
Some neighbors question are questioning the property lines on the land located off Highland Drive. During Tuesday’s planning board meeting, neighbor Wayne
Avery called the deed a “floating deed” and questioned its validity.
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‘Race City’ earns magazine’s top rating
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Feb. 20, 2002 - NASCAR, Lowes Home Improvement
Warehouse and 29 other companies have helped Mooresville earn a first place ranking.
In its March 2002 issue, “Site Selections” magazine, a globally distributed monthly publication aimed at corporate real estate managers and
facility planners, ranks Mooresville as the number one small town in America, based on business openings, or expansions during 2001.
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Mardi Gras Madness
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Feb. 20, 2002 - Trying out their Mardi Gras masks following Monday's Rotary Club meeting are Stephen Starnes, Marty Eaddy, Gaye Howard,
Jim Mauney and Ken Kindley. The annual scholarship fund and costume dance will be held Friday, March 1, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the VFW in Lincolnton. The event features music by Crimson Rose, heavy
hors d'oeuvres, door prizes, costume prizes and party favors. Tickets, at $25 each, are available at the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce. For more information, call 704-735-3096.
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County to vote on alcohol sales
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Spring referendum has 3 parts
Feb. 20, 2002 - Cold beer in Cat Square, liquor in Lowesville. Alcohol sales may be coming to Lincoln County.
With one dissenting vote, Monday night county commissioners approved holding an alcohol sales referendum. The issue goes to the polls sometime between April 23
and June 18. The Board of Elections will choose the date during its March 5 meeting.
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Saine seeking Register of Deeds post
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Feb. 20, 2002 - A Lincoln County Commissioner won’t seek re-election but will instead make a
bid for Register of Deeds.
County Commissioner Beth Saine filed Monday for the office.
Saine, a Republican, will square off against Democrat incumbent Elaine Harmon for job which pays $47,000 annually. Harmon has filed for re-election.
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Denver’s ‘Gus’ is a top dog at Westminster Kennel Club
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Feb. 20, 2002 - DENVER — It was a dream come true for Shawn Nelson — and perhaps her dog, Gus.
Gus, a Belgian Malinois, formerly named Broadcreek’s Gus of Leelinaw, won Best of Breed Feb. 12 at the 126th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog
Show, held at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
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East Relay gears up to fight cancer
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Feb. 20, 2002 - East Lincoln Relay for Life is busy preparing 36 teams for the 2002 annual
cancer-fighting event.
Relay Chairwoman Patsy Black says team captains will meet every other Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Westport Baptist Church through April 4. The church is located
on N.C. 16 at the intersection of Lakeshore Road South.
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Cell phone call ends in wreck
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Feb. 18, 2002 - Two women are hospitalized following a Saturday afternoon wreck on
Philadelphia Church Road.
Shannon Sue Blaire, 27, of 5294 Stage Coach Road, Iron Station, was driving west on Philadelphia Church Road around 3:30 p.m..
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Police seek pair in Days Inn armed robbery
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Masked bandits had handguns
Feb. 18, 2002 - The Lincolnton Police Department is looking for two men in connection with a Saturday
armed robbery at the Days Inn.
Two black males, believed to be in their 20s, entered the Lincolnton Days Inn office at 614 Clark Dr. around 11:30 p.m. and demanded money. Both men carried
what police believe were .22 caliber handguns.
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County space needs under scrutiny
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Feb. 18, 2002 -Centralina Council of Government planners will begin studying county office space needs
this week with an eye toward using the old county jail and the former Bank of America building.
The council expects to make recommendations to county commissioners by April, according to planner James Luster.
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Boger City gravesite threatened
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Feb. 18, 2002 - Linda Leatherman does not want her “neighbors” disturbed.
The “neighbors” are the people buried in an unmarked cemetery next to her Boger City home.
A proposed 24-lot housing development threatens the unmarked cemetery located off Huss Street.
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Educator seeks clerk’s position
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Feb. 18, 2002 - A Lincoln County educator has announced his bid for Clerk of Court.
Republican Fred Hatley will seek his party’s nomination during this summer’s primary election. The only other Republican who has announced for the
post is former Lincoln County Commissioner Jim Hallman.
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WalkAmerica gears up for trek
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March of Dimes is looking for teams for the annual WalkAmerica.
On March 16, teams will walk five miles to help raise money for the organization which generates funds to help prevent birth defects.
Contributing factors to birth defects in North Carolina are low birth weight, lack of prenatal care of mothers-to-be and SIDS.
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Public forums to focus on transportation needs
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Feb. 15, 2002 - Lincoln County and the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will sponsor a series of
public forums to discuss community transportation needs.
The NCDOT has Lincoln County hold these forums every four or five years so changing needs can be met, said Erma Deen Hoyle, with the Lincolnton-Lincoln County
Recreation Department.
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Magistrate joins race for clerk
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Feb. 15, 2002 - A Lincoln County magistrate has joined the crowd of candidates running for the Clerk of Court office.
Sonny Alan McSwain, a magistrate for five years, will seek the Democratic nomination during this summer’s primary election for office.
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Charges brought against ‘hit list’ students
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Feb. 15, 2002 - Two Pumpkin Center Middle School girls who created Web pages containing a “hit list” of students were charged today with
cyberstalking and disorderly conduct/ disrupting students.
The older of the two has also been charged with ethnic intimidation, said Jim McIntyre, with the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice.
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Airport to expand parking, runway
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Parking for 21 more planes planned
Feb. 15, 2002 - Lincoln County Airport is growing by four acres.
The airport, located in Iron Station off N.C. 73, is currently expanding its aircraft parking ramp to accommodate 21 more planes. The runway and
taxi area will be repaved, probably in late summer..
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Teams sought for Adult Spelling Bee
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Feb. 15, 2002 - The Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce hopes to recruit 40 to 50 teams this
year for its annual adult spelling bee on Tuesday, March 26 at the Citizens Center.
“We’ve already got 15 teams signed up and I know that’s more than we had this time last year,” said organizer Stephen
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‘Empty Chair’ lyrics echo son’s grief
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Feb. 13, 2002 - When Donnie Brown’s mother died, her easy chair sat empty in the family
living room. His father could not bear looking at the chair, a constant reminder that his wife was dead. The grieving man asked Brown to take it away.
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Developer looks for the ‘missing pieces’ downtown
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Feb. 13, 2002 - Developer Ron Morgan is looking for the missing pieces around Lincolnton’s
courtsquare
A new building with condos is one of the pieces. A nice restaurant is another.
The courtsquare, as it stands now, is incomplete, he said. It has too many empty sites.
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Family disputes racing charge
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Mother of man who died wants charges dropped against other driver
Feb. 13, 2002 - The relatives of a man killed in what the N.C. Highway Patrol says was prearranged racing want charges
against the driver of the other car dropped.
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Rookie firefighter recognized
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Feb. 13, 2002 - While a senior at West Lincoln High, Travis Williams spent four nights a week at Gaston
College studying to be a firefighter. His work has paid off, earning him Union’s Volunteer Fire Departments’ fire fighter of the year award.
Williams calls the award an honor.
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City hears budget requests
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Feb. 13, 2002 - Area non-profits and other agencies are asking the City of Lincolnton for over $186,000
for 2002-2003.
On Tuesday representatives from the recreation commission, county airport, economic development, national guard, Communities in Schools, chamber of commerce
and cultural organizations presented city council members with their needs.
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Denver couple are Valentines for life
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Feb. 13, 2002 - They’ve been sweethearts for over six decades, but their words of wisdom are
timeless.
“It is important to have understanding and prayer in your marriage,” 83-year-old Marjorie Earle says as she looks lovingly at her husband.
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Marjorie Earle smiles as her husband Jack hands her a rose. The couple will celebrate their 61st Valentines Day together Thursday.
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New rules may affect lake property
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Bone up on buffers
Feb. 13, 2002 - They’re designed to protect Lake Norman as a source of drinking water.
And they raise questions for many lake property owners.
Vegetative buffers serve to slow and absorb runoff, filtering out sediment and pollutants.
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Charlotte artist aims steel up the shoreline
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Feb. 13, 2002 - His sturdy steel sculptures will be seen all along Lake Norman’s shoreline,
if Rex Eagle has anything to say about it.
The 62-year-old Charlotte artist has caught lake fever.
“I’m really intrigued with the lake up here,” he says. “There’s something about the steel sculptures and the water. They seem to really go
together.”
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Rhyne receives top YMCA award
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Feb. 11, 2002 - Long time Lincolnton branch YMCA volunteer Jody Rhyne will be honored for his
service March 4 during the YMCA of Greater Charlotte’s annual meeting.
Rhyne will receive the George Williams award, the highest honor a branch YMCA can bestow on a volunteer.
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Crouse man convicted
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Feb. 11, 2002 - A Crouse man was convicted by a jury in Lincoln County Superior Court Friday
in connection with an armed robbery on Dec. 4 of last year.
Dennis Roy Hunter, 29, of 5107 Sunnystone Court, was found guilty of robbery with a dangerous weapon.
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Black History Drama
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Feb. 11, 2002 - Courtney Scott, portraying the character Earth, cries about her family's problems during the play "Window Pain"
Saturday at the Citizens Center. Below, Jessie Hamilton (left) as Jerome and Donovan Garrison as Otis drink together. The play chronicles a family's spiritual journey out of addiction, anger, violence
and abuse. It was written and produced by Rev. Denise Surratt, an Iron Station native, and directed by Jessie Hamilton. The play was sponsored by Lincoln Arts Council, As One Ministries, Tuckers Grove
United Methodist, Gold Hill Missionary Baptist and East Lincoln High School. The play honored Black History Month.
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Cherryville man charged with illegal drag racing
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Feb. 11, 2002 - A 20-year-old Cherryville man has been charged with illegally racing against
a father and son who were killed last week when their Camaro slammed into a telephone pole at 98 mph.
Dayson John Haas, of 1453 Clarence Beam Road, was arrested Friday at his job as a dock worker at Mohican Mills in Lincolnton.
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Dayson John Haas, left, is taken from the Magistrate's office in handcuffs Friday after being charged in connection with the deaths of a
father and son in a car accident last week.
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Reflections Art Winners
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Feb. 11, 2002 - Luke Mitchem (left), Anna Bolen and Luke Brogden
took first place in the Reflections art contest at Battleground Elementary School. Mitchem, a fourth grader, won in photography. He is the son of Landy and Melanie Mitchem. Bolen, a third grader, won first place in visual arts, intermediate level. Her par-ents are Chris and Debra Bolen. Luke Brogden, a first grader, took first place in literature and visual arts primary level. He is the son of Chris and Jenny Brogden. Second, third, honorable mention and merit winners include Demetris Anderson, Alondra Camos, Donna Anderson, Jean Arroyo, Caitlin Heafner, Marcus Headric, Rebekah Barquerd, Ross Ritter, Melissa Rustemor, Adriana Lattimore, Carson Kirksey, J.J. Gibbs and Erica Isaacs. Winners' work will compete at the district level.
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Ejected baby escapes injury as car flips
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Feb. 8, 2002 - An 11-week-old baby miraculously escape injury after it was ejected from a car as it wrecked into a ditch Wednesday on N.C. 73.
The wreck occurred around 2 p.m. near Furnace Road as the driver, Guadalupe Niteo Espinosa, 24, of 423 Chase St., Iron Station, was headed west on
N.C. 73.
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School named ‘North Lincoln’
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Feb. 8, 2002 - After two months of meetings and much speculation, the county’s newest high school has a name – North Lincoln.
Lincoln County School Board members chose the name four to three during Wednesday night’s board meeting.
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County adopts new mosquito rules
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Feb. 8, 2002 - The Lincoln County Environmental Health Division announced the implementation of local
rules governing mosquito control. The rules took effect last week.
“It’s a public health issue, to help us control the mosquito population and protect the public,” said Scott Sneed, spokesman for the Lincoln County
Environmental Health Office.
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Family Night
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Feb. 8, 2002 - G.E. Massey Elementary School had parent night Thursday. The evening included a spaghetti dinner, make-and-take home crafts
and grade-level sessions. Parents were able to see their children's school and learn about upcoming testing. (Above) Christian Leatherman, 5, shows his mother, Tina Leatherman, and grandmother, Alene
Leatherman a word association game. (Below) Caleb Starnes savors every bite of the spaghetti at Family Night.
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‘Cow’-llection honors family’s dairy legacy
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Feb. 8, 2002 - So why is a basement room in Paul Haynes’ home lined ceiling to floor with Borden dairy memorabilia?
The answer has as much to do with family as it does with business.
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Bus garage needs more space, financial help
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Feb. 8, 2002 - The school system’s bus garage needs expanding and the maintenance department
needs money to launch a preventive maintenance program, school board building and site committee members learned Thursday morning.
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West Lincoln mourns loss
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Feb. 6, 2002 - Lincoln County is mourning the loss of a father and son who died together when their car crashed into a utility pole on Harmon Road Monday night.
The American flag at West Lincoln High School was hanging at half mast
today for Christopher Black, a 15-year-old who was just beginning his second semester as a high school
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Father, son killed in crash
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Feb. 6, 2002 - A Lincoln County man and his 15-year-old son were killed Monday when their car
slammed into a telephone pole while traveling at a speed near 100 mph.
An accident investigator said on Tuesday the driver may have been drag racing at the time of the accident.
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Attorney Leatherman dead at 76
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Feb. 6, 2002 - Clarence Leatherman, a respected lawyer who worked closely with Lincoln County
schools for 36 years, died Tuesday.
Leatherman, 76, was remembered as a skillful lawyer who cared about the people he served.
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New restrictions proposed for mobile home projects
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Feb. 4, 2002 - County commissioners and planning board members will study a controversial proposal that
would make it tougher to have Class A mobile homes in Lincoln County.
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Mediation sought on board seat
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Feb. 6, 2002 - Lincoln Health Systems and Lincoln County Commissioners still cannot agree on who needs to
serve on the hospital’s board of directors. Hospital officials say internal mediation is the next step.
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Lakefront home showcases N.C. artist
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Feb. 4, 2002 - TROUTMAN — Need a quick island getaway? You can get one close to home.
Weekends through March, the Bob Timberlake Show Home near Troutman is open for tours. .
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Touring the kitchen of the Bob Timberlake Show House, Sonya Coogan and Sherri Barham inspect the placemats made of reeds.
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Restrictions proposed on mobile homes
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Feb. 4, 2002 - Developers will have a tougher time setting up mobile home communities in Lincoln County
if commissioners pass two zoning changes. The changes are the subject of a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. today at the Citizens Center.
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50 teams enrolled in Relay for Life
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Feb. 4, 2002 - Almost 50 teams are ready for May’s Relay for Life but there is room for more, organizers say.
Team captains will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center.
“If you’re interested, this is the time to come,” said John Dancoff, Relay chairman.
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Lights beckon at Lowder
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/Feb. 4, 2002 - Laura Rader’s fourth-graders let their lights shine Friday.
Students built models of lighthouses to demonstrate skills in geometry, art, design and North Carolina history.
While most of the lighthouses were red and black, Brooke Pryor took artistic license. She used tissue papers
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Best of the bands
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Feb. 4, 2002 -Lincolnton High ninth grader Trishinda Faw (left) plays the trombone during Friday's All County Band Concert at the Citizens
Center. Right, the flute section performs. Top students from the county's four middle schools and three high schools participated in the Friday concert.
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Homes, businesses, must display address
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Feb. 4, 2002 - Don’t be surprised if you open up your door and find Billy Warren from Lincoln County
Addressing on your door step.
Warren has made it his mission to ensure everyone in Lincoln County is complying with an ordinance that was passed 10 years ago:
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Students make All District Band
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Feb. 1, 2002 - With less than two years of music training, two Lincolnton Middle School band
students are making a name for themselves.
Eighth graders Wesley McMaham and Trevor Scott were selected to participate in a two day training with some of the best middle school musicians in
this region. The marathon practice session culminated with a concert at Mooresville High School in early January.
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Cherryville considers Equestrian/Greenway
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Feb. 1, 2002 - Panelists at a public forum held Wednesday on a proposed Equestrian/Greenway Project for
Cherryville shared similar views
It would bring the type of people Cherryville needs. The “people who come, leave their money and go home.”
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Board wants tougher dress codes
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Feb. 1, 2002 - Students face a tougher dress code and more severe consequences for fighting and drug use
when the 2002-2003 school year begins.
The school board’s policy committee approved the new policies Wednesday night. The full board will consider the rules during their Feb. 6 meeting.
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5 now in clerk’s race
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Assistant clerk to run as DemocratFeb. 1, 2002 - An assistant clerk at the Lincoln County
Courthouse has thrown her hat into the ring of a crowded Clerk of Court race.
Teresa Haynes Peeler, a Democrat, announced Wednesday her intention to run for the four-year position. She is the fifth candidate to announce for the post, to
be vacated by long-time clerk Pam Huskey.
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Board attendance can’t be enforced
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Feb. 1, 2002 - Lincoln County’s school board will not be enforcing attendance requirements for its members or cutting pay, according to that
board’s attorney.
David Black told school board policy committee members Wednesday that a proposed policy was not viable.
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