Stanley News

Johnathon Richard Akers, 20, of 6271 Wingate Hill Rd. in Denver was charged May 26 with one count of larceny from merchant.

Steven Cooksey says all he wanted to do was help other diabetics get healthy, but a North Carolina agency tried to censor his online healthy food advice column, saying he was not a licensed dietitian.

Robert William Yount, 35, of 5941 E. N.C. 150 in Maiden was charged May 23 with one count of possessing stolen goods.

Arnet Seals Jr., 35, of 224 East Independence in Charlotte was charged May 21 with one count of failure to comply.

A former Gaston County pastor has denied having illicit sex with two minors in Haiti while he was giving them food and clothing through a church ministry.

Yard Sale Hinton Memorial United Methodist Church, 830 Car Farm Rd. in Lincolnton, will host a yard sale starting 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

Commissioners meeting The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners will meet 6:30 p.m. Monday on the third floor of the James W. Warren Citizens Center, 115 W. Main St.

It may be a bit early for fruits and vegetables, but plants, crafts and baked goods were there in abundance at opening day of the Ashe County Farmers Market on April 12.

Standard Pacific of the Carolinas LLC and Westfield Homes of the Carolinas LLC to Christopher and Laura Chadwick, property at 108 Briar Road, Belmont, $190,000 Thomas C. and Katrina E. Prala to David M. and Julie L. Shinsel, property at 1066 Garibaldi Ridge Court, Belmont, $241,500 Robert and Lisa R. Odell and Paul Keuthan to Sarah E. Patterson, ... (more)

Community revival Stanley Middle School, 317 Hovis Rd. in Stanley, will host a community revival "United One Lord, One Faith, One Mission" 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Speakers will include Tom Kinman of Hickory Grove Baptist, Eddie McGinnis of Community Pentecostal, Albert Mills of Mt.

Community revival Stanley Middle School, 317 Hovis Rd. in Stanley, will host a community revival "United One Lord, One Faith, One Mission" 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

CHARLOTTE, NC - The boxing glove Bank of America protestors will use as a symbol only seems natural, since they're calling it the fight of their lives.

Wesley Joe Fore, 42, of Stanley is charged with statutory rape/sex offense. He is being held at the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center in Lincolnton under a $100,000 secured bond.

Photos by Seth Mabry/TCS Cecelia Martin, Alex Patton and Carrol Mitchem were the three highest vote-getters in the Lincoln County Commission primary.