Lincoln County News

The first-degree murder trial of Monty Poteat is set for Monday at the Lincoln County Courthouse.

Three weeks after county commissioners voted unanimously to seek the suspension and removal of indicted Lincoln County Sheriff Timothy L. Daugherty, their petition remains a work in progress.

The Arts Council of Lincoln County is please to announce the winners of the 2009 Paul C Rhyne County-Wide Art Competition.

Kirby Oldham, principal of G.E. Massey Elementary School, has been selected as the 2010 Wachovia Principal of the Year for Lincoln County Schools.

A Cherryville teenager was charged Friday with raping a 12-year-old girl. Tolentino Martinez, 17, of 204 Marcus Drive, raped the girl July 4 in an Engle Street home, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Police in Cherryville got more than they bargained for when they responded to a shoplifting call at Wal-Mart. Ellen June Gantt, Jimmie Lee Allen and James Norman Merriam, were arrested this week after items used to manufacture methamphetamine were located in the suspect vehicle on Monday.

Two young Lincoln County men were killed late Sunday night in a single-vehicle wreck, the N.C. Highway Patrol says.

One person died and another is in critical condition following a car crash in Lincoln County Sunday night.

A medical helicopter landed at a Lincoln County middle school this afternoon to transport a gunshot wound victim.

On the evening of Oct. 19, 2009, Cherryville Police officers investigated a possible shoplifting call in Cherryville.

A Lincoln County man has been served warrants on several charges after a traffic stop this week in Burke County.

Police busted a meth manufacturing ring Monday after finding components of the drug in a shoplifting suspect's car.

A staff member at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter was injured in an explosion involving the gas chamber this morning.

A grand jury indicted the Lincoln County sheriff on two felony counts of obstruction of justice Monday morning.

Regulating signage, land use and site design were just a few of the topics discussed at a meeting for the proposed development district.

LINCOLNTON County com-missioners voted unanimously to start the process of suspending or removing Sheriff Tim Daugherty from office.

Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty made his first appearance in court Tuesday morning.

The Lincoln County sheriff's office has named a replacement for former Chief Deputy Barry Taylor following his conviction.

The sheriff was indicted Monday on two counts of obstruction of justice, accused of helping his chief deputy cover up a fixed DWI investigation.TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/10/13/11/SHERIFF_3.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.JPG 321 10/13/2009 Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty leaves the ...

A Keener Road man is arrested and charged after stabbing another man during an argument.