The family of a woman killed in a 2023 crash in Lincoln County has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that deputies ...

The petition to recall Hall passed preliminary requirements Tuesday. It's the second recent recall effort in Lincoln County.

Deputies said 61-year-old Sheila Alice Smith was last seen around 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2025, heading to a house ...

The final budget shows General Fund revenues of $13.01 million and expenditures of $12.32 million. By law the county must have a required reserve equal to 3/12 of the General Fund expenditures, of $12 ...

Detectives are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing Lincoln County woman. Officials say Sheila Alice Smith, 61, ...

Two people were killed in a fire last week near Lincolnton, authorities reported. Robert Whiteside Jr., 84, and his wife, ...

On July 31, a Lincoln County detective arrested Gary Stitzel, 75, in Albany. He faces charges of Luring a Minor and Online ...

The girl fell off the back of a boat on Lake Alexander shortly before 3:30 p.m. July 27 and was pulled from the water shortly ...

Right now, about 60 homes in Lincoln County don't have full fire protection because of new weight limits on nearby bridges.