Iron Station News

TODAY Awards show West Lincoln High School, 172 Shoal Rd. in Lincolnton, will host their annual awards day ceremony starting 8:30 a.m. in the gymnasium.

Around this time the season is usually winding down, but the strawberries are at their peak now, just in time for Memorial Day, says Patsy Lineberger.

"Richard "Dick" Trickle, age 71, of Iron Station, NC died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Malcolm Rashad Thompson, 21, of 163 Hillcrest Dr. in Lincolnton was charged May 9 with one felony count of statutory rape/sex offense of a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old by a defendant six years older.

WEDNESDAY Senior lunch Senior Citizens in the Iron Station community are invited to attend a covered dish luncheon at noon at Ironton Presbyterian Church in Iron Station.

TODAY Commissioners' meeting The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners will meet 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Citizens Center in Lincolnton.

Locals gathered at the Lincoln County courthouse Thursday morning to pray for their community and country as part of National Day of Prayer.

A proposed bar in downtown Lincolnton will be up for discussion during Thursday's City Council meeting, with a public hearing scheduled before a vote on the matter.

Samuel Ray Noblitt, 53, of 4173 N.C. 182 in Crouse was charged April 24 with one misdemeanor count of larceny.

Tonya Lynn Vance, 36, of 6243 Helens Way in Denver was charged April 23 with one count of shoplifting.

Chelsey Rebecca Brooks of Iron Station was named to the Dean's List for the 2012 fall semester at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Deputies have charged two Iron Station men in connection with separate sex-related incidents involving teen girls last year, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said.