Vale News

In recent months, police have seen a spike in armed robberies in and around Shelby.

A 22-year-old Vale resident told authorities he came face to face with the barrel of a pistol last week before losing $440 in a robbery.

Some people spoke out in favor of the proposed Carolina Thread Trail master plan, while others disagreed at a public hearing conducted by the Lincoln County commissioners and Planning Board on Monday night.

A man being held in the McDowell County Jail was arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office on October 23 in connection to two stolen checks cashed in February at Half-Way Supply and Hardware in Vale.

Trail of Fear 2 When: dusk to 10:30 p.m. weekdays and dusk until the last victim runs away on weekends through Saturday Where: 5706 Keeversville Road, Newton Cost: $10 for everyone 10 and older; $5 for 5 to 9-year-olds and free for ages 4 and younger For more: www.HickoryRidgeHauntedHayride.com Spooky Woods Haunted Trail When: 7 to 11 p.m. Friday ...

On Saturday, October 31, 2009 the Partnership for Children will hold a Family Spooktacular at the WoodMill Festival Grounds in Vale.

Two teens were arrested Friday on multiple charges for a string of breaking-and-enterings into area businesses that occurred in one night.

By Melany Dawn Crouse VALE, NC - The 7th Annual Burlon Craig Pottery festival will be held on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Craig Homeplace located at 3171 Cat Square Road in Vale, NC.

A Vale man who was trying to hide to avoid arrest for a little over a year on several charges is finally caught in Cleveland County and brought back to Lincoln County.

Catawba County sheriff's deputies have arrested Christian Eugene Goss, 17, of Claremont, and Dakota Lee Karl Spicer, 17, of Vale, for the robbery of a Cubbard Express on June 26.

A Western Lincoln County man is arrested and charged with stealing a firearm from a High Shoals residence on September 12.

By Kevin Starr County Extension Director NC Cooperative Extension Service I took one of my infrequent trips to the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market on Yorkmont Road this past Saturday.

Three-thousand pounds of painted steel is getting a new home in North Carolina's capital city.

Above: Barron English of Vale gives his 1937 Chevy Sedan a final spot clean before the fourth annual Pumpkin Center Super Cruise-in and Car Show at North Lincoln High School on Saturday.

Lincolnton Police Officers believe a string of car break-ins that occurred on East Main Street over the weekend may be connected.

By Ron McCann VALE, NC - Despite the late start Friday night due to thunderstorms, the Rebels wasted no time in rolling up the yards and the points.

STAFF REPORTS VALE,NC Woodmill Winery in Vale held their 4th Annual "Grape Stomp" on Saturday.

Ann Chandonnet of Vale, NC, has signed a contract with Winoca Press for a non-fiction history book about the Civil War.

A Lincolnton woman accused of injuring a man with a razor blade was arrested Sunday by Lincolnton Police.

Two men accused of robbing a southwestern Lincoln County convenience store at knifepoint were apprehended Monday after a homeowner found them breaking into a residence on Hartsoe Road.