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On This Day in the Lincoln Times-News - 5/24/13
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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1973 Breaking the bandits - ABC officer Frank Hicks and Lincoln County Sheriff Harven Crouse demolished three slot machines seized during a traffic stop on Maiden Highway. Comment?
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Lincoln County escapee caught in S.C.
South Carolina authorities apprehended a Lincoln County inmate Thursday night accused of fleeing from a work release program in Lincolnton earlier that afternoon. Comment?
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Highway Patrol begins 'Click It or Ticket' campaign
... than 105, 000 seatbelt violations troopers issued across the state last year, more than 2,500 occurred in Lincoln County, according to statistics compiled by Sgt. K. B. Joines with the N.C. Department of Public Safety's Troop F, District 5 in ... Comment?
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Pair charged with stealing trucks
Deputies placed two men behind bars Monday for stealing two trucks and a trailer earlier this month from an eastern Lincoln County residence, the Sheriff's Office said. Comment?
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Bands of Knights to march in Washington
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... of Bands Neil Underwood said. Parade officials scour each state for the best groups, and they selected the Lincoln County school in April 2012. Three additional North Carolina high school bands, all from Raleigh, were later chosen. The Band of ... Comment?
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Wanted sex offender surrenders to law enforcement
... under GPS tracking as a result of his latest conviction, but removed the device while in the town of Vale in Lincoln County at 7:15 Monday night. Webb was convicted of felony sex offenses in Ashe and Johnston Counties in 2003, and at that time ... Comment?
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... place the fourth Friday of each month. Refreshments and door prizes will be available. Singing Convention The Lincoln County Singing Convention will meet 7-9 p.m. at Hull's Grove Baptist Church, 6670 N.C. 27 West in Vale. Everyone is invited to ... Comment?
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N.C. prison escapee caught near Myrtle Beach
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- An inmate who escaped from a state prison unit Thursday in Lincoln County is back in custody after being caught several hours later by police near Myrtle Beach. Ronald Billings, 38, was reported missing about 2:45 p.m. Thursday from his job site in ... Comment?
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North Carolina Man Charged with Insurance Fraud
North Carolina authorities have accused a Lincoln County man of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance company. Comment?
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Men accused of stealing trucks, crushing for scrap metal
Two men were arrested earlier this week after police accused them of stealing two trucks and a trailer from a Lincoln County driveway and crushing the vehicles for scrap metal. Comment?
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Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
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... say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says authorities received a call believed to be from Trickle on Thursday saying that "there would be a dead ... 6 comments
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Around Cleveland: Things to do
... video highlighting the stories of five North Carolina women who have survived the disease. The Cleveland/Lincoln County Rose Society's monthly meeting will be a picnic and a garden tour on Sunday. Visitors are invited to attend this event. Members ... Comment?
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NC man accused of trying to scam insurance company
Authorities accuse a Lincoln County of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance company. Comment?
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NASCAR to honor Dick Trickle after suicide in cemetery
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NASCAR drivers are slated to honor a racing legend before their race in Charlotte, after he called 911 before committing suicide in a Lincoln County cemetery. Comment?
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Dick Trickle had chest pains before he killed himself, brother says
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... Cemetery in Boger City, about 40 miles from Charlotte and near his Iron Station, N.C. home. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, Trickle called the sheriff's office and said "there would be a dead body and it would be his." A ... Comment?
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Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle found dead after apparent suicide in N.C. cemetery
Dick Trickle, who made 303 starts in NASCAR's Cup series and was known as a short-track legend throughout the Midwest, died Thursday afternoon from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a Lincoln County Sheriff's Office news release. Comment?
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Theft report leads to fraud charges
A western Lincoln County man is accused of trying to defraud an insurance company by claiming his trailer and motorcycle were stolen in October, the Sheriff's Office said. Comment?
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Hollywood comes to Lincoln County
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... Lincolnton filming scenes for the Hollywood production. Production vans and films crews have been spotted in Lincoln County recently, and the offices of the Lincoln Times-News were no exception. Cast and crew for the film Careful What You Wish For ... Comment?
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FBI searches for sex offender last seen in Concord
... was wearing a tracking device because of several sex offense convictions. The FBI said he removed it in the Lincoln County town of Vale on Monday night. They believe Webb is driving a plate BJT9681. Anyone with information to his regards has been ... Comment?
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After carwash burglary, Duran sent to pen
Two young North Platte men will do hard time for burglary, according to sentences handed down Monday in Lincoln County District Court. Comment?
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