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East Lincoln Relay for Life already focusing on next year’s event »

“We had a wonderful turn out,” said Anne Willis, co-chair for East Lincoln’s Relay for Life which climaxed last weekend with the annual relay event at ELHS. “Out of the…

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Local News

Duke gets NRC approval to increase McGuire’s generating capacity »

Inside the McGuire Nuclear Station

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase the generating capacity of McGuire Nuclear…

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We’re glad you’re here and reading our abbreviated online edition of news@norman. But we really want you to read our…

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Senior execs walk out on Chinese owners, Denver Global lays off most of its employees »

RATO/Denver Global's temporary location in Lincolnton

KEN H. FORTENBERRY publisher@newsatnorman.com The senior American management team is out, the Chinese are in. Employees have been laid off,…

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BOBBY SHOEMAKER: Just call him ‘Mr. Softball’ »

Softball Hall of Famer Bobby Shoemaker

ANNA J. FORTENBERRY anna@newsatnorman.com Bobby Shoemaker’s last name probably ought to be “Softball.” Shoemaker has become synonymous with local softball, and particularly with Denver Dazzle, a champion-level program he formed years ago. Mr. Softball. Mr. Denver Dazzle. Whatever you want to call him, Shoemaker has…

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Sports

Lady Mustangs take 2nd place in 4×800 state relay »

From row: Megan Rowles and Madison Rowles. Back row: Elizabeth Sisk and Jade Loendorf.

It was a good weekend for the East Lincoln Mustangs and Lady Mustangs as well as for the North Lincoln Knights and Lady Knights at…

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Area History One of the ads for a runaway Lincoln County slave

Old newspaper ads shed new light on runaway Lincoln County slaves

Editor’s Note: Several years ago we published a series – The Slaves of east Lincoln County – and it was one of our most popular compilations of historical life in our community. Very little has been…

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These grinding stones were moved from a gold mine smelter site that was once near present-day hole 9 at Westport golf course.

There was once gold in them thar Lincoln County hills

With gold selling at record prices these days, it might be interesting to know that the first gold rush in the United States began right in our own backyard. While most people associate California and the…

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The Lincoln Courier, the week before the 1892 election

The Election of 1892: Tough words and even a shooting in Lincoln County

Compiled by Ken H. Fortenberry Lincoln County politics have been historically notorious for being hard-fought events with not only tough words and bitter campaigns, but also some violence thrown in from time-to-time. The election of1892 was…

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Opinions Anna J. Fortenberry

Pain of one kind of the other must have led to Dick Trickle’s suicide

Who knows what happened? It may have been a buildup of several things. But publicly it began with a man’s phone call to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s dispatch. It ended with his death. Former race car…

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Ken H. Fortenberry Editor and Publisher

Roger Leon has a dream, and I’ll bet that he will fight for it

Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Who knows? The dispute between former Denver Global President and CEO Roger Leon and the Chinese company that owns his former company is big news this week. Even after many hours working…

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Ken H. Fortenberry

Where has east Lincoln’s zest and community vitality gone?

  If you moved here in the past couple of years you won’t have a clue what I am talking about. But since most of you have been in the Denver area a decade or more,…

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Obituaries

Gary Errickson, Charles Mayer, William Mann, Joan Frankson

Gary Wayne Errickson Gary Wayne Errickson, 47, of Denver died May 2, 2013. Born Feb. 26, 1966 in Charleston, SC. he was the son of Edward Allen Errickson and Mary Blalock Errickson.. Gary was employed as…

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Mary Chambers Smith, Jean Sigmon Beckham, Geraldine DeKeyser

Mary Chambers Smith Mary Chambers Smith, 84, of Denver, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Huntersville Oaks. Mary Alice Chambers was born on March 25, 1929 in Hamlet, NC., the daughter of Olga Hurt…

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News Briefs

Speaker to talk about creation of Lake Norman

The Lake Norman Covekeepers will meet on May 16 (please note date change) at 7 p.m. at the East Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department.  The guest speaker will be Jan Blodgett, archivist for Davidson College and collaborator…

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Untreated sewage flows into Lake Norman cove

About 1,000 gallons of untreated sewage was spilled in a Denver neighborhood Monday evening. The spill occurred in the 8000 block of Malibu Pointe Lane off Business Highway 16 in the Lucky Creek Subdivision. “It is…

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Denver Weather

Calendar

May 16-May 21, 2013

THURSDAY, MAY 16 Lake Norman Covekeepers May Meeting.  (Please note change from regular meeting date) 7 p.m.  East Lincoln Fire Department.  S. Pilot Knob Rd.  Speaker Jan Blodgett FRIDAY, MAY 17 Annual Chicken Barbecue hosted by…

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In Our Schools The East Lincoln Middle School Band in Atlanta

ELMS Falcon Band earns top honors in regional competition in Atlanta

The 105-member East Lincoln Middle School Falcon Band traveled to Atlanta recently to compete in the regional Music in the Parks Competition at Six Flags Over Georgia. While there, the Falcon Band received a score of…

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Business

news@norman wins five awards in annual NC Press competition

news@norman won five awards in the North Carolina Press Association’s 2012 News, Editorial and Photo Journalist Contest. Winners were announced last week at the press association’s Winter Institute and Annual Meeting in Chapel Hill. Honored this…

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