“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 25 registered teams, 18 joined us for the festivities (Friday night). Those teams did some great fundraising.” Willis said the track was lined with luminaries [...]
ANNA J. FORTENBERRY anna@newsatnorman.com Often, it’s not the lessons an athlete learns on the playing field that are the most important, but the lessons learned that teach them how to play the game of life. For one young Optimist baseball player, his team is almost like a family to him. And the lessons learned will [...]
ANNA J. FORTENBERRY anna@newsatnorman.com Think back to your favorite teacher in school. Wasn’t that the one who made the subject matter interesting and made you always want to know more? For one local woman, Tricia Martineau Wagner, that’s her focus – her job, if you want to call it that – to open up the [...]
Anna J. Fortenberry /anna@newsatnorman.com Maybe Will Rogers said it best: “Wine had such ill effects on Noah’s health that it was all he could do to live 950 years. Show me a total abstainer that ever lived that long.” Indeed, many medical experts have determined that wine in moderation can be healthy for you. For [...]
ANNA J. FORTENBERRY anna@newsatnorman.com Liberty Barnum, the eight-year-old hit by a car on Sept. 11, 2012, is finally at home with her family. Liberty, or Libby as she is called by family, is still confined to a wheelchair but is home with her mom, Eileen Borzomati, and her older brother and sister. Liberty’s hospital stay [...]
Judy and Joe Rose ANNA J. FORTENBERRY anna@newsatnorman.com Once again the spirits from days gone by rather than customers will fill an historic old store in the area. The Terrell Country Store that first opened in 1891 has changed hands many times over the years. From a gathering place in a once-thriving farm community, the [...]
The Seventh Annual Denver Art Trail is this weekend. This self-guided tour takes in 26 local artists at eight different stops. It includes a glimpse into future artists at the Student Show that will be held at Mentaur Learning Center on Highway 16. But there are plenty of artists that will fit any taste in [...]
ANNA J. FORTENBERRY anna@newsatnorman.com This year’s Denver Art Trail will have around 26 artists displaying and selling their craft in the two-day art event. On Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m., you can see what the artistic community of Denver has [...]
Over 3,500 people came out this past Saturday to the 4th Annual Lake Norman Folk Art Festival presented by the Hickory Museum of Art. The beautiful lakefront property of the Old Drum Campground in Sherrills Ford was brought to life with 44 funky folk artist booths, live bluegrass by Still Pickin’, and antique quilt raffle, [...]
Old newspaper ads shed new light on runaway Lincoln County slaves
There was once gold in them thar Lincoln County hills
The Election of 1892: Tough words and even a shooting in Lincoln County
Graham Round Barn added to county’s historic properties
Rock Springs High School – a consolidation of many small, area schools
State report in 1922 resulted in major changes to Lincoln County education
