MAN ARRESTED AFTER
SUNDAY CHASE Suspect
took authorities from Lincolnton into
Gaston County
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- A
Sunday afternoon of drinks at a local
restaurant landed a Stanley man in jail
and his friend in a hospital, after the
duo led authorities on a two-county chase
Sunday afternoon.
The incident started after
the Lincoln County Communications Center
received a call of an intoxicated driver,
driving a pickup towing a boat, that left
Tradewinds Seafood Company on East Main
Street around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Lincolnton Police officer
D. Mocanu began following the vehicle,
with blue lights on, down East Main
Street and onto Highway 27. Two Lincoln
County Sheriff's deputies' cruisers also
joined the chase that didn't reach more
than 50 miles-per-hour.
Driving the pickup was
David Alan McKinnish of Stanley. His
passenger was the registered owner of the
vehicle, Eric Bohannon, also of Stanley.
As the pair made their way
east down Highway 27, authorities from
the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department
kept chasing the vehicle after city
police followed chase procedures and
ended their portion of the chase.
Gaston County Police,
meantime, made their way west on Highway
27, trying to intercept the vehicle.
Authorities said Sunday
night McKinnish nearly ran into a ditch
twice and ran cars off the road
2008-07480 Animal Bite
Assigned: Animal Control
Location: 2746 Cat Square Rd.
Victim: Gary Tallent
Animal Bite
Date Reported: October 02, 2008
District A
2008-07487 Animal Bite
Assigned: Animal Control
Location: 3265 Falcon Ridge Rd.
Victim: Matthew Errickson
Animal Bite
Date Reported: October 02, 2008
District C
2008-07519 Animal Bite
Assigned: Animal Control
Location: 6815 Lackey Rd.
Victim: Christy Hudson
Animal Bite
Date Reported: October 04, 2008
District A
LINCOLNTON
– It’s one name that
makes some officers at the Lincolnton
Police Department cringe when mentioned.
For now, however, Mary Watts is safe
– behind bars.
Over the weekend, Officer Tony Potts and
Sgt. Willie Vaughn arrested Mary Lou
Walker Watts of Victory Grove Church
Road. Watts was arrested at her residence
around 7 a.m. Saturday.
Several weeks ago, Watts was charged with
trying to run over
NORTH
LINCOLN -- North 321
firefighters were called to reports of
a working vehicle fire in the 1600
block of Beal Road Sunday
around 10:10 p.m.
According
to a caller into Lincoln
County Communications, flames
could be seen coming from a vehicle that
was parked about 20 feet from
a mobile home. The caller stated
that a large boom was heard seconds
before the fire.
It's not
known if there were any
injuries in the fire. Around 10:50 p.m.,
firefighters called for the
Lincoln County Fire Marshal to come
investigate the blaze.
2008
State 2-A Cross Country Championships
Saturday - November
1, 2008
at Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC
BOYS: Pl Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7
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1 Swannanoa Owen 56 3 7 13 16 17 22 28
Total Time: 1:27:51.99
Average: 17:34.40
2 West StanleyHigh School 88 1 9 11 31 36 59 67
Total Time: 1:28:15.86
Average: 17:39.18
Do you have an innovative idea
you would like to try on your farm but
need some extra funding to make it a
reality?
If so, there is a meeting of interest on
Monday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the
James W. Warren Citizens Center in the
Extension demonstration kitchen. Joe
Schroeder, a representative from RAFI
will hold a workshop on how to apply for
their grants. RAFI stands for Rural
Advancement Foundation International and
is a private, non-profit organization
based in Pittsboro, NC.
Here is a brief description of their
grant program which Joe provided:
“RAFI-USA’s Tobacco Communities
Reinvestment Fund will make cost-share
grants to farmers, farm organizations,
and
community groups for enterprises that
demonstrate new ways to earn income on
the farm. Cost-share support of up to
$10,000 will be awarded to individual
producers and support of up to $30,000
will be awarded to collaborative farmer
efforts. Priority will be given to
projects that benefit farmers who had
income from tobacco and to projects that
create an
opportunity for new generations of
farmers.” Click Here
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Suspect Wanted In
Five Store Break-ins, Do You Know Him?
STAFF REPORTS
DENVER
– Lincoln County Sheriff’s
detectives are asking for the
public’s help in identifying a man
wanted in connection with at least five
eastern Lincoln County convenience store
break-ins.
Detectives believe the suspect is
responsible for two break-ins in late
August and mid September at Jones Exxon
EAST
LINCOLN -- Authorities from both
Lincolnton Police and the Lincoln County
Sheriff's Office were chasing an alleged
intoxicated driver towing a boat.
The
incident started just after 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, when the Lincoln County
Communications Center received a call
about a drunk motorist leaving Tradewinds
on East Main Street.
Lincoln
County Sheriff's deputies initially
joined Lincolnton Police in the chase,
that reached speeds of 50 miles-per-hour
down East Main Street onto Highway 27
into Gaston County.
The
driver has been identified as Eric Walker
Bohannon of Stanley. As of 3 p.m. Sunday,
the chase was moving from Lincoln into
Gaston County down Highway 27. He was
taken into custody by authorities around
3:10 p.m.
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for the Crime of the Week
WE CAN FINALLY FALL BACK
Don't forget to
turn clocks back one hour
at 2 a.m. Sunday By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLN COUNTY -- At 2 a.m. this
Sunday, November 2, 2008, we will turn
their clocks back one hour, marking the
end of Daylight Saving Time (DST).
From 1986 to 2006 time changes were on
the first Sunday in April and the last
Sunday in October, but in 2007, time
changes on the second Sunday in March and
the first Sunday in November, adding
about a month to daylight saving time
For thousands of years, time was measured
based on the position of the sun; it was
noon when the sun was highest in the sky.
Sundials were used well into the Middle
Ages, at which time mechanical clocks
began to appear. Cities would set their
town clock by measuring the position of
the sun, but every city would be on a
slightly different time.
Chris
Clinch and his wife had around 100 kids
to trick or treat at their Terrace Place
home in Lincolnton on Friday night, some
who traveled from as far away as
Greenville, SC.
Most of the decorations the Clinch's had
are homemade. They had a werewolf running
around doing all of the scares, along
with sound and lights it made for an
exciting night. Here are some pictures of
the decorations and some with their sons
Collin and Jason..
LOCAL CAGE
FIGHTERS BLAZE TRAIL
FOR THE FUTURE OF NC'S NEWEST SPORT
Staff Reports
Like a wildfire sweeping across the land
our hometown's official MMA fight team
took the packed arena by storm.
How do you feel about a hat trick? Can
you say 'Trifecta'? All Combat College
fighters win in typical dominating
fashion. And all were in won in the first
round.
The battlefield was set at Circle of Fury
Oct. 24th at Winston-Salem's Joel
Coliseum for an electrified crowd. A
25" round cage was the proving
ground that all fighters present would be
tested in. Some would rise. Some would
fall. In the end, only Combat College
walked through the fire and stood tall!
Perhaps because they were the fire. They
left the packed audience on it's feet
cheering for more.
MMA, which stands for Mixed Martial Arts,
can be seen in events like UFC, Ultimate
Fighting Challenge, where athletes
compete against each other using a
combination of punches, kicks, knees,
wrestling, and submission grappling moves
to beat an opponent. Some matches are
over in seconds, others will last
Photo by Jon
Mayhew/TCS
Dianne Watson's house on North Grove
Street was the Halloween epi-center
for more than 600 trick-or-treaters on
Friday night.
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- More than 600 people flocked
to Dianne Watson's front porch on North
Grove Street for a "Happy
Halloween" and The Halloween Song
from a woman with a booming "Happy
Halloween" and to receive candy from
a woman with a big heart.
For more than 20 years, the Watson house
has been the epi-center of Halloween
night, for ghosts and goblins of all
ages.
LINCOLNTON
-- Authorities arrested a
Lincoln Street man after he fired shots
in the air and pointed a rifle towards
people on Mauney Drive Thursday just
after 3 p.m.
The
incident started when the Lincoln County
Communications Center received several
calls about a black male in front of 122
Mauney Drive that was firing a gun.
When
officers arrived, witnesses said the
suspect -- identified as brandon James
Propst, 19. of Lincoln Street -- had ran
into the woods behind the apartment on
Mauney Drive.
While
police were looking for the suspect,
officers learned the suspect had made his
way back to the original location.
Witnesses
also told police Propst was armed with a
long-barrelled shotgun
TEXAS
DEATH MATCH SATURDAY AT THE
HOWARDS CREEK VETERAN'S CENTER
Tonight,
MWF superstars "The Father"
David Hayes (left) and "Outlaw"
Keith Matthews
will square off in a Texas Death Match,
part of action from Millennium Wrestling
Federation
at the Howard's Creek Veterans Center in
Lincolnton.
The
doors open at 7 p.m. and the bell-time is
at 8 p.m. Also scheduled to appear on the
card
is "The Unbelievable Hardcore
King" Nick James; "The Waco
Kid" Adam Awesomeo; Mr. Badd;
"The Pacific Tsunami" Nave; and
MWF Heavyweight Champion "The Alley
Rat" Pitt.
Admission
is $5 for adults; kids six and under get
in for free.
The Lincoln County
Board of Commissioners will meet tonight
at 6:30 p.m.
in the Board of Commissioners' Room on
the third floor of the James W. Warren
Citizens Center
at 115 W. Main Street.
The citizens of Lincoln County are always
encouraged to attend. The following is
the agenda for
this meeting
LINCOLN
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NOVEMBER 03, 2008
6:30 PM Call to Order
6:31 PM Invocation – Commissioner
Patton
6:32 PM Pledge of Allegiance
1. 6:33 PM Adoption of Agenda
2. 6:34 PM Consent Agenda
- Approval of Minutes
- Tax Requests for Releases – More
than $100
- September 16 – October 15, 2008
- Waived Fees
- City of Lincolnton
- Piedmont Council – Boy Scouts of
America
- Sponsored Group Status
- YMCA Prayer Breakfast
- Resolution #2008-22: Resolution
Approving Robert Carson as Review Officer
3. 6:36 PM Recognition of Emergency
Service Agencies in Rescue Operation
Mike Futrell
Saturday - November
1, 2008
ou have an innovative idea
you would like to try on your farm but
need some extra funding to make it a
reality?
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