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Lincoln County Sheriffs detectives are seeking information after two teens described being kidnapped at gunpoint Tuesday and driven to another county.

ABOVE: Volunteer Kaitlin Cheshire of Lincolnton, 12, prepares plates of Thanksgiving meals Wednesday at the Christian Ministry of Lincoln County Soup Kitchen. BELOW: Around 75 people were standing in line on South Poplar Street as the soup kitchen opened its doors for their free annual Thanksgiving feast. Volunteers served nearly 200 during the noontime meal. Seth Mabry / LTN Photo

Man of Year credits his late daughter for inspiration

David Clark Jr. was recognized as the Man of the Year, but he wants to share the honor with his late daughter, Sally Clark.

Clark accepted the honor from the Lincolnton Rotary Club at the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerces Annual Banquet last week.

David Clark Jr. was named Man of the Year at the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerces Annual Banquet last week. Seth Mabry / LTN Photo

David Carpenter recently joined 31 other newly elected sheriffs for a leadership training program through the North Carolina Sheriffs Association in Chapel Hill.

A local man accused of stealing from a Lincolnton construction site is in jail on felony charges.

Larry Dale Penley, 57, of Lincolnton, was arrested Wednesday on an accusation of stealing items from the construction site for First Federal Savings and Loan at 320 E. Main St.

Field trips under scrutiny as schools seek budget cuts

Due in part to the struggling economy, the Lincoln County Board of Education will now review school field trip costs the way it does other fees.

Some of the trips, I hope the schools will look at them and see if they are educationally needed considering the expense involved, said Ed Hatley, a School Board member.

Churches set to present 2010s Night in Bethlehem performance

The community can figuratively travel back in time to see the night Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem.

Jay and Kristi Thompson portray Joseph and Mary during the manger scene from last years Night in Bethlehem at Rock Springs Campground in Denver. Contributed

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First-grade students at St. James Elementary School dressed in period costume Tuesday and taught visiting parents about the first Thanksgiving.

Its fun just talking to people, said Sidney Oz, a first-grade student who played a Pilgrim. You can talk and say stuff about pilgrims.

St. James Elementary School first-grade students demonstrate how the Pilgrims played with simple toys as Elliot Bennett entertains himself with a ring-and-stick game while classmates Alex McLucas and Brooke Reel play with a knickerbox Tuesday during their classs Recreating of the Plymouth Plantation presentation. Seth Mabry / LTN Photo