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Additional Sexual Assault Charges Filed On A Mount Holly Man
LINCOLNTON, N.C. – On May 15, 2024 the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit began an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Maxwell Sidney Fletcher, 30, of Mount Holly, NC. Mr. Fletcher was a soccer coach at East Lincoln High School, a teacher at WC Friday school...
Additional Charges Filed Against Former HS Coach Previously Arrested For Alleged Sex Offenses
30-year-old Maxwell Sidney Fletcher of Mount Holly has been arrested again by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with felony counts of second-degree forcible sex offense and crime against nature. Fletcher had previously been charged in Catawba and Lincoln Counties along with Horry County, South Carolina. The previously filed charges included statutory sex offense with a child 15-years-old or younger.
Maddie White Is Apple Queen For 2024
Promises to use platform to share Christian message. LINCOLN HERALD STAFF | Comments: 0 | Leave a comment. LINCOLNTON––Maddie White was proclaimed the new Lincoln County Apple Queen, Saturday evening. In ceremonies held at the Warren Citizens Center, White was crowned by last year’s queen, Madilynne Burgin. The...
Lincoln County, Mountain Island Charter football team-by-team previews, bold predictions
The 2024 North Carolina high school football season is drawing ever closer. The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star are previewing teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Here’s what to be on the lookout for among the four Lincoln County schools (East Lincoln, Lincolnton, North Lincoln and West Lincoln), as well as Mount...
Lincoln County soccer coach faces more sexual assault charges
A Gaston County teacher is facing more sexual assault charges following an initial arrest in May. Maxwell Sidney Fletcher, 30, of Mount Holly, is charged with one felony count of crime against nature and a felony count of second-degree forcible sex offense. He was arrested on July 31, a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said.
Gastonia, Shelby high school football 2024: Big South 3A top players, predictions
The 2024 North Carolina high school football season is drawing ever closer. The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star are previewing conferences in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Here’s what to watch in Big South 3A as another NCHSAA football campaign begins. ...
Lincoln commissioners tackle zoning matters
LINCOLNTON – The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and Lincoln County Planning Board had a full plate of zoning matters, the bulk of them on the eastern side, to address at their Aug. 5 meeting. ITI Communications, LLC is requesting to rezone 31.28 acres at 920 N.C. 16, Denver....
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