• Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. – Black and Gold Gala held at Lincoln Country Club, Lincolnton. Speaker will be Rev. Marcus Singleton, pastor of St. James United
IRON STATION – Nearly 800 Rosenwald Schools were built in North Carolina – more than in any other state. Only two of the original six Rosenwald Schools are still standing
LINCOLNTON – It’s been a few months since Sandy Kennedy retired after working with the Department of Social Services in the foster care department for more than three decades. She
In order to appreciate just how far an organization has come, itâs often useful to go back to its beginnings. Kathy Vinzant is known by many as the executive director of the United Way of Lincoln County. She retired from that position in March. Way back when the Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse and the Child Advocacy Center were in their infancy, Vinzant was the director of those organizations. At the Annual Appreciation Luncheon for the coalition against child abuse and LCCAC held on Wednesday, Vinzant shared stories of how the organizations were formed.
It was back in 1991 that Ola Mae Foster and Melinda Houser recognized the need for a means to educate the public about child abuse prevention. The Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse was established 1992 and ran by volunteer board. Vinzant was hired in 2002 and under her leadership the LCCAC was created in 2007. Cathy Davis took over in 2008 and Sherry Reinhardt in 2009. The LCCAC became an accredited chil