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The Lincoln Journal The Lincoln Journal is the weekly newspaper and legal organ for Lincoln County, Georgia.

09/25/2025

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The City of Lincolnton has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in
property taxes by 4.88 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at City
Hall, Council Chambers, 125 North Peachtree Street, Lincolnton, Georgia on September 25,
2025, at 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at City Hall, Council
Chambers, 125 North Peachtree Street, Lincolnton, Georgia on October 7, 2025, at 6:45 P.M.
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 6.624 mills, an increase of 0.308 mills.
Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 6.316 mills. The
proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000.00 is approximately
$24.64 and the proposed tax increase for a nonhomestead property with a fair market value of
$100,000.00 is approximately $12.32.

08/28/2025

NEW MILLAGE RATE TO BE SET TOMMOROW IN CALLED MEETING
AGENDA
Called Meeting
Friday, August 29, 2025
9:00am

1. Call Meeting to Order Chairman Norman
2. Invocation Commissioner
3. Approval of Agenda Chairman Norman
4. Set the County-wide Millage Rate Chairman Norman
5. Adjourn

08/07/2025
01/09/2025

Lincoln County schools closed Friday

All Lincoln County Schools will be closed on Friday due to potentially hazardous winter weather conditions. This decision has been made with the utmost priority on the safety of students, staff, and families.

The potential for icy roads and other dangerous conditions makes travel unsafe. Everyone is encouraged to take appropriate precautions and remain indoors if possible. Stay tuned to local media and the school district's website and social media sites for any updates.

FUGITIVE EVAN BULLER BEHIND BARS IN LINCOLN COUNTY
01/04/2025

FUGITIVE EVAN BULLER BEHIND BARS IN LINCOLN COUNTY

Evan Buller behind bars in Lincoln Co. after joint law enforcement effort By Editor | January 3, 2025 | 0 Evan Buller, 45, on the run and wanted on felony charges since early December, was apprehended on Jan. 3, said newly-elected Lincoln County Sheriff Clay Smith. Local officers from the Lincoln Co...

12/06/2024

BULLER STILL AT-LARGE, RESPONDS TO CHARGES ONLINE

(LINCOLNTON, GA) -Forty-five-year-old Evan Callaway Buller is still on the run and wanted for felony charges, according to Lincoln County Maj. Jim Wallen.
Law enforcement officers say he is considered armed and dangerous. Contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 706-359-4118 if you have any information or know of his whereabouts.
Lincoln County residents in the vicinity of Chamberlain Ferry Road reported on Wednesday that local law enforcement officers were seen Tuesday night, along with SWAT team and Columbia County law enforcement personnel, speeding through the area.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office would only confirm the location, but other reports indicate that Columbia County officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant. Local residents reported on social media seeing officers in full SWAT gear and carrying large weapons.
Buller posted on his page around 2 a.m. on Dec. 6 that his “fellow citizens” of Lincoln County could rest easy.
“I was never armed and dangerous, and I'm really not that elusive. Your local sheriff's department is excellent spreading lies, they're just not very quick on their feet. I would worry more about the resources that they abused trying to catch someone who is having a very mild nonviolent argument with his wife, than the poor guy out there freezing, who at no point had an AK-47 or any other firearm. All lies and will be retracted on the news. I love Lincoln county and I would not have my children in any other school system. I just hate that for now they have to live with this embarrassment hanging over their head and hopefully one day my name will be cleared and I will be able to return to them. Until then I'm gone folks, my lawyer will be sorting things out for me,” he wrote.

We will provide more details as they become available.

12/04/2024

LINCOLN, COLUMBIA DEPUTIES IN JOINT OPERATION ON CHAMBERLAIN FERRY ROAD
Lincoln County residents in the vicinity of Chamberlain Ferry Road reported local law enforcement officers were seen, along with SWAT team and Columbia County law enforcement personnel, speeding through the area.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office would only confirm the location, but other reports indicate that Columbia County officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant. Local residents reported on social media seeing officers in full SWAT gear and carrying large weapons.
We will provide more details as they become available.
- Angye Morrison

LINCOLN COUNTY RED DEVILS DESTROY MITCHELL COUNTY EAGLES 49-7 (LINCOLNTON, GA) The  #1 ranked Lincoln County Red Devils ...
11/23/2024

LINCOLN COUNTY RED DEVILS DESTROY MITCHELL COUNTY EAGLES 49-7
(LINCOLNTON, GA) The #1 ranked Lincoln County Red Devils blasted the Mitchell County Eagles 49-7 here last night in the 2nd round of the playoffs for the state championship.
Enjoy the game photos here courtesy the Journal Messenger & Reporters by sports photographer Justin Riley, and look for the full game report and update on the race for the championship in the November 28 Thanksgiving Edition of the paper.

10/25/2024

Today is the last day to request your Georgia Absentee Ballot. Friday, October 25.

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