An East Lincoln Fire Dept. rescue boat races to the scene
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Two girls were injured when the tube they were riding that was being pulled by a jet ski plowed into a pontoon boat Wednesday afternoon on Lake Norman.
The girls were transported by ambulance to CMC-Lincoln with non life-threatening injuries.
Emergency personnel from East Lincoln Fire and Lincoln County EMS rushed to the scene after the call came in around 2 p.m. about the accident in Lucky Creek Cove, near the Westport Marina.
Relatives of the girls, reportedly on the pontoon boat that was stationary in the water, dove into the lake and rescued the girls, both of who may have been unconscious for a brief period.
By Ken H. Fortenberry The tears rolled down Bruce White’s face as he talked about the circumstances that brought him to where he is today. At six-feet three inches tall and 240 pounds, the tears are a dead giveaway for a veteran law enforcement office who has learned his lesson and seems truly remorseful for the mistake he made nearly a year ago - a mistake that thrust him into the headlines and out of work. As a deputy in East Lincoln for more than a decade, including about five years as the school resource officer at East Lincoln High, White knows the Denver community pretty well, and he knows that not everyone will accept that he is wearing a badge again. [Full Story]
Zoning Administrator Randy Hawkins Lists Citizens' Ideas
By Liz Carlton Denver area residents shared their vision last week of how the “Highway 16 Corridor” should be developed and provided good ideas to a county committee that will be responsible for developing the plan. The 150 residents who attended the meeting broke into five small groups led by committee members and during those sessions, each group created three lists consisting of what they liked about Denver, what they didn’t like and how it could be improved. Participants didn’t hesitate to speak up as they voiced their objections about such things as congested traffic and “floppy” signs staked alongside the road, but the citizens’ main concern was having the committee create a viable plan that the county and property owners could afford and implement. [Full Story]
By Ken H. Fortenberry Those foul-smelling sewer pump stations in the Denver area will be fixed once and for all, county commissioners vowed Monday night after they took the director of public utilities to task for his management of the issue that has plagued the county for years. “We’ve got to get this fixed!” commissioner Alex Patton told Public Works Director Steve Gilbert after Gilbert briefed commissioners on the status of four pump stations that are a nuisance to residents . “This has gone on for years,” he said, noting that he is constantly bombarded with complaints from residents about the stinky stations. [Full Story]
Citing safety and congestion concerns, Lincoln County Commissioners voted Monday night to join the Lincoln County Board of Education in a joint resolution urging the state Department of Transportation to install traffic lights at two planned intersections on the Highway 16 Bypass. The state is planning to construct what it calls “modified superstreet crossovers” at the St. James Church Road and Optimist Club Road intersections that would require motorists to enter the intersections and make U-turns just to cross the intersections. [Full Story]
Water Main Break Closes Highway 16 - Again
Highway 16 is covered with water near the 73 intersection
North Highway 16 was shut down Monday afternoon because of yet another water main break along Denver’s most heavily traveled road. The East Lincoln Fire Department diverted all north-south traffic to Pilot Knob Road, which was bumper-to-bumper within a few minutes. The entire Highway 16/73 area was congested at the evening rush hour, something that motorists have become all-too-familiar with in recent months. A break a month or so ago was blamed on worn-out pipes that are being replaced as the intersection is improved by the state Department of Transportation. There’s no word yet on the cause of this one, but Public Works Director Steve Gilbert said Monday night the “finger-pointing contest” will begin with contractors today.
