Sunday February 1, 2026
Lincoln County offices will be closed Monday, February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd. County offices will operate on a 3-hour delay for Wednesday, February 4th.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing– Zoning scheduled for Monday, February 2, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. has been cancelled due to inclement weather. All non-hearing agenda items will be heard at a rescheduled meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 353 N. Generals Boulevard, Lincolnton, North Carolina. Public Hearing items will be re-noticed and placed on March 2, 2026, Board of Commissioners agenda.
Lincoln County Emergency Services is asking to please stay off the roads. NCDOT plows need room to work and we can help by staying home. Highway patrol has answered dozens of traffic accident calls.
It also helps our 911 staff by not overwhelming them with traffic calls
PLEASE DO NOT CALL 911 FOR OUTAGES, FALLEN TREE LIMBS OR POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. Non-Emergency Line: 704-735-8202 Comm Center
Landfill and Convenience Sites
SITE STATUS PLANNED MODIFICATIONS*
Airport CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Monday
Car Farm CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Monday
Landfill CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Monday
North Brook CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Monday
Optimist CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Monday
Owls Den CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Tuesday
Tin Mine CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Tuesday
Webbs CLOSED Open at 12:00pm on Monday
last updated 1730 02/01/26
*All Planned Modifications are subject due to site conditions in the interest of the safety of the public and staff.
Lincoln County Emergency Management Shelter Plan
Lincoln County Emergency Management has an emergency preparedness plan which includes the opening of shelters if certain conditions are met including major power outages and infrastructure failures. Emergency Management is assessing the situation of the storm hour by hour along with County Management. If a decision is made to open shelters, the primary site will be Lincolnton High School. If a decision is made to activate, a notification will be posted on the County website and social media sites. A phone number dedicated to shelter questions will also be activated and included in the communication. Please do not call 911 for shelter questions.