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.
Board of Elections Meeting Tuesday is canceled.
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 OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday
Car Farm OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday
Landfill OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday, cell access may be limited
North Brook CLOSED Still evaluating
Optimist OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday
Owls Den OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday
Tin Mine OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday
Webbs OPEN Opening at 11am Tuesday
last updated 10:11 02/03/2026
Solid Waste crews will continue to work to clear the sites and make them safe for access.
*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.