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Lincoln County, N.C.
Coverage of Lincoln County, N.C. in the Nexus archive.
- President of Lincoln County nonprofit convicted of embezzling over $400K for online sports bets
The president of a Lincoln County nonprofit, Kevin Joe Turner, was convicted of embezzling over $400,000 for online sports bets. He and the vice president, Melanie Dambrosio Turner, were arrested and charged with embezzlement in March 2025.
- 22 arrested, guns seized during Lake Norman boating event attended by thousands
Twenty-two people were arrested and multiple guns were seized during a high-attendance boating event on Lake Norman in Lincoln County, N.C., as part of a multi-agency safety operation. The event, which drew hundreds of vessels and thousands of visitors, resulted in 54 traffic stops, 15 arrests, and numerous citations by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.