News Flash

Winter Weather Updates

Find updates and closures regarding County services.


News Carousel Posted on January 22, 2026

FRIDAY JANUARY 30, 2026 

Lincoln County Offices will have a 3-hour delay Monday, February 2nd. County Management and Lincoln County Emergency Services will monitor the storm and conditions to determine if Monday's hours need to be adjusted. Notification will be made Sunday, February 1st of any changes. 

All Lincoln County Libraries, Lincoln County Parks and Recreation facilities and parks, Lincoln County Animal Services, will be closed Saturday, January 31st and Sunday, February 1st. 

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                     

Car Farm             CLOSED                      

Landfill                CLOSED                         

North Brook        CLOSED                

Optimist              CLOSED                       

Owls Den            CLOSED                    

Tin Mine              CLOSED                     

Webbs                 CLOSED

last updated 0700 1/31/26               


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.