CONTACT: Jason Harpe Executive Director Lincoln County Hist. Assn. (704) 748-9090 lcmh@bellsouth.net Lincoln County Historical Association For Immediate Release (Lincolnton, North Carolina, October 14, 2007) - The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) has been awarded the Albert Ray Newsome Award for 2007 from the Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies to recognize LCHA's outstanding achievements in preserving local history over the past twelve to eighteen months. LCHA will receive the award and a $250 cash prize at the annual joint meeting of the Federation and the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in Asheville, North Carolina in November.