By Melissa Hankins - bio l email

LINCOLN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - You can see the pain in his face, and hear it in his voice.

"In June of this last year, I lost the position I was in..." says Jonathan Havis, of Lincolnton. It's clear the last thing he needs right now is another setback.

But he says that's exactly what he got the last time he logged on to the North Carolina Employment Security Commission's job search engine, which the ESC recently updated.

In fact, several of our viewers have written us to say they don't get the changes. "It takes twice as long to search for a job," one says. "and it is harder to navigate...I just don't understand why they had to change it."

By Jeff Rivenbark - email

GRANITE FALLS, NC (WBTV) - Police say the man who robbed a bank in Granite Falls Thursday afternoon along with an accomplice, got into a vehicle that was stolen from a business in Lincolnton.

The robbery happened around 5 p.m. at Parkway Bank located on Falls Avenue.

"The suspect showed the teller a handgun," said Granite Falls Police Chief Ritch Bolick.  "The teller followed the suspect's instructions and the suspect left the bank without anyone being hurt."

In a tip called in to the Granite Falls Police Department, the suspect vehicle was observed traveling south on U.S. 321 just inside Hickory at approximately 5:15 p.m.  The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and nearly collided with another vehicle, police said.

LINCOLN COUNTY - The Arts Council of Lincoln County will roll out their “2011 Senior Showcase” on February 7. 

The council has partnered with Lincoln County Senior Services to give seniors a chance to show off their artistic ability by working with clay art.

The works will be exhibited at the Lincoln Cultural Center thru February 25 and an opening reception will be held at the center on February 8.  For more information, click here.