This video presented in honor and remembrance of Scott Hinkle. Scott Hinkle, 43, the founding editor and publisher of the Lake Norman Times newspaper and a dynamic community leader, died Friday, December 11, at his home in Charlotte. Scott is remembered by friends as a man of great wit, intelligence and attitude. He is gone too soon. Scott, the only child of Lamar and Carol Hinkle, was born October 17, 1966 in Charlotte, but he was a resident of Lake Norman for much of his life and made significant contributions to the lake community. At South Iredell High School, Scott distinguished himself as a student leader, serving as president of the Student Council, manager of the school newspaper, and a representative to Boys State. Scott was an All-Conference soccer player. He graduated from South Iredell in 1985 and continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the Alpha Mu Chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity and served as its president 1987-1988. He graduated in 1989 with a BA degree in history. Scott began his work life in the retail arena but returned to his love of journalism and Lake Norman in 1993. He worked with Womack Publishing Company to develop a weekly newspaper for the growing community, the Lake Norman Times. As the founding editor and publisher, Scott managed the editorial direction and content development for the award-winning publication. For almost 13 years, Scott led a staff of 12 employees and dozens of outside vendors to <b>...</b>

Published: 2009-12-17
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