Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway teen. She is 16-year-old Holly Marie Blackwell of West Highview Lane in Lincolnton.

On December 8, Ms. Blackwell’s grandmother reported the teen missing from the West Highview Lane residence. She was last known to be at the residence on December 5.

Ms. Blackwell is a white female. She is 5’3″ tall and weighs 118 pounds. She has green eyes and possibly blue-tinted hair. Ms. Blackwell could be in Gastonia in the area of Osceola Street, an area she has been known to frequent in the past.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Holly Marie Blackwell should call the Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050, Lincoln County Communications at 704-735-8202, or Lincolnton/Lincoln County Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909.