Troxler encourages horse owners to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies
RALEIGH, NC (April 17, 2019) -- Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus.
“April until November is prime…
Go Beyond the Expected: Become a Caldwell Hospice VolunTEEN!
LENOIR, NC (April 16, 2019) -- Are you a high school student looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Do you have the compassionate spirit needed to be a companion for someone’s journey? Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care is…
Caldwell Men’s Chorus Spring Concert
LENOIR, NC (April 16, 2019) -- On Saturday night, April 27th, at 7:30 PM, the Caldwell Men's Chorus will present their annual spring concert with special guests, the Catawba Valley Community College Chorus. The concert is at Lenoir…
Blue Ridge Parkway Begins National Park Week with Junior Ranger Day Events
ASHEVILLE, NC (April 15, 2019) -- National Park Service officials invite the public to celebrate National Park Week during the week of April 20 – 28, 2019, with multiple events across the Blue Ridge Parkway. The week opens on Junior Ranger…
Nurse Aide students complete training at CCC&TI
HUDSON, NC (April 15, 2019) -- Below are photos of three classes of Nurse Aide students who recently completed their training at CCC&TI. In the photos are students from Burke, Buncombe, Caldwell, Catawba, Mecklenburg and Watauga…
Granite Falls Women’s Enrichment Association April 2019 Newsletter
GRANITE FALLS, NC (April 15, 2019) — Here is this month’s Granite Falls Women’s Enrichment Association April 2019 Newsletter (courtesy of Linda Crowder)…
Virtual Dementia Tour®: An Experience that Can Change Your Outlook
HUDSON, NC (April 12, 2019) -- “I had no idea.” “Everyone on the planet needs to experience this!” “You are an active learner…you walk in the shoes of someone with dementia.” “My mom struggled with dementia for 12 years, but it wasn’t until…
2006 Dodge Ram For Sale (needs engine work)
2006 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 SLT 2WD Mega Cab For Sale
Vin #: 3D7KR19D66G243722
Mileage: 166,422
Engine: 5.7L Hemi
Transmission: 5-speed Automatic
Drive Train: Rear Wheel Drive
Camper Top
Running Boards
Bed Liner
Starts and runs…
Rolling Roadblock to Assist I-40 Traffic Shift Near NC/Tenn State Line
SYLVA, NC (April 15, 2019) -- A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will initialize a traffic shift on Tuesday morning with the assistance of a rolling roadblock on Interstate 40 west through the Pigeon River Gorge.
Delays…
Blue Ridge Parkway Facilities Opening for 2019 Season
ASHEVILLE, NC (April 11, 2019) -- National Park Service staff, volunteers, concession operators, and partners are working together to open facilities for the 2019 visitor season on the Blue Ridge Parkway; and the full schedule of operating…
Obituary For Rick McRary Of Hudson
HUDSON, NC (April 11, 2019) -- Rick McRary, age 63, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Rick was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Tressie Fox McRary. He is survived by his cousins, Mike Fox…
Hazardous Weather Outlook…an isolated Tornado cannot be ruled out Sunday
CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (April 13, 2019) -- Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC (605 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2019).
Showers and thunderstorms will be possible through tonight. An isolated severe…
CONSUMER ALERT: These medical supplies may show up at your door, even if you didn’t purchase…
RALEIGH, NC (April 11, 2019) -- Our Consumer Protection Division has received complaints from people who were sent medical supplies, especially back and knee braces, that they never purchased, and then harassed by robocallers to pay for the…
NC Gravity Games Postponed to April 27
LENOIR, NC (April 11, 2019) -- A forecasted washout and thunderstorms has forced the postponement of the 2019 NC Gravity Games -- a gravity powered race and science expo held annually in downtown Lenoir, NC.
The new date for the event is…
National Healthcare Decisions Day Set for April 16
LENOIR, NC (April 9, 2019) -- Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, along with other national, state and community organizations, are leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making—an effort that…
Join National Healthcare Decisions Day…Because Your Decisions Matter
RICHMOND, VA (April 9, 2019) -- Please help us make history, again. April 16, 2019 will be the twelfth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. The inaugural event, which was formally recognized by Congress and numerous state and local…
State Giving Children in Need Record Number of Lifesaving Bike Helmets
RALEIGH, NC (April 9, 2019) -- A record number of children, 3,320 total, across the state will be receiving lifesaving bicycle helmets through the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative, part of ongoing efforts to…
CCC&TI signs athlete to Women’s Basketball Team
HUDSON, NC (April 9, 2019) -- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) Women’s Basketball Signee Vanessa Kersey (front, right) is joined by West Iredell Head Women’s Basketball Coach David Parsons (front, far left),…
Girl Scouts do their part to give back to the community
COLFAX, NC (April 10, 2019) -- During this upcoming weekend, April 12-14, Girl Scouts will be out and about doing good turns for their communities as part of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont’s annual Weekend of Service.
Girls,…