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RALEIGH, NC (May 23, 2019) -- With sweltering temperatures forecast over much of North Carolina for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging people…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (May 23, 2019) — Here is this week’s paper… We now have two new and easier ways for you to view our weekly paper! (In the bottom viewer, click on the square dashed box in the bottom right corner to view in full-screen)…

LENOIR, NC (May 17, 2019) -- Education Foundation Inc of Caldwell County announced the Barbara Deverick Scholarship scholarship recipients: (from left) Cody Greene, Anitra Marra, Pamela Forbis, Sara Jo Starnes, Tatiana Sandi, Kristen Hudson…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (May 23, 2019) -- It’s not even officially summer yet, but Caldwell County residents could really be feeling the heat beginning this Friday, May 24th - just in time for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Computer…

HICKORY, NC (May 22, 2019) -- The Crawdads fell to the Lexington Legends 8-3 on Wednesday night. With the Crawdads' extra-inning win last night, the series is now tied at one game each. For the second day in a row, the 'Dads put up two…

HICKORY, NC (May 21, 2019) -- The Hickory Aviation Museum/Sabre Society of North Carolina will be OPEN on Monday May 27th in honor of Memorial Day. The museum opens at 10:00 am and closes at 3:00 pm. There is no charge for admittance to the…

HUDSON, NC (May 21, 2019) -- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Softball Signee Alyssa McCrary (front, center) is joined by her mother April Pilkenton (front, right), CCC&TI Softball Head Coach Scott Triplett (front,…

NASA (May 21, 2019) -- Members of the public who want to send their name to Mars on NASA's next rover mission to the Red Planet (Mars 2020) can get a souvenir boarding pass and their names etched on microchips to be affixed to the rover.…

LINVILLE, NC (May 21, 2019) -- Starting June 1, 2019, Grandfather Mountain State Park’s 13 campsites will become available for advanced reservation with a fee, consistent with the camping policy of all other North Carolina State Parks.…

LENOIR, NC (May 18, 2019) -- Rebecca Boone met and married her famous husband, Daniel Boone, in the Yadkin Valley, and a play coming to Lenoir will celebrate her experience of Boone family life. Love Makes a Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone…

LENOIR, NC (May 17, 2019) -- The Education Foundation Inc. of Caldwell County presented the following scholarships to West Caldwell High School seniors (from left) Nicholas Good, Austin Roberts Memorial; Sierra Ramsey, the Elizabeth S.…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (May 22, 2019) — Here is this month’s Granite Falls Women’s Enrichment Association May 2019 Newsletter (courtesy of Linda Crowder)…

RALEIGH, NC (May 20, 2019) -- Summer is peak rabies season and State Veterinarian Doug Meckes is encouraging North Carolina livestock owners to consider having their animals vaccinated against the disease. “This year we have seen a rise in…

RALEIGH, NC (May 21, 2019) -- Attorney General Josh Stein was granted a temporary restraining order against the Miami, Fla.-based online payday lender Approved Financial, Inc. in a case he filed on May 15, 2019. The case alleges illegal,…

HUDSON, NC (May 20, 2019) -- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s efforts to develop a Centralized Advanced Manufacturing Center have received a financial boost from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The $152,250 Golden LEAF…

HICKORY, NC (May 20, 2019) -- A presentation on hand-cut dovetail joints will highlight the program on Saturday at the Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club meeting, 9:30 a.m. at Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop, 856 21st St. Drive SE, Hickory.…

HUDSON, NC (May 20, 2019) -- In a May 15 ceremony at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute honored its newest group of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) graduates. Five graduates…

LENOIR, NC (May 15, 2019) -- The Caldwell Arts Council invites Caldwell County artists to enter the Caldwell Visual Artists Competition in July. This competition for cash awards is open to adult artists (18 and older) who live, work or…

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 14, 2019) -- An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau (BBB) finds that fraudulent consumer goods are ubiquitous, difficult to tell apart from the legitimate products they are counterfeiting, and stem from…

SMITHFIELD, NC (May 15, 2019) -- A nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the ‘Move Over Law’ is underway to coincide with national Peace Officers Memorial Day. Peace Officers Memorial Day pays tribute to local, state, and federal law…

LENOIR, NC (May 16, 2019) -- On May 15th, 2019 at 9:59 am the Lenoir Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, served a search warrant at 1507 Delwood Dr. Apt. 1 Lenoir,…

HICKORY, NC (May 15, 2019) -- The American Cancer Society Relay for Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight every cancer in every community. Rallying the passion of 4 million people worldwide, Relay for Life events…

ASHEVILLE, NC (May 15, 2019) -- The National Park Service announced today that over 115 miles of the historic motor route in three primary areas will be resurfaced as part of a pavement preservation program on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Work…

SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, NC (May 14, 2019) -- Kids are going to have so much fun they won’t want to go home after participating in Sugar Mountain Resort’s Gravity Mountain Bike Camp, July 1-3. And on July 6, take a hike from the base of…