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CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (April 19, 2018)…This week’s Caldwell Journal is available to read as a PDF or as a Booklet. Just click on the links below. You can also read any of our past editions by clicking on “Back Issues” above. Click on links…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (April 9, 2018)…A common recurring question we receive at the Caldwell Extension Center is “What is making holes in my lawn or landscape?”. When mystery holes appear in the lawn, I think about the season, location, and…

RALEIGH, NC (April 18, 2018)...The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host the 41st annual Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament state championship on April 28 at the John F. Lentz Hunter Education Complex in Ellerbe in Richmond…

LENOIR, NC (April 18, 2018 by Laura Sedlacek)…Insurance is a complicated subject, product, whatever you want to call it, to say the very least.  Even with all the improvements, modifications, etc it’s still very difficult for people to…

RALEIGH, NC (April 18, 2018)…Many retirees and Medicare beneficiaries are on a fixed income and want to save money wherever they can. Each year, thousands of people contact SHIIP throughout the state to help them identify savings in their…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (April 3, 2018)…This spring and late winter have brought us mixed weather, as well as mixed questions to the Cooperative Extension Center. Today I am sharing a couple of relevant questions that have come in lately, as…

WINSTON SALEM, NC (April 17, 2018)…In light of the storm and tornadic activity of this week, the Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina is issuing the following information to consumers affected by severe weather. The BBB is…

RALEIGH, NC (April 17, 2018)…With bat pup season just around the corner, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission encourages homeowners to not conduct any bat eviction or exclusion until the end of July. May through July marks the time frame…

LENOIR, NC (April 16, 2018)…The Caldwell Men's Chorus will present its Spring Concert on Saturday evening, April 28th at 7:30 PM at Lenoir Presbyterian Church, 1002 Kirkwood Street NW, Lenoir.  The concert is free and open to the public. …

LENOIR, NC (April 16, 2018)…On Saturday, April 7, 2018, eighteen students competed in the 6th Annual High School Shakespeare Monologue Competition at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. The following students received cash awards: 1 – Olivia…

LENOIR, NC (April 16, 2018)…On Saturday, April 7, 2018, fifteen students competed in the 13th Annual Middle School Poetry Recitation Competition at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. The following students received cash awards: 1 – Mehreen…

HICKORY, NC (April 16, 2018)…The stage is set for the 16th annual Hickory Hops beer festival on April 21. A great way to celebrate North Carolina Beer Month, this popular event, which attracts festgoers from throughout the eastern seaboard,…

RALEIGH, NC (April 13, 2018)…The State Highway Patrol opened its annual “Operation Drive to Live” initiative with a press event on April 13, 2018 in Nash County.  The week long initiative is designed to bring attention to the loss of life…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (April 13, 2018)...Join the Christ United Lutheran Church of Granite Falls Walk for Water at 1:30 pm  on May 20th  at Granite Falls Recreation Center . The Walk for Water promotes awareness of the global water crisis while…