August is Back to School Safety Month: Know the rules of the road
RALEIGH, NC (August 2, 2018) -- August is Back to School Safety Month, and North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey who also serves as the Chair for SafeKids NC, reminds students, parents, and motorists to use extra caution as…
This Week’s Caldwell Journal…
CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (August 2, 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.
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Agriculture Commissioner Troxler calls on FDA to take quick action to enforce truth in labeling on…
RALEIGH, NC (August 1, 2018) -- Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has called on the Food and Drug Administration to enforce the standard of identity for milk and require proper labeling of plant-based beverages as part of comments made…
33rd Annual Sculpture Celebration
LENOIR, NC (August 1, 2018) -- Caldwell Arts Council announces the 33rd annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, NC on Saturday September 8, 2018 at the T.H. Broyhill Walking Park in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Meet more than 70 sculptors and…
August Gardening Tips from the CCCEC
LENOIR, NC (August 1, 2018) -- Here are the August Gardening Tips from the Caldwell County Cooperative Extension Center.
Plants in Flower
Crapemyrtle, Rose-of-Sharon, Peegee Hydrangea, Abelia, Canna, Dahlia, Trumpet Creeper,…
Hickory MSA climbs ranks in new report
HICKORY, NC (July 30, 2018) -- Area Development recently released its 2018 Leading Metro Locations report, ranking 394 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) by a number of different criteria. The Hickory MSA climbed the ranks in several…
Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic returns Aug. 18-19
LINVILLE FALLS, NC (July 26, 2018) -- Amateur and professional photographers can now register for the Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic, a two-day seminar that offers presentations from outstanding photojournalists and opportunities for…
Don’t fall for email extortion scams
RALEIGH, NC (July 31, 2018) -- The North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) has seen a string of email scams in the past few weeks from scammers threatening to release private videos of you unless you pay them.
The scammers will…
Meth dealer arrested after swat raid
LENOIR, NC (July 31, 2018) -- On July 30, 2018, at approximately 9:30 pm, Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and Narcotic Agents with the Ice Unit paid a surprise visit to a man suspected of distributing methamphetamine in the Grace…