N.C. 105 Temporarily Closed Over Watauga River
BANNER ELK, NC (April 10, 2024) ⇒ N.C. 105 will remain temporarily closed today between Broadstone Road and Old Shulls Mill Roadfor emergency repairs.
Contract crews for the N.C. Department of Transportation are working to clear materials…
Blue Ridge Energy Line Technicians Restore Power After Major Transmission Outage Saturday
LENOIR, NC (April 8, 2024) ⇒ Blue Ridge Energy line technicians worked tirelessly this weekend restoring power to 6,323 members in northern Caldwell County after a fallen tree tore down a portion of the cooperative’s high voltage, major…
Pinwheels for Prevention
HICKORY, NC (April 5, 2024) ⇒ The Children’s Advocacy & Protection Center of Catawba County will be holding an event in observation of National Child Abuse Prevention Month on April 10th, 2024, beginning at Noon. This year’s event will…
AMOREM Dietary Team Receives Perfect Inspection Score
LENOIR, NC (April 7, 2024) ⇒ AMOREM’s dietary team received a perfect score of 100 during a surprise inspection from the Environmental Health Division of Caldwell County in March.
The surprise inspection included a new, 15-minute, training…
NCDMV Fees to Increase July 1, Per State Law
ROCKY MOUNT, NC (April 2, 2024) ⇒ A number of N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle fees will increase, effective July 1.
As directed by state law, the DMV is required to adjust fees and rates every four years, based on the percentage change in…
City of Lenoir Leaf Compost Giveaway
LENOIR, NC (March 29, 2024) ⇒ The City of Lenoir Leaf Compost Giveaway is Saturday, April 6, 2024! The compost center is located at the old sewer treatment plant off Fairview Drive behind Kick's radio station.
Compost is free if you load…
Rock Removal Project to Resume on N.C. 105 in Watauga County
BANNER ELK, NC (March 29, 2024) ⇒ A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will resume a major rock removal operationnext week.
Beginning April 2, crews from Wright Brothers Construction Company Inc. will stop traffic…