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CHARLOTTE, NC (July 7, 2021) -- After 33 years, Eric Thomas—WBTV’s longest-serving weather personality—has announced he plans to retire at the end of the year. “This was a tough decision and took lots of soul searching between my wife and…

LENOIR, NC (June 30, 2021) -- At the Board of Education budget session held today, Superintendent Dr. Don Phipps filled assistant principal vacancies with the announcement of four new administrators. Amy Brawley, 7th and 8th grade…

LENOIR, NC (July 2, 2021) -– The Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation will once again offer community grants to local non-profit organizations beginning July 1, 2021. The Foundation suspended the community grant program in 2020 due to the…

MATTHEWS, NC (July 1, 2021) -- From July 15 through December 2021, if you qualify for payments through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it is sending monthly payments direct deposit, paper check or…

LENOIR, NC (July 1, 2021) -- On June 30, 2021, the Lenoir Police Department received 911 calls advising there were shots fired, a fire, and a possible explosion at 1226 Laurel Pl. NW Lenoir, NC 28645. The Lenoir Police Department and the…

HUDSON, NC (June 11, 2021) -- This week Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute launched a new pre-apprenticeship program on the Caldwell Campus in Hudson and welcomed the program’s second group of students to the Watauga Campus…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (July 1, 2021) -- The Grace Chapel Convenience Site will be closed for repairs July 5-10. The site will reopen on Monday, July 12, at 7 a.m. Residents who need to dispose of solid waste or recyclables can find a list of…