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GRANITE FALLS, NC (December 16, 2016)...On December 16, 2016, at approximately 2:49 pm, an unidentified white male entered Sherrill’s Jewelry with his face covered. Employees and witnesses at the business told police the suspect displayed a…

LENOIR, NC (December 16, 2016)...The Caldwell Heritage Museum will change its normal operating schedule for the holiday season to allow its volunteer staff and their families time together. The Museum will not be open on Friday, December…

HICKORY, NC (December 16, 2016)...The Lowes Foods City Park is opening to the public on Saturday, December 17. The park, located in Downtown Hickory on the corner of Third Street and Main Avenue NW, was the first project spearheaded by…

LENOIR, NC (December 15, 2016)…The 5th Annual Lenoir Comedy Club fundraiser for the Caldwell Arts Council will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm) at the JE Broyhill Civic Center. Tickets are $30 in advance,…

ASHEVILLE, NC (December 16, 2016)…The Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, located near Milepost 384 in Asheville, has hosted more than 130,000 visitors so far in 2016, the most since it opened in 2008. Throughout the year, the Blue Ridge…

HICKORY, NC (December 15, 2016)...With the holiday season comes holiday parties and celebrations. Too often, drunk driving becomes an issue during this festive time of the year. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and…

BURKE COUNTY, NC (December 15, 2016)...A Burke County jury needed approximately 40 minutes to find a convicted sex offender guilty of sex crimes against a child victim on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Kurt Allen Corey, 45, of Lenoir, was…