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LENOIR, NC (September 11, 2017)...Chairman Randy Church of the Caldwell County Commissioners, has declared a State of Emergency for Caldwell County effective 4 p.m., Monday, September 11, 2017, due to potential public safety hazards…

LENOIR, NC (Sept. 11, 2017)…While the potential for damage has significantly improved since Friday, severe weather is still expected to impact the Blue Ridge Energy service area, according to cooperative officials. The cooperative advises…

LENOIR, NC (September 8, 2017)...The United Way of Caldwell County had it's first meeting on December 16th, 1942, presided by Mayor Earl Tate.  That year, they decided to fund 8 agencies in Caldwell County.  75 years later, funding local…

SPECIAL TO THE CALDWELL JOURNAL (September 8, 2017 by Rev. Caren Bigelow Morgan)...I was 28 years old when I learned to drive a standard (manual) transmission. I was really, really bad at it, too. I popped the clutch too fast, I ground the…

LENOIR, NC (Sept. 8, 2017)...Blue Ridge Energy is closely monitoring the evolving path of Hurricane Irma and crews and all employees are ready to respond to any outages that may occur. Because electric cooperatives like Blue Ridge Energy…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (September 7, 2017)…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…

RALEIGH, NC (September 7, 2017)...The N.C. Department of Transportation is preparing for a significant weather event as a direct result of hurricane Irma. Throughout the week, teams in each division and crews in each county have been…