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HICKORY, NC (July 26, 2018)…After over 51 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Hickory, Fire Chief Fred Hollar announced that he will retire on October 1, 2018.  At this time, a new fire chief has not been named. “Fred has been an…

NEWTON, NC (July 26, 2018) -- On the afternoon of Tuesday, July 17, 2018, Mr. Kerry Edwin Townsend died during an officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on Zack’s Fork Road in Caldwell County, N.C. I have carefully reviewed all…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (July 26, 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. Click on links…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (July 24, 2018) -- Several teams from Caldwell County will be participating in the 2018 Tar-Heel Leagues State Tournament in Hickory beginning on Thursday July 26th.  Games will finish up in the Championship round on…

FLETCHER, NC (July 24, 2018) -- Entry deadlines are quickly approaching for several competitions at the 2018 N.C. Mountain State Fair. The 25th edition of the fair runs Sept. 7-16 at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher. “For 25 years,…

HUDSON, NC (July 25, 2018) -- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute celebrated five students from the Truck Driver Training program during a completion ceremony on Wednesday, July 25 at the CCC&TI Transportation and Public…

HILDEBRAN, NC (July 23, 2018) -- A change in ownership has brought the dawn of a new era for the Henry River Mill Village, an early-1900s village in eastern Burke County best known as the filming site for District 12 in the original Hunger…