City of Lenoir prepares for severe weather
LENOIR, NC (February 17, 2021) -- The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm warning for the area for 7:00 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, through 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night.
Read the storm warning details on the NWS…
Winter Storm Tips from the Hickory Fire Department
HICKORY, NC (February 17, 2021) -- Winter weather is bringing extremely cold weather including possible ice, snow, and high winds to many areas of our state. To help deal with these conditions, the members of the Hickory Fire Department…
Blue Ridge Energy Ready to Respond if Severe Weather Causes Outages
LENOIR, NC (February 17, 2021) -- Blue Ridge Energy is prepared and ready to respond should the severe weather predicted tonight and Thursday lead to power outages in the cooperative’s service area of Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, and…
Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Shut Down
LENOIR, NC (February 15, 2021) -- Sheriff Alan C. Jones announced on February 14, 2021, Narcotic Agents with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office Ice Unit made arrests on three large scale Fentanylpill traffickers. This investigation was…
Grandfather Mountain community celebrates health-care workers
LINVILLE, NC (February 16, 2021) -- The Grandfather Mountain community has come together to honor health-care heroes who have worked and risked their lives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the national Random Acts of Kindness Day…

