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RALEIGH, NC (December 19, 2020) -- With the holiday season in full swing, the State Highway Patrol will be looking to curb the unexpected increase in fatal collisions experienced in 2020.  The anticipated increase in vehicle traffic over…

LENOIR, NC (December 18, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Friday, December 18, 2020. Ninety-six cases — 53 in the 28645 Zip code, 27 in 28630, 10 in 28638, three in 28601, one in 28624; and two in…

LENOIR, NC (December 18, 2020) -- The City of Lenoir offers lots of sanitation services for customers, including picking up Christmas trees. Residents can request many of those services on the City website. The Sanitation Division provides…

LENOIR, NC (December 18, 2020) -- The City of Lenoir will close two lanes of West Avenue in front of the old Caldwell County Emergency Medical Services building, 616 West Ave., at 7:00 am Monday morning. The lane closure is will help…

SAWMILLS, NC (December 17, 2020) -- Since Sawmills Fire & Rescue was founded and incorporated in 1958, the department has been served by 10 volunteer fire chiefs—including the current volunteer chief, Kyle Clontz. For 62 years these…

LENOIR, NC (December 17, 2020) — Here is the Caldwell County Health Department COVID-19 Update for Thursday, December 17, 2020. Today, Caldwell County learned of two COVID-19-related deaths and received a record-setting number of…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (December 16, 2020) -- Jessie Odell Bowman was born on December 28th, 1919 to Cordia Brown Bowman and Earl H Bowman in the Bethlehem community in Alexander County. Jessie was born to deaf parents and had to work at an…