National Peace Officers Memorial Week
LENOIR, NC (May 15, 2107)…Please remember our fallen officers (their families) and Peace Officers nationwide during Peace Officer Memorial Week (nationally recognized this year from May 14 - 20, 2017).
A Memorial Service will be held…
Call For Sculpture Artists – Caldwell Arts Council 32nd Annual Sculpture Celebration Set
LENOIR, NC (May 15, 2017)…Caldwell Arts Council announces the 32nd annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, NC on Saturday September 9, 2017.
Sculptors are invited to bring up to 3 sculptures for this one-day competition for $11,000 in cash…
Whitewater Falls to Reopen This Summer
FRANKLIN, NC (May 15, 2017)...The Whitewater Falls viewing area is expected to reopen by the 4th of July, 2017, after being closed by the Whitewater Fire since November 2016.
During the fall 2016 fire, the staircase and access facility to…
Patterson School in Happy Valley Invites Student Gardeners!
HAPPY VALLEY, NC (May 13, 2017)...A summer-long class in organic gardening for students ages ten to thirteen / grades 4 – 6, will be offered at the Patterson School campus in Happy Valley for up to twelve students every Wednesday morning…
Celebration of Life for Mayor Rudy Wright
HICKORY, NC (May 13, 2017)...Mayor Glenn Rudolph (Rudy) Wright, Jr., 69, of Hickory, passed away, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
A celebration of Mayor Wright's life will be held on Union Square in Hickory under the sails on Monday, May 15, 2017…
This week’s Caldwell Journal…
CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (May 11, 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 “Paper Online” above.
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Passing of Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright
HICKORY, NC (May 11, 2017)...Today at approximately 2:40 p.m., Mayor Rudy Wright was found deceased at his home.
“It is with deepest sorrow, that I must inform you of the untimely passing of Mayor Rudy Wright today at his home,” said City…