City adds Pickleball at MLK Jr. Center in Lenoir
LENOIR, NC (April 14, 2023) -- City of Lenoir Parks & Recreation staff have added three indoor pickleball courts at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center. Lenoir now has six indoor and four outdoor pickleball courts for residents and…
Prescribed burn planned on the Grandfather Ranger District to reduce wildfire risk and improve…
Nebo, NC (April 11, 2023) -- The U.S. Forest Service is planning a 2200-acre prescribed burn on the Grandfather Ranger District in McDowell County in the coming week to reduce the risk of wildfires. This burn is the Singecat burn unit…
Families asked to clear items not in vases at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir
LENOIR, NC (March 31, 2023) -- Staff at the Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir are asking that family members clear grave markers of all items not in vases before Monday, April 3, 2023.
Cemetery staff will start mowing the Blue Ridge…
The Mitford Museum Announces Youth Photography Award
HUDSON, NC (March 29, 2023) -- North Carolina literary landmark The Mitford Museum is launching the Candace Freeland Photography of Merit Award to be presented to a young photographer this fall. U.S. photographers up to the age of 18 are… City of Lenoir Council Welcomes German Exchange Students, Recognizes WPSCA
LENOIR, NC (March 24, 2023) -- The City of Lenoir Council welcomed a group of German exchange students and recognized the 30-Year Anniversary of the Western Piedmont Sister Cities Association during the Council meeting Tuesday, March 21,…
CCC&TI Celebrated New Massage Therapy Graduates
HUDSON, NC (March 20, 2023) -- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute recently celebrated new Massage Therapy graduates on the Caldwell Campus in Hudson. Pictured, left to right, are Timothy Gage, Josie Varela-Whisnant, Austin…
Hannah Williams hired as City of Lenoir Planning Director
LENOIR, NC (March 20, 2023) -- The City of Lenoir has hired Hannah Williams as the new Planning Director. Williams has been working in the City Planning Department for more than five years and has served as Interim Planning Director since…