Man accused of making false bomb threats last summer sentenced to crimes in Catawba and Caldwell…
CATAWBA COUNTY, NC (March 10, 2017)…Less than four weeks after being sentenced to serve at least 11 years of incarceration for making false bomb threats in Burke County, a West Virginia man was sentenced for similar crimes in Catawba and…
Arson suspect in Sawmills apartment complex fire turns himself in
BURKE COUNTY, NC (March 10, 2017)…33-year-old Timothy Allan Harmon turned himself into law enforcement officers in Burke County around 4:35 p.m.
Harmon is the primary suspect of a fire on Oak Tree Lane in the Sawmills Community of Caldwell…
Obituary for Dannie “Wayne” Wilcox of Granite Falls
GRANITE FALLS, NC (March 9, 2017)...Wayne Wilcox, age 70, of Granite Falls went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Frye Regional Medical Center. He was born August 26, 1946, son of the late Sam and Coleane…
CCC&TI celebrates Truck Driver Training program graduates
HUDSON, NC (March 9, 2017)...Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute celebrated 12 students from the Truck Driver Training program during a completion ceremony on Thursday, March 9 at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. The…
AG Stein Announces Settlement of Lawsuit against Firm for Illegal Debt Relief Scheme
RALEIGH, NC (March 9, 2017)...AG Josh Stein today announced that a court ruled in the AG office’s favor against an illegal debt relief scheme. Orion Processing, Swift Rock Financial, and World Law South – which did business under the name…
Be careful when burning debris in spring
RALEIGH, NC (March 9, 2017)…The N.C. Forest Service is urging residents across the state to think safety and exercise caution during the spring fire season, which typically lasts from March to May.
Wildfire risk typically higher from March…
Can you hear the whistle blowing? Tweetsie Railroad is back for its 60th Anniversary Season!
BLOWING ROCK, NC (March 9, 2017)...On April 7, 2017, the Blue Ridge Mountains will echo the familiar ³tweet, tweet!² of Tweetsie Railroad¹s historic steam engines when the theme park opens for its 60th Anniversary season. Guests will…