Spartans Fall in Season Finale by Dan O’Neal
BOONE, NC (November 4, 2016)…South Caldwell entered Friday evening's contest riding a two-game win streak and with a win tonight would qualify for the post season. Throughout the 2016 season, these young men have shown improvement,…
Boteler Fire and Nantahala Branch Fires in western North Carolina update
HAYESVILLE, NC (November 8, 2016)…At the Nantahala National Forest in Western North Carolina, 549 firefighters and support staff are fighting 18 wildfire fires to protect people, structures, and infrastructure. Strong winds anticipated…
Events at the Caldwell County Public Library
LENOIR, NC (November 8, 20`16)...Listed below are upcoming events at the Caldwell County Public Library.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Story Time will be held today at 10am at Caldwell County Public Library in Lenoir. Children participate in stories,…
Caldwell County School campuses closed for students, open for voters
LENOIR, NC (November 7, 2016)…Eleven of the 26 schools in the district will serve as polling precincts tomorrow during the 2016 Presidential Election, hosting nearly half of the 56,000 registered voters in Caldwell County. Schools will be…
Burning ban issued for 25 Western N.C. counties to protect lives and property
RALEIGH, NC (November 7, 2016)…Because of increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits for the following counties in Western North Carolina: Alexander, Avery, Buncombe,…
Fire crews control brush fire near Granite Falls
CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (November 7, 2016)...A brush fire on property owned by Corpening Investments scorched approximately 15+ acres Monday afternoon. Officials were not sure what caused the fire but did say that the drought conditions were a…
Hickory Fire Department responds to mobile home fire
HICKORY, NC (November 4, 2016)...At approximately 2:09 am Friday morning, Hickory firefighters were dispatched to a reported fire located at 2102 24th Street NE Lot #18. (St. Stephens Mobile Home Park). Firefighters responded with two…