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The Community Strong talent show will take place tomorrow at The City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium from 6:30-9:30 p.m. For more information rules and regulations visit art4apurpose.org

The Valmead Substation Facility will be doing storm related maintenance which will cause power outages starting at 7:00pm that could last at least 2 hours. This power outage will affect Lenoir on 321 to Grace Chapel area. The areas

Caldwell County, North Carolina has declared a State of Emergency due to the current flooding event. A State of Emergency allows the government entity to request and utilize operational resources to respond to the emergency and covers residual projects

A man who was hospitalized after being shot in a SWAT raid in May has gone missing and is to be considered armed and dangerous.  The Hickory Daily Record reports Johnny Kaylor left the hospital without a

A silver alert has been issued for a 78-year-old Catawba County man last seen on 31st Street Lane NE in Hickory. Karlheinz Mueller “is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment and The

A Draco area man pleaded guilty yesterday to assault charges stemming from a five-hour standoff with deputies. The News-Topic reports Timothy Calloway was sentenced to 74 days in jail, the amount of time he had already served,

The Swingin’ Wingin’ Moon in June Festival in Downtown Lenoir originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to inclement weather. The new date will be Friday, June 21, 2019.

The body of a missing Marion woman has been located. The News Herald reports Brooke Tollie was found deceased on Wednesday in Rutherford County. Tollie had been reported missing on May 23.

A Lenoir woman was charged with having sexual contact with a boy after she confessed to the act in a public post on social media. Madison Minton posted a live video on Facebook of the confession on

Hickory City Council voted to approve a budget that raises property taxes and sewer fees. Property taxes will rise by 2.1 cents, and The Hickory Daily Record reports sewer fees will increase 3.75 percent.