Local News Archives

The unemployment rate fell across the area for the month of April.  Catawba County now stands at 3.2%, Alexander 2.9%, Caldwell 3.3% and Burke County’s unemployment rate is 3%.  The state rate in North Carolina is 3.4%

Traffic was delayed briefly as a pole was damaged in Hickory.  A transfer truck caught a low hanging line along 3rd Ave NW on Wednesday morning.  The pole was near Frye Regional Medical Center.  Duke Power reported

The City of Hickory is currently working to update its existing parks and recreation master plan to reflect the needs and desires of citizens today while planning thoughtfully for the future.  A series of public input meetings

Identity theft charges were filed against a Hickory man.  29 year old Jarrell Tyshon Powell was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s officers.  He also faces trafficking in opium or heroin among other various charges.  He was placed

The City of Lenoir has received its second Brownfield Assessment grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this time for $500,000.  Lenoir received its first EPA Brownfield grant in 2018 in the amount of $300,000. The

A fugitive from Maine was arrested in Caldwell County.  21 year old Damien Isaiah Walter was arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers.  He is wanted on robbery among other charges in York County Maine.  He was placed

Bond was set at $80,000 for a Morganton woman.  33 year old Jessica Leann Moody was arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers.  She faces failure to appear on multiple drug related charges.  She was placed in the

Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement (ACE) Division received an anonymous tip about an alleged animal hoarding situation.  After obtaining a search warrant, ACE, along with Lenoir Police Department and Lenoir Fire Department, removed 80 animals, belonging to