Local News Archives

A leaf sculpture was put up by the City of Hickory and the US 321 US 70 interchange Friday. The leaf is part of the City of Hickory’s new gateway project. The Daily Record reports a second

A man was arrested after a 5-hour long manhunt in Conover Friday. DeAndre Mack is accused of stabbing his estranged wife. WSOCTV reports neighbors saw Mack on top of the woman choking her. The woman was taken

Two store clerks were arrested yesterday for allegedly selling alcohol to the Burke County High School student who was killed in a car crash last week. WSOCTV  reports the investigation led officials to Davis’s home where they

A Claremont man was arrested Tuesday after being accused of hitting a house with a vehicle in Alexander county. Marquis Shuford was arrested by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office after The Daily Record reports the collision caused

A woman stabbed her ex-boyfriend in the back during an argument Wednesday. Donna Watson went to the home of William Barnwell and began to curse at him when he told her she could not stay. Barnwell was

A Spruce Pine driver was killed after a collision with a Marion police vehicle yesterday morning. The News Herald reports the police vehicle was traveling on 221 when it collided with a vehicle driven by David Ollis

Catawba and Alexander County schools have reported errors in their grades due to issues in the state provided software PowerSchool. The Daily Record reports the issue only affects the current school years grade. The districts will be

Kool Park Road in Hickory was shutdown due to a deadly crash early yesterday morning. Louis Chavez was trying to avoid another car when he lost control of his vehicle. WSOC-TV reports the car flipped and landed

READY, SET, KINDERGARTEN! Children who will turn 5 years old on or before August 31, 2019, are eligible to register for kindergarten and encouraged to attend kindergarten screening held in each of the elementary schools in the

HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has named Courtney Thompson-Ballard as director of financial aid. She assumed her role in mid-January after serving as interim director since October 2018. Thompson-Ballard has 20 years of progressive experience at LR,