Caldwell County Schools was awarded a $15 million state grant for renovations and additions to Granite Falls Middle School. The $24 million project will renovate almost 47,000 square feet of the building while adding over 50,000 square
A Cool Springs Volunteer Firefighter was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday morning. Ray Elmore was riding his motorcycle when a car crossed the center line and hit him head-on. The Daily Record Elmore was taken
A Morganton man was charged with stalking and trespassing yesterday. Eric Whisenant was charged after an officer responded to a harassment call from a woman who reported he had brought her gifts and was beating on her
The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners agreed to allow Caldwell County Schools to enter into a contract with an energy performance firm. The School system is looking to rethink their energy usage and attempting to save millions
All but one of the allegations against a Burke County rescue team that was deployed to the coast have been found unsubstantiated. According to the News Herald, some team members drank beer at a restaurant believing they
An Alexander County man is in custody after a seven-hour standoff with police on Saturday. The Daily Record reports Ralph Walter Aldridge shot at officers after inviting them to approach his home. Officers attempted to continue negotiations
A captain with the Burke County Emergency Services has been suspended. Captain Jimmie Winter was suspended effective today without pay for one 24-hour shift as a result of an investigation of an anonymous complaint/allegation. The News Herald
A Hudson man received life-threatening injuries yesterday morning after he wreck into a dump truck, then hit a gas pump, which burst into flames. David Randall Bryant was driving south on 321-A when he struck the rear
A man was shot in an apparent road rage incident in Valdese yesterday afternoon. Joshua Max Barnes was shot after confronting a man driving a white sedan on Main Street. The News Herald reports Barnes was shot
A man believed to be linked to 12 break-ins over the last four months is in custody. Mark Francis Hodsden of Morganton was identified with help from the community and social media after surveillance footage caught a
