Local News

Local News Archives

Egg Hunt

egg-hunt

LENOIR COMMUNITY CHURCH (828) 758-4287 lccinfo@lenoircommunitychurch.com Flashlight Egg HuntFriday, April 15th @ 7:30 Ages 2-17Free Popcorn & Drinks4000 eggs to find, lots of prizes to be won Address of Event 1002 LOWER CREEK DR NELenoirLENOIR, NC 28645,

Baseball Returns

crawdads

The Hickory Crawdads will begin their 30th season today.  The team will start the season on the road at Winston Salem tonight and this weekend before the first homestand begins on Tuesday at LP Frans Stadium.  The

Fatal Wreck

5x2dglz3l5ajxbowh77qf3yun4

A fatal wreck occurred in Morganton at the intersection of Kirksey Drive and Lenoir Road.  The road was blocked for several hours after the accident around 815pm on Thursday.  A motorcyclist was killed after being struck by

Crime Reports

flashing-lights-on-top-of-police-patrol-car

Bond was set at $150,000 for a Hickory woman.  24 year old Haley Odesa Godshall was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers.  She faces failure to appear on habitual larceny and methamphetamine possession among other charges.  She

Fentanyl Seized

drugarrests2_200x200

21 grams of fentanyl pills were seized from a Hickory teenager.  19 year old Zachery Alexander Dickerson was arrested by Catawba County Narcotics officers.  He faces felony trafficking opioids as well.  He was initially arrested in a

$150,000 Bond

drugarrests2_200x200

Drug charges were brought against a Burke County man.  33 year old Vicente Omar Forney was arrested by the Morganton Department of Public Safety officers.  He faces felony trafficking in opium or heroin.  He was placed in

Hwy 321 Bridge Repairs

paving

Hwy 321 South will be close at the bridge over Lake Hickory for the foreseeable future.  Work will be done from 7pm to 7am on weeknights and the road will narrow to one lane in each direction. 

Park Improvements

sitemgr_photo_4071

A multi-phase stream restoration and renovation project is coming to Burke County.  Morganton City Council approved plans to deal with flooding at Bethel Park by contracting Wildlands Engineering and applying for additional grants.  A grant from the

Crime Reports

flashing-lights-on-top-of-police-patrol-car

Bond was set at $80,000 for a Hickory man.  38 year old Javon Dooley faces felony failure to appear on counts of reckless driving with wanton disregard for rights and safety of others among other charges.  He

Unemployment Rates

images-1

The unemployment rates were down slightly in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area for the month of February.  Burke County’s rate was 3.3%, Caldwell 3.6%, Catawba 3.4% and the unemployment rate for Alexander County was 3.1% in February.