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A Granite Falls man is under a $100,000 bond.  Jimmy Ray Nichols 42, faces possession of a firearm by a felon as well as several drug charges.  He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center after

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has upheld a Burke County ruling.  Jim Jacumin will remain on the ballot for the mayoral race in Valdese.  At issue was residency.  Jacumin has a residence now in Valdese

Felony drug charges were brought against 2 men in Caldwell County.  John Leslie Frasse 54, and Jason Dwight Dickson 38, were arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers.  Frasse faces possession of methamphetamine and felony manufacturing marijuana among

A fatal wreck occurred Thursday afternoon on I 40.  Marcus Deal 34, died after hitting a parked tracker trailer that was off the side of the interstate near mile marker 102 in Morganton.  It was in the

A Morganton man is facing meth charges.  Thomas Joseph Jenkins 56, was charged after a vehicle stop by the Burke County Sheriff’s Office due to a fictitious tag.  The car was stopped on Spainhour Rd.  He also

The Burke County Board of Elections voted 3-2 recently to allow mayoral candidate Jim Jacumin to remain on the ballot for Valdese.  The decision was appealed to the North Carolina Board of Elections by Steve Kiddy.  At

Bond was set at $80,000 for a Lenoir man.  Alexander Lee Huffman 24, was arrested by Granite Falls Police.  He faces felony counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied property, burglary, larceny and breaking and entering

A Hudson woman was placed under a $20,000 bond.  Adreanna Pearl Wallace 21, faces felony probation violation.  She was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center.  A court date is set for October 11th. Bond was set

A vehicle fire occurred at James Oxygen on Hwy 321 in Hickory on Friday.  Hickory Fire, Mt View, Long View, Hickory Police, Catawba County EMS and Hazardous Materials Team all responded.  It happened around 130pm and the

2 Lenoir residents are facing marijuana trafficking charges.  Drequan Deshawn Petty 25, and Mahala Leigh Judge 22, wer charged by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers.  Both were released on $10,000 bonds.  No court dates were listed. A Hickory