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4 Face Drug Charges

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Drug charges were brought against 4 Lenoir residents.  Sadie Dezerea Watson 24, Johnny Jay Watson Jr 49, Dalton Lee Storie 24, and Ronnie Shenell Coffey 37, all were arrested.  Both Watsons face felony maintaining a vehicle or

Bridge Inspection

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A lane will be closed on I-40 East.  One lane near exit 121 will be closing at 9am today.  The North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are inspecting damage to an outside beam of the Old Shelby

40 Year Sentence

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40 years in prison, that is the sentence for Warren Lee Raymond Sr 64.  He pled guilty to 2nd degree murder charges in the death of his wife and son Barbara Raymond 55, and Warren Raymond Jr

Traffic in Morganton

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There will be partial road closures in Morganton this week.  Crews will be working on construction on the courthouse square.  Beginning Tuesday, parts of East Meeting St, North Green St and South Sterling St will be closed. 

$30,000 Bond

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A court date is set for today for a Hickory man.  William Cornelius Gibbs Jr 36, was arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers.  He faces felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance.  Bond was set at $30,000. 

Officer Shot

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An officer was shot in the leg in Granite Falls.  Christopher Owen Payne 29, was arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Deputies.  The incident took place Thursday morning when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call on Grace

Hickory Arches

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The second set of wooden arches for Hickory’s City Walk pedestrian bridge are scheduled to be installed this weekend. This work will require the closing of N.C. 127 between First Avenue SE and First Avenue NE from

Finally Found

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After 6 months, murder suspects have been arrested.  Tangela Louise Parker 50, and Eric Carroll Parker 61 were arrested by US Marshals in Arizona.  They were using fake names and are wanted in the January 13th murder

Vehicle Theft

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Stolen vehicle charges were brought against a Lenoir woman.  Christy Lynn Rodriquez 32, faces felony possession of a stolen  motor vehicle.  She was taken to the Caldwell County Jail under a $10,000 secured bond.  A court date

Shooting in Lenoir

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A shooting took place outside the Caldwell County courthouse on Monday morning.  Chad James Emke 48, faces assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and child endangerment.  Lenoir Police responded when a