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A Hickory man is charged after a chase.  Stephen Brett Dellinger 34, faces fleeing to elude arrest, possession of a stolen vehicle among other charges.  After a 3 county chase he was arrested in Burke County by

A Lenoir woman faces methamphetamine charges.  Brandi Michelle Collins 32, faces felony possession of meth and possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver among other charges.  She was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under

The Catawba County Health Department reports 19% of the county has been vaccinated for Covid 19.  There are currently 18 people hospitalized for the virus in Catawba County, 8 people in the hospital in Burke County and

A Hickory woman was arrested by Hudson officers.  Latasha Marie Henderson was charged with felony larceny and possession of stolen goods.  She was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond.  A court

City of Lenoir Employees, Council members, and a Caldwell County Commissioner picked up 150 bags of trash around Lenoir today, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, during the annual Employee Spring Litter Sweep Day. About 60 people picked up

The City of Lenoir recently repaved several streets around town and contractors have more to do. The Public Works Department also plans to pave more greenway soon. Last week, contractors paved Link Place, Peacehaven Place, Lutz Street,

A fire occurred at a Hickory restaurant.  The Hickory Fire Department responded to Checkers on 2nd St NE around 8:31 am Tuesday.  No injuries were reported.  Damage was major, fire investigators have said the cause appears to

Felony assault charges were brought against a Hickory woman.  D’zyer Lanieke Brown 20, was arrested by the Hickory Police Department.  She faces felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.  She was placed in the Catawba

70 new jobs are coming to Hickory.  Gusmer Enterprises will be located at the Trivium Corporate Center investing $26.5 million for a production facility.  The company makes filtration and fermentation products.  73 jobs will be created with

The Burke County Health Department reports 20.2% of the county has been fully vaccinated for coronavirus.  Appointments for the vaccine are available throughout the county.  Currently there are 18 hospitalizations in Catawba County, 6 in the hospital