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Congratulations to Roger Barlow on his retirement! Barlow officially retired from the City of Lenoir Fire Department Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Barlow started working for the City of Lenoir as a Firefighter in 1978. He served as

With the retirement of Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention Roger Barlow, several opportunities for promotion within the City of Lenoir Fire Department opened up. Fire Chief Ken Hair has made the following promotions from within the department

The Morganton City Council approved a measure during its Monday night meeting to award CDBG-CV CARES Act COVID-19 grant funds to five local non-profits to help local residents and businesses recover from the economic impact caused by

A Valdese man has been charged after allegedly shooting into a mobile home while three people were inside.  No one inside was injured.  Burke County deputies were called to the home on Crump Park Rd. in Morganton

Hickory Police are investigating a shooting on Monday afternoon that injured two people.  The victims were shot in the parking lot of the Days Inn on 13th Ave, Dr., NW.  They were able to walk to a

Six people are facing drug charges following a three month investigation by the Burke County Sheriffs Office.  The Criminal investigation division had received information about possible drug related activity at an address on U.S. 64 in Morganton. 

Through a partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services and supporting agencies, free cloth face coverings will be available starting Wednesday at four locations in Caldwell County — all three branches of the Caldwell County

Updated 7-31-2020  Today, Caldwell County learned of two COVID-19-related deaths. One patient was over the age of 75 and the other was between the ages of 65 and 74. Both patients were hospitalized and were reported to

North Carolina residents who have received seed shipments that they did not order from China or other foreign sources are advised not to plant these seeds because they could be a pathway for introduction of invasive species,

Caldwell County Emergency Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people