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The North Carolina Senate Committee on Redistricting and Elections will have a meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 in the Atrium Room at Appalachian State University’s Hickory Campus. Senator Warren Daniel will be presiding. The purpose
The 42nd Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 on Hiddenite Church Road. The event features fine arts and handmade products, living history demonstrations by skilled craftspeople, four
According to the initial wreck report from the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the officer who struck a vehicle while pursuing a motorcycle was traveling at speeds of 95 to 100 miles per hour at the time of
A Hickory man was sentenced in Catawba County Superior Court this week to six to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to death by distribution. According to the District Attorney’s Office, 35-year-old Manuel Alejandro Acevedo admitted
The Morganton Department of Public Safety with the assistance of the NC Alcohol Law Enforcement Division recently conducted alcohol compliance checks at local businesses. The following 10 businesses had employees cited for selling alcohol beverages to those under
A motorcycle rider who was involved in a fatal police chase on Sept. 8 turned himself in at the Catawba County Jail Tuesday morning. 24-year-old Chanceler Timothy Johnson of Valdese is being charged with eluding arrest with
Morganton Public Safety will host a bike rodeo from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at Catawba Meadows Park. There will be a course set up for kids to practice being safe on the road
The Caldwell County Historical Society and Caldwell Heritage Museum will host Nora Brooks performing as Mrs. Abigail Adams at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21 at the museum. Brooks is a native of Union County and is a retired history
The City of Lenoir will host a presentation by DLR Group and a draft of the Downtown Lenoir Master Plan from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today (Sept. 19). The workshop will be held at The Campus
Caldwell County Schools recently announced its next class of Hall of Honor inductees. The 20th Annual Hall of Honor event will be held Monday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. It celebrates the
