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The Catawba County Board of Education will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21 in the boardroom at Catawba County Schools Administrative Services, 2285 North Anderson Avenue, Newton. The purpose of the meeting
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging 48-year-old Michelle Wilshire of Hickory with multiple counts of wire fraud, tax fraud and
Lenoir-Rhyne University has appointed longtime psychology professor Amy Hedrick to serve as interim dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Hedrick has been a faculty member since 2010 and has served in several leadership roles,
Valdese Family Friday Nights Summer Concert Series will continue Friday, Aug. 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with StellaRising, a band from Charlotte that plays rock, pop, funk, blues, reggae and ska. The Summer Concert Series,
UNC Health Blue Ridge Valdese recently celebrated the opening of its new $38 million cancer center. The cancer and infusion center will be housed in a 34,272-square-foot addition that features new infusion therapy and treatment areas with
Catawba Valley Community College has announced a new Central Sterile Processing course that will prepare students for entry-level central sterile technician positions. Class and labs will be held in-person at the Surgical Technology lab on the CVCC
The Hickory Police Department will host a Back-to-School Block Party in the Ridgeview Community from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18 at Taft Broome Park. There will be music, food and fun activities. For
Early Monday morning, Salem Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 3335 Port Street in Morganton. Firefighters arrived to a brick home with heavy smoke visible and one person still inside. Firefighters made entry and pulled
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has released the names of the victims of a Sunday morning plane crash on Lake Hickory. The pilot was 63-year-old Jeffrey Jay Cooley of Granite Falls and the passenger was 49-year-old
The Caldwell Heritage Museum will present a program about the historic town of Rhodhiss at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 in Lenoir. The presentation will be made by Sherrie Hartsoe Sigmon, the author of a book
