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The Hickory City Board of Education has announced a new superintendent of schools. On Aug. 1, Dr. Jennifer Griffin will succeed Dr. Bryan Taylor, who is retiring after serving two years as Superintendent for Hickory Public Schools
The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners approved a new Economic Development Strategic Plan earlier this week. According to the plan, Caldwell Economic Development will have four action areas: Existing Industry Support; Site Development and Recruitment; Public Awareness and
Caldwell County Government has announced a new alert system and is encouraging residents to sign up. The new system can issue urgent notifications, emergency instructions, warnings and routine communications to subscribed residents via email, text message and voicemail. For
A vacant home on Kirk Street in Morganton was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. Morganton Public Safety spent two hours on the scene extinguishing the fire. Morganton Electric also had to remove a downed power line
Outdoor recreation in the Catawba Valley will get a boost, thanks to grant support from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ Recreational Trails Program. Local projects in Burke County that received funding include: the
The Caldwell County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors recently donated $4,270 to the Tuttle Forest Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to preserving and improving Tuttle Educational State Forest. The funds will help continue the conservation and education work done
The local celebration of July Fourth will continue this weekend as Alexander County hosts an Independence Celebration on Saturday, July 15. Live music begins at 6:30 p.m. at Alexander County Courthouse Park, followed by fireworks at Alexander
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that 18-year-old U.S. Army Corporal Rex W. Powell of Valdese, who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for earlier this year by the DPAA laboratory. In the winter
The North Carolina Association of School Resource Officers recently named Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dale Lail, SRO for St. Stephens High School, as the C.C. McGee School Resource Officer of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding
According to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, Duke Energy will test sirens around the McGuire nuclear station between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. Also, emergency response agencies from several area counties will participate in exercises on
