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Amanda Lasley has been chosen as the new superintendent of South Mountains State Park, according to the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. Lasley takes the helm after longtime superintendent Jonathan Griffith retired earlier this
The North Carolina Blackberry Festival, celebrating its 20th year, is happening in downtown Lenoir this weekend. Activities include live music, more than 200 vendors, a kid zone, festival food, a 5K run and of course lots of
The Morganton Department of Safety is asking for the public’s help identifying suspects in a recent home invasion. Officers responded to the incident at 4 a.m. on July 8 in the 400 block of Tate Street. According
A driver who was involved in a traffic crash on Friday has died from her injuries, the Hickory Police Department announced Monday. 76-year-old Judy Sipe of Hickory collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 2nd Street
Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help locating a Conover man wanted for first-degree murder. 49-year-old Donald Ray Hodges, aka Tyrone Evans, aka Unique Hodges is alleged to have murdered his wife in May 2022. Hodges
A 51-year-old Morganton man was arrested on multiple charges over the weekend following an alleged hit and run on West Fleming Drive near South College Street in Morganton. The suspect’s vehicle reportedly struck another vehicle, then rammed
Three local high school students in Blue Ridge Energy’s Leadership Track program recently earned an all-expense-paid week in Washington, D.C. The students joined 1,500 other students from across the country for the 58th annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour.
Hickory Police arrested a man following a shooting within the city limits. 38-year-old Anwar Vanchass Powell was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, possession of a firearm by
Police in Hickory report arresting a Morganton man on drug charges. Reports state that 39-year-old James Drew Ballard was taken into custody last week and charged with felony possession with intent to sell a Schedule II controlled
A Newton man was jailed in Hickory last week on assault with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. 38-year-old Demario Deonta Stewart was taken into custody on Fairgrove Church Road and jailed under a $25,000 bond.
