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According to a press release, on Tuesday March 26th at around 2:15 p.m. the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office arrested to Karla Brianna Freeland, 18 of Statesville. Freeland was charged with one count of felony murder. Freeland and
WSOC Charlotte An investigation is underway in Catawba County after someone found human remains on Tuesday, deputies said. A Duke Energy worker made the discovery in a wooded area of Sherrills Ford. The remains were found about
Fatal fire in the early morning hours of Thursday took the life of a still yet unidentified Morganton resident. The fire occurred at 224 Morehead Street at just after 12:00 a.m. In an unusual turn of events,
Staff at the Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir are asking that family members clear grave markers of all items not in vases before Monday, April 1, 2024. Mowing season at the cemetery runs from April 1
The North Carolina Department of Commerce released its February employment figures this past week. The state seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 3.5%, unchanged from January’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point
The Alexander County Board of Commissioners appointed Ben Faulkenberry to serve as Interim County Manager at a special called meeting on Thursday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. The board met in closed session to discuss possible candidates
On March 25th, 2024, at around 1:30AM, Alexander County 911 received a call of a shooting at 295 Old Mountain Village Drive in Hiddenite. Officers arrived and cleared the scene to find one victim with a single
RALEIGH – The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program wants drivers from Murphy to Manteo to slow down and is reinforcing that message with its “Speed A Little, Lose A Lot” campaign through the end of March. Law enforcement agencies
The open enrollment period for student transfers closes at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. To apply for a transfer, go to caldwellschools.com Students currently on an approved transfer or who would like to transfer must
RR Donnelley, a Chicago-based provider of global packaging, print and supply chain solutions has announced that it will be permanently closing its Hickory Print Solutions facility in Conover. As a result of the closure, all 82 of
