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A Granite Falls man died from his injuries after veering off the road causing his car to overturn multiple times Friday afternoon. The News Topic reports Gary Wayne Hicks was taken to the hospital where he passed

A second person has been charged in the shooting of a Caldwell County Deputy last week. According to the News Topic James Edgar Roberts of Lenoir is accused of providing a get-away vehicle to Kerry Edwin Townsend.

A former Caldwell County high-school star athlete will be a convicted felon and may end up in prison instead of playing basketball. Mekhi Aundrel Dula of Dulatown Dula pleaded guilty shooting another man in the abdomen to

The National League of Junior Cotillions is looking to start a chapter in Caldwell County again. The organization is looking for a director. The organization gives middle school students a formal way to learn proper table manners,

Granite Falls is getting affordable housing as early as next fall. According the Lenoir News Topic United Property Management is building 66 apartments on Woodlane Street just south of Falls Avenue. Construction is set to begin in

A Hudson church group had a few issues getting home from Haiti after riots broke out two days before they were scheduled to leave. A group from Cornerstone Covenant Church went to Haiti for a dental clinic

Several Students from the East Burke High School were selected to sing with Foreigner during a concert in Charlotte. According to the Morganton News Herald the students were selected to sing “I Wanna Know What Love Is”

A trailer that contains everything two Caldwell County artists use to travel to festivals and support their business was stolen on Tuesday night. According to the Lenoir News Topic Charlie Frye noticed the trailer missing from the

Five individuals filed for the Caldwell County School Board. Three incumbents and two challengers have filed since the filing period opened Monday. According to the Lenoir News-Topic Joseph D. Sims, Dorothy Darsie, and Duane Knight filed for reelection

Two men are accused of breaking into a house and stealing belongings to the homeowner’s deceased father. According to the Lenoir News Topic Dustin Armstrong and Milton Setzer were arrested after deputies of the Caldwell County Sheriff’s