Local News Archives

      The Board of Education recognized the SCHS agronomy team at its Jan. 14 meeting: Front – From left to right: Lawton Looper, Koby Hilton, Corey Reid, Thomas Joplin, Ben Kohnle Back – L to R:

Students have a choice either to enroll in the school that serves their home district or to apply for an approved transfer at an open school. If they choose to transfer, the Open Enrollment period is Jan.

McDowell County sheriff’s deputies are asking for help locating a Marion woman. Candice Wing is wanted for breaking into a home in Nebo and stealing property the News Herald reports was valued at almost $7,500. Anyone with

A Raleigh man is in critical condition after crashing into a bridge on I-40 Tuesday afternoon. Richard Nelson was headed eastbound near exit 100 when the News Herald reports he ran off the side of the road

HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Visiting Writers Series (VWS) will present Armistead Maupin, Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in P.E. Monroe Auditorium.   Maupin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

LENOIR, NC – The Board of Education recognized teachers and administrators for receiving statewide recognition awarded by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to schools that have successfully implemented the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a

A Hickory Public Schools bus ran a red light and struck a minivan Monday morning sending two people to the hospital. The Daily Record reports the bus was traveling west on 12th Ave NE when it attempted

The cause of a fire at an abandoned Broyhill Furniture Factory Sunday has been released. The fire which started around 5 o’clock is believed to have been started by workers using torches to cut steel pipe and

The graduation ceremonies for all three of Caldwell County’s traditional will be held on Saturday this year. The News Topic reports the ceremonies will be staggered so that school leaders can attend all three. South Caldwell will

Caldwell Memorial Hospital is imposing restrictions on visitors due to the growing number of flu cases statewide. The News Topic reports no one under the age of 12 and people who have any flu symptoms should not