Caldwell Memorial fails to block new Valdese Surgical Center

The State Court of Appeals has rejected Caldwell Memorial Hospital’s attempt to block a surgery center in Valdese. Blue Ridge Healthcare System received approval to develop a surgical center similar to RiverCrest Medical Park which is currently

Granite Falls shooting determined to be accidental

Investigators have determined that a Granite Falls man who died in January of gunshot wound accidentally shot himself. Cal Bills was with his fiancee and their young son in their apartment when a gun he was holding

Fire leaves Lenoir Family Homeless

A fire damaged the basement of a house in Lenoir and left a family homeless. The fire started yesterday morning near the water heater of a house on Vance Street. The News Topic reports Mercedes, Jose, and