Cajah’s Mountain man accused of embezzling from former employer
A Cajah’s Mountain man is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Robert M. Gragg & Sons Nursery. Richard Clark is accused of using his position to hide money that The News-Topic reports he could
Two people plead guilty to giving deadly opiates
Two people involved in a drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty Monday to giving deadly opiates to two young women. The News-Topic reports Erica Sierra Haas and Kelvis Blake Dula are the first in Caldwell County to be
Person found inside metal donation box outside Hobby Lobby
A Hickory police officer saw a person’s arm sticking out of a metal donation box outside Hobby Lobby on Sunday. The Hickory Daily Record reports the person, whose name, age and gender have not been released, told
Controlled burn to be conducted in Newton
The Newton Fire Department will conduct a controlled burn on Northwest Boulevard on this morning. The fires will be set in a vacant building in the 2600-block of Northwest Boulevard.