Blue ridge prepares for possible high winds

Blue Ridge Energy is on high alert and ready to respond should severe weather lead to power outages in the cooperative’s service area of Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Wilkes and Alexander counties over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Busy Travel Weekend

Today is the busiest travel day of the year.  More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving according to

Man charged with child pornography

A Conover man is faces charges child pornography charges after an investigation by the Catawba County Sheriffs Office.  45 year old Darren Eugene Matthews is charged with 2nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor and third degree

Couple charged in robbery

A woman and her fiance have been charged after police say they carried out a robbery at the store where she worked.  A man yielding an ornamental sword entered Big Daddys Mini Mart in Morganton Monday night