CCC&TI Pins First Class of Practical Nursing Graduates

In a ceremony held Friday, Dec. 13, at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute honored its first graduating class of practical nurses with an official pinning and traditional lamp lighting

BLET Graduation

In a Dec. 16 ceremony at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute honored its newest group of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) graduates. Seventeen graduates completed more than 640 hours

Blue ridge energy donates truck

Blue Ridge Energy recently donated a truck to local helping agency, Foothills Service Project. Foothills Service Project was the recipient of a pickup truck recently retired from Blue Ridge Energy’s fleet of operations vehicles. The truck will

CCC&TI Chosen as Finalist for Prestigious Bellwether Award

The Bellwether College Consortium has announced its list of 30 community colleges nationwide selected as 2020 finalists for the highly coveted Bellwether Awards, and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is among 10 finalists for the Instructional

A Season of Giving for Caldwell County DSS

Caldwell County Department of Social Services staff members have been busy planning activities to ensure their clients have a merry Christmas. “Amazing work with families happens year-round by our staff, our citizens, and our community partners, but

16 year old missing

The Burke County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a local 16 year old girl.  Jalynn Wallace was last seen on Monday morning after being dropped off at school.  She is believed to

Man sentenced on sex charges with child

Also in Catawba County Superior Court this week, a Newton man was sentenced to 12 to 19 years for his conviction of multiple sexual offenses involving a child. Randy Eugene Dula will have to register as a

Man sentenced for hit and run death

A Hickory man will server 44 to 65 months in prison after being pleading guilty of felony death by vehicle, driving while impaired and felony hit and run/death.  Jeffrey Blaine Bumgarner received the sentence on Monday in