Masks Optional
The Burke County School Board voted 5-2 to have masks optional for k-12 students as school starts next month. The special meeting was held on Thursday night. Other area school districts also voted for optional mask use
Stolen Vehicle
A Lenoir man is facing charges, Joshua Phillip Ostwalt 30, was arrested by Caldwell County Sheriff’s Officers on felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle charge among other charges. He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention
Multiple Charges
Hickory police arrested an Alexander County woman. Kimberly Ann Pyne 27, faces multiple charges in Iredell, Alexander and Catawba Counties. Charges include reckless driving, shoplifting and trespass among other charges. She was placed in the Catawba County