Traffic Slowed After Spill
Part of Hwy 321 closed from about 830am to noon on Wednesday near the Walmart in Granite Falls. The hydraulic hose on a street sweeper truck broke, spilling 10 gallons of fluid onto River Bend Drive. There
$108,000 Bond
Bond was set at $108,000 in Catawba County. David Austin Cook 21, of Conover, faces felony assault by strangulation and 2nd degree kidnapping among multiple other charges. He was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility. A
Fugitive Arrest
A fugitive arrest was made by Hickory Police. Lorie Lea Ball 47, faces felony probation violation. She was arrested on a felony warrant as a fugitive awaiting extradition to another state. She is wanted in Columbia County