Heroin Arrest
A heroin arrest was made in Granite Falls. 44 year old Derik Sean Casto was arrested by Granite Falls Police. He faces possession of heroin. He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $3,000
Closed Clinic
Caldwell UNC Health Care has permanently closed its Respiratory Diagnostic Clinic (RDC) located at RiverCrest Medical Park in Granite Falls. The decision to close the RDC at the RiverCrest location comes as the numbers of patients requesting
Optional Face Masks
Face masks were quickly removed at the recent School Board meeting in Caldwell County. The Board of Education unanimously approved Face Coverings Policy that defines a metric that will be used to determine whether face masks are
Attempted Murder
An attempted murder charge was filed in Hickory. 45 year old Christopher Randy Rutledge was arrested by Conover Police. He faces felony counts of attempted 1st degree and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill
Unemployment Rates
The unemployment rate in the Hickory Metro area fell in September. The rate for Catawba and Burke counties is at 3.5% while Caldwell is at 3.7% all of those rates were over 4%. The Greater Hickory Metro