Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate fell across the state in November. The rate in Caldwell County was 3.3%, in Burke and Catawba Counties it was 3.1%. The rate for the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro area was 3.1%. The unemployment rate for
$26,500 Bond
A Morganton man is facing theft charges. 68 year old Roger Dale Junior Brown was charged with breaking and entering, larceny among other charges. He was arrested by the Hickory Police Department and placed under a $26,500