Man arrested for robbery with a dangerous weapon

21-year-old Khareem Sassafras of Hickory was arrested Tuesday. He’s charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. Sassafras was confined in the Catawba County Detention Facility under a $30,000 bond.

new jobs will be be coming to iredell County

The Iredell County Board of Commissioners voted to give local company, Fibreworks Composites LLC a $77,905 tax break over a five-year period.  This tax break is only valid if the company pledges to invest up to $5

Best-Selling Author will discuss her new Book

On Saturday the 7th best-selling and award-winning author, Gloria Coppola will be at the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library to discuss her new novel “Too Many Goodbyes: A Novel of Adventure and Love.” Her new book is based

Mark Meadows is not being Investigated for Voter Fraud

Former 11th District Congressman Mark Meadows has been accused of committing voter fraud in the 2020 election.  The North Carolina Department of Justice recently announced that there is not sufficient evidence to bring charges against meadows.  N.C.

Unemployment in North Carolina has gone down

The latest unemployment rates for North Carolina are in and indicate the state saw a decrease in jobless percentages.  The unemployment rate for Catawba County is 3.6 percent, down from 3.8 in October. Alexander County’s jobless rate

Generous Donation Made to Alexander County by EnergyUnited

A donation of $10,000 was recently made by the EnergyUnited Foundation to the Christian Crisis Center of Alexander County to aid the organization’s utility bill assistance program.  Members of EnergyUnited as well as people struggling financially may