Catawba Commissioners vote to approve school merger plan
NEWTON, NC – The Catawba County Board of Commissioners voted (3-2) to approve a proposed plan to merge the three school systems in the county – Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools and Newton-Conover City Schools –
Repeat federal drug trafficker sentenced to 18 Years for distributing kilograms of methamphetamine
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A previously convicted federal drug trafficker was sentenced to 18 years in prison today for trafficking kilogram quantities of methamphetamine throughout Burke and Caldwell Counties, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District
Duke Energy announces plans for rate hikes in June
Originally publisher April 17th WFAE | By Zachary Turner Duke Energy has already requested steep rate increases starting next year to cover the cost of building new infrastructure. This week, the utility filed to raise rates again
Deadly new opioid creeps into WNC as sheriffs sound alarm
By Bobbie Lewis for HOODLINE Western North Carolina sheriffs are warning residents about cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid they say could be even more dangerous than fentanyl. Law enforcement agencies across the region say the drug has