Local News
The Alexander County Board of Education will host a community town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Alexander County Auditorium at Alexander Central High School. The purpose of the meeting is to share
National Night Out is Tuesday, Oct. 3 and there will be a variety of activities across the Catawba Valley designed to draw community support for law enforcement. Here’s a roundup of free local events: In Alexander County
Happy Public Power Week. Both the Town of Granite Falls and the City of Morganton will have events to celebrate it. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Granite Falls will host a customer appreciation day at the town office
Tangela Louise Parker of Taylorsville will serve 20 to 25 years in prison following her conviction for second-degree murder during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday. The 52-year-old was sentenced after she entered her guilty plea for
Performance sock manufacturer Feetures broke ground Thursday on a 60,000-square-foot warehouse facility in Hickory. The warehouse will retain approximately 30 jobs within the city and county limits of Hickory and Catawba County, and is expected to add
The Appalachian Regional Commission has announced approval of a $513,425 grant for Caldwell County’s Evergreene Industrial Park in Sawmills. The grant funding will be used to extend water and sewer lines to the 30-acre site, which is
For his more than 50 years of public service, former Caldwell County Manager Bobby White received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at a ceremony Thursday in Lenoir. During his public service career, White also served
Caldwell County Government, Caldwell County Economic Development, the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and the Caldwell NC Works Center celebrated the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the Commerce building in Lenoir
Unemployment rates rose in 41 counties in August with 28 counties falling and 31 remaining unchanged. Burke, Caldwell and Catawba remained unchanged from July to August while Alexander had a slight increase. The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro unemployment rate
Speaking of employment – NCWorks’ Caldwell Career Center will host its Fall Job Fair from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Lenoir branch of the Caldwell County Library at 120 Hospital Ave.
