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On December 29th, 2023, the North Carolina State Laboratory notified Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement that a raccoon submitted for testing was infected with the rabies virus. The raccoon was found on Deerfield Street SE in Lenoir. This is the fourth confirmed rabies case in
The town of Valdese has hired Bryan Steen as interim town manager. Steen will take over January 2nd from Eddie Perrou who was appointed temporarily as the town manager on December 4th while the town council concluded
December brought the theatre department at Lenoir-Rhyne University an unexpected honor – the 2023 North Carolina Theatre Conference (NCTC) College/University Award, which recognizes artistic, professional and educational excellence in one North Carolina college or university theatre program
DECEMBER 28, 2023 General Statute 143-215.1C requires the owner or operator of any wastewater collection or treatment works to issue a press release when an untreated wastewater discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters. In
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The new year comes with new laws. Sixteen new laws are scheduled to to go into effect Jan. 1. Voting laws Initially vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper but then overridden by Republicans in
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has appointed a panel to investigate the official residency of an Alexander County and Iredell County judicial candidate after a complaint was filed last week. The complaint claims that Melissa
Four out of Five Phases Now Complete On Wednesday, December 13, Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) officially surpassed phase four of its five-phase Emergency Department and Heart Center expansion and renovation project. With a goal of completing
The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Foundation of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in support of the college’s Electrical Lineworker program. CCC&TI was one of 11 North Carolina community colleges to
The US Department of Justice Western District of North Carolina announced that a criminal indictment has been unsealed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, charging six members of a drug trafficking ring with conspiracy to traffic fentanyl
Blue Ridge Beef is voluntarily recalling several lots of its two-pound logs of Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix produced at its Statesville facility due to possible contamination of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The firm previously issued a
