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An area town has ranked in the Top 10 for safety in North Carolina.  According to safewise.com, Valdese is number 9 on the list for safest places to live in the state.  FBI crime report statistics were

The Burke County Schools will be returning to all remote learning as of January 4th.  The school board voted 4-3 to return to Plan C.  They will remain all remote until January 25th at the earliest.  Many

A Morganton man is facing murder charges.  George Lee Allison III 63, was arrested Monday by the Burke County Sheriff’s Deputies in the shooting death of Brandon Charles Adams 49.  Allison is in the Burke County Jail

A Hickory man was under a $10,000 secured bond.  Darrell Allen Izard 45, faces felony possession of controlled substance among other drug charges.  He was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility.  He was released with a

A Hudson man is facing assault charges.  Chris Darrell Miller 57, was arrested by the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office on assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a female.  He was placed under a $3,000 bond.

The first shipments of the Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine are scheduled to arrive today.  11 hospitals in North Carolina will receive early shipments due to ultra cold storage space available, those include Caldwell Memorial Hospital and Catawba

Larceny and possession of stolen property charges were brought against a Lenoir woman.  Leslie Danielle Taylor 33, was arrested by the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office.  She was placed under a $2,500 secured bond in the Caldwell County

Morganton’s Public Works Director is retiring.  Morganton native Scott Lookadoo has served the city for 35 years.  He began as administrative services manager in 1987, and began as public works director in 2004.  His last day will

Eleven hospitals in North Carolina will receive the earliest shipments of a Covid 19 vaccine.  Catawba Valley Medical Center will be on that list.  53 hospitals will get the vaccine, but the 11 on the early list