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Today, Caldwell County experienced the highest one-day increase in the number of reported COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. The majority of these new cases are part of the outbreak at Brockford Inn Assisted Living. Twenty-nine new
A Hickory man could spend up to 17 years in prison following his conviction for second-degree murder during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Monroe David Byrd. Jr., 54, was given an active prison
Burke County Public Health was notified today of the twentieth COVID-19 associated death in Burke County. The individual in their 40’s was hospitalized but died from complications associated with their underlying medical condition. To protect the family’s
On June 23, 2020, NC Probation and Parole Office and Burke County Sheriff’s Office detectives initiated an investigation at 5130 Pea Ridge Road, Morganton. Officers made contact with Michael Allen Benfield and Tiffany Samantha Whitney shortly after
Students and faculty of William Lenoir Middle School (WLMS), Lenoir, raised $1,406.89 during their annual ‘Pink Out’ fundraiser for breast cancer awareness in October 2019. Fundraising efforts included t-shirt sales, honor/memorial pink ribbon sales, and general donations.
Authorities in the area on the lookout for two men who escaped from Catawba Correctional Center Thursday night. Nhia Vue and Juan McDonald are both considered minimum custody offenders. They were last seen around 9pm Thursday. Anyone
Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance Call to Action Focusing on Racism, Police Brutality, and Injustice June 27, 2020 11:00am at Union Square Hickory , NC The Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance, an association of primarily African American congregations, will
Fourteen COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday in Caldwell County. Six additional cases have been reported as part of the outbreak at Brockford Inn Assisted Living facility, bringing the total number of cases at the facility to eight.
Today North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that residents will be required to wear face coverings in public and the state’s Phase 2 will continue for three more weeks. Beginning Friday, June 26, at 5 p.m.,
The Hickory Police Department is continuing to ask for public assistance in the investigation of a pedestrian that was struck during a hit and run that occurred on Monday, November 28, 2016 at approximately 8:00pm in the
