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Update May 14, 2020: On Thursday, May 14, 2020, Siegfred Albert Jackson was charged with Felonious Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Inflicting Serious Injury. There is not an updated medical status on the
Press Release from Caldwell County Schools: After a lengthy and comprehensive process involving advisory committee meetings, teacher discussions, and community input, the Board of Education voted on Thursday, May 14, 2020, to close Oak Hill School.
City of Lenoir Public Utilities encourages businesses to flush water lines before reopening The City of Lenoir Public Utilities Department encourages any businesses that have been closed for more than 10 days to thoroughly flush all their
As NC relaxes the Stay at Home Order, cases of Coronavirus continue to increase across the State and across the area locally. Burke County reported 14 additional positive test results on Wednesday bring the total case count
A Burke County man is facing kidnapping charges after police say he held his girlfriend against her will at gunpoint . Deputies went to a home on Piney Road after receiving information that Tristan Yelton may be
A driver who fled from police Tuesday was killed when he collided head on with another car in Caldwell County. According the NC Highway Patrol, Lenoir police had initiated the chase after attempting to pull the driver
The Caldwell County Board of Education will hold a Special Session Meeting for the purpose of deciding the use or closure of Oak Hill School on May 14, 2020 at 6:00 PM. Location – Staff Development Room
A man is in serious condition after being shot in the head with a crossbow Wednesday morning on Hunterwood Dr. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call. The victim, whose identity has not been released,
Burke County Public Health was notified today of the fourteenth COVID-19 associated death in Burke County. The individual in their 90’s was not hospitalized but died from complications associated with their underlying medical conditions. To protect the
On May 12, 2020, the North Carolina State Laboratory notified Caldwell County Animal Control that a skunk submitted for testing and was infected with the rabies virus. The skunk was found in the Granite Falls area of Caldwell County and is the second confirmed rabies case in the county this year.
