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The Alexander County Board of Commissioners participated in a joint meeting with the Alexander County Board of Education to discuss the 2024-2025 school system budget which includes budget cuts to address a shortfall of approximately $1.5 million.
LENOIR — Dr. Sarah Young has been selected as the new chief medical officer at UNC Health Caldwell after a national search, according to a press release from UNC Health Caldwell. Young currently cares for patients as
Newton, N.C. – Investigators with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office have been working to learn the identity of human remains discovered on Tuesday, 03/26/2024. These remains were located on a property in the 8000 block of East
Tyreka Caldwell Davenport of Lenoir has been charged with felony embezzlement after turning herself into the Caldwell County Magistrate this past week. She’s accused of stealing $10,000 from Gamewell Elementary School in Lenoir. Davenport was employed as
North Carolina has reached its goal for the number of electric cars on the road two years earlier than expected. Executive order 80 signed by Governor Cooper in 2018 called for a goal of 80,000 zero emission
A Shelby woman was sentenced this week to 20 to 25 years for killing a hickory man Brianna Salymar Martines, 25 of Shelby was sentenced after pleading guilty the second degree murder of 72-year-old Robert Bruce Godfrey
WBTV reports that North Carolina State lawmakers are working to change a law that is set to go into effect at the end of March involving food safety in bars. Private bars had previously been exempt from
Congratulations to Lenoir Rhyne softball coach Shena Hollar for picking up her 1000th career win this past Sunday, when the Bears won both games in a double header against Mars Hill. Shena’s Coaching Profile Entering her 25th year
According to a press release, on Tuesday March 26th at around 2:15 p.m. the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office arrested to Karla Brianna Freeland, 18 of Statesville. Freeland was charged with one count of felony murder. Freeland and
WSOC Charlotte An investigation is underway in Catawba County after someone found human remains on Tuesday, deputies said. A Duke Energy worker made the discovery in a wooded area of Sherrills Ford. The remains were found about
