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A Burke County man is facing charges in Caldwell County.  Derek Ray Minton 31, of Drexel was charged with resist, delay, and obstruction of a public officer.  Secured bond was set at $25,000.  A court date was

Several items of jewelry were  stolen from K-Mart early Monday. An employee arrived at work around 6:45 a.m. Monday to find the front door smashed. Officers determined that a thief smashed the glass door with a rock

Tuttle Forest Foundation acquired 20 acres of land adjoining the 288-acre Tuttle Educational State Forest in Caldwell County with support from Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina. The Tuttle Educational State Forest is a unique educational resource to

Workers will start paving North Main Street  from Ashe Avenue to Creekway Drive today, weather permitting. Paving should take about a week. On-street parking will NOT be allowed during resurfacing. One lane of North Main will be closed

Morganton’s City Council will vote on whether a public hearing will be held concerning the closing of an alley and a change to parking.  The area is near Brown Mountain Bottleworks.  The alley would only be closed

Bond was set at $300,000 for a Lenoir resident.  Ekelyon Sharod Berry faces possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, injury to personal property,  manufacturing methamphetamine and felony speeding to elude arrest among other charges.  The

A solar farm is headed to Cajah’s Mountain.  It will be located on Orchard Drive.  Taft Farm, part of Strata Solar has a 20 year lease with property owner Johnny M.  Brown.  For more details concerning the

The K-9 unit of the Lenoir Police has received a donation.  Body armor has been given to three k-9’s from the Vested Interest in K-9’s Inc of East Taunton  Mass.  The bullet and stab protection gear is

Government offices and schools will be closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday.  Various activities will take place this weekend including an Easter Egg Eggstravaganza at the Mulberry Recreation Center in Lenoir Saturday from 10am to noon.

A Lenoir tech business is expanding.  Aiken Controls designs manufacturing control panels, scanners and sensors.  Aiken will be expanding at a vacant lot next to the facility on West Ave.  For more details on this check the