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The gym floors at the Lenoir MLK Center and Mulberry Recreation Center were refinished this month. The Lenoir Parks and Recreation Department refinishes the floors every year to provide a good playing surface for residents. The Martin
39-year-old Todd Alan Setzer of Burkemont Avenue in Morganton was arrested Saturday by Burke County Sheriff’s Officers for trafficking methamphetamine. Specifically he’s been charged with felony counts of traffic in methamphetamine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell,
Things heated up on Thanksgiving Day in Alexander County when a small abandoned building burned down. Firefighters from Ellendale, Taylorsville, Sugar Loaf and the North Carolina Forest Service were called to All Healing Springs Road. The Building
Attorney General Josh Stein recently awarded the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award to seven people in western North Carolina. This award is given to North Carolinians who help to make their communities safer, stronger, and healthier. One of
A shooting at a Dollar General on Oxford School Road that occurred Saturday left one man in critical condition and another in police custody. Dimario Juwughn Coulter, 30, of Catawba, was arrested and charged with assault
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division are investigating the death of a four year old child as foul play is suspected. On Thursday, Sheriff’s Deputies and Catawba County EMS responded to a residence on Hill
On November 13, 2022, an incident occurred at the Burke County Jail in reference to a felony assault on two Detention Officers. Wilbert Jonathan Miller of Morganton was brought in on a DWI charge and while he
The N.C. Department of Transportation has temporarily postponed most construction activity along major highways to keep traffic flowing for holiday travel. Construction along interstates, U.S. and key N.C. routes is suspended through the evening of Nov. 28
Deputies with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting on Sunday. The victim was identified as Christopher Woods. Woods is a 43-year-old white male. Information gathered at the scene of the shooting
The fourth case of rabies in Caldwell County has been reported. An incident where a cat being inspected for the virus tested positive for the virus, which was later reported to the Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement.
