Granite Falls News

A lawsuit filed this week by Attorney General Roy Cooper is seeking to stop an elaborate scheme aimed at deceiving consumers in Hendersonville and other cities into buying overpriced manufactured homes and agreeing to loans they couldn't afford.

TOPIC STAFF A former Alexander County correctional officer has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sexual offenses.

An elaborate scheme deceived consumers in Catawba, Burke and Caldwell counties into buying overpriced manufactured homes and agreeing to loans they couldn't afford, Attorney General Roy Cooper says in a lawsuit filed this week.

Susan Clark Mackie, an elementary school teacher at Granite Falls Elementary School, was arrested by Hickory police and charged with driving while impaired and hit and run with property damage.

Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this rugged, blue-collar mining town to open his own bar.

South Caldwell Christian Ministries is making plans to offer its traditional Thanksgiving luncheon for senior citizens of Caldwell County.

Linda Payne Cars can no longer be parked along streets that have a posted speed limit of 35 mph or greater in the Town of Granite Falls.

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Bess St. Lukea s United Methodist Church in Hickory was the setting for the 6 p.m., Sept.

A Lenoir man died as a result of a head-on collision on Morris Creek Road in Granite Falls on Thursday afternoon.

News-Topic Staff The News-Topic has announced the winners of the Halloween Coloring Contest.

LINDA PAYNE Linda Payne lpayne@newstopic.net Members of the Granite Falls Town Council Monday called two public hearings concerning town zoning issues.

The Caldwell County Economic Development Commission took time to honor those who provide jobs and growth during its 24th annual Industry Appreciation Awards luncheon Thursday at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir.

LINDA PAYNE lpayne@newstopic.net A Granite Falls man died late Thursday due to injuries he sustained in a single-vehicle collision earlier that evening.

An accountant from Granite Falls was killed in a motor vehicle crash Sunday afternoon that happened as he and his family returned from a beach trip along the North Carolina coast.

Rhodhiss firefighter injured in head-on collision; three others sent to hospital in unrelated collisions A Rhodhiss firefighter remains hospitalized today after undergoing surgery for injuries he sustained during a head-on collision Friday evening.

Caldwell County deputies Marvin Coleman and Isaac Pennell could write a Hollywood script.

LINDA PAYNE Each year, the Granite Falls Business and Professional Women's Club recognizes someone whose contributions to the community go above and beyond the call of duty, and this year's recipient is no exception.

Jason Ledford, of Hickory, was arrested Oct. 19 in connection with a drug bust in Caldwell County.

News-Topic Staff Area law enforcement officers busted a scheduled drug delivery at the Granite Falls Walmart Monday that resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of several pounds of marijuana.

Members of the Granite Falls Town Council Monday approved an updated smoking ordinance that will go into effect in January.