Granite Falls News

A man and woman from Lenoir are in custody, charged in a pair of armed robberies last week in the Caldwell County city.

A man and woman from Lenoir are in custody, charged in a pair of armed robberies last week in the Caldwell County city.

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Charges Tony Otis Earls, 36, of 702 Magnolia St., Granite Falls was served a warrant Wednesday for DWI and driving while license revoked.

Two postal letter carriers have attained a milestone many do not reach. Eugene Curtis, of Granite Falls, a 36-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, and Karen Thrift, of Conover, 30-year veteran, were inducted into the National Safety Council's Million Mile Club on Thursday.

Join one of Burke County's own, Scott Davis and his band, Wild Eyed Southern Boys on Friday as they bring some county music to the TGIF concert series.

Two Caldwell County residents and one Georgia resident were arrested after the Tobacco-To-Go convenience store was robbed at gunpoint for a second time in a week.

Eric Church grew up in Granite Falls, N.C., in an area known as one of the world's furniture capitals.

Charges Sara Elizabeth McLaughlin, 22, of 1247 Brown Drive, was charged Tuesday with possessing or consuming alcohol in the passenger area of a vehicle.

A man is in critical condition after being struck by a train Thursday afternoon.

Here's how the following institutions will observe the Memorial Day holiday today.

A 23-year-old Granite Falls, N.C. called police after waking up on a beach Saturday morning with signs of sexual assault after a night drinking with friends.

A 59-year-old Hudson resident and her teen granddaughter were killed this weekend when the golf cart they were in was struck by a car.

Hickory is unlikely to become an alligator haven despite two sightings in Lake Hickory in the past two weeks, said nature expert Bruce Beerbower.

A wagon train composed of seven covered wagons arrived in Boone this week, led by wagon driver Thomas Roberts, pictured on top.

Mint Hill was one of 12 municipalities in North Carolina awarded a bicycle and pedestrian planning grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Granite Falls- Five people have been arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.

C.W. Whitson of Hickory, Harold Blanton of Canton, Randall Blevins of Granite Falls, Robert Goble of Hudson, Gary Marion of Dobson, Wilson Montgomery of Hickory and Charles Silver of Marion won $50,000 in the April 25 Powerball drawing.

As the small group of people walked around the downtown area of Granite Falls, a few people straggled by pushing babies in strollers, peeking in store windows.

Four Caldwell County residents and a fifth person from Catawba County have been charged after local and state officials said they discovered a methamphetamine lab in one man's house.