Maiden News

Bruce Gwinn thinks he left for work Thursday about the same time an arsonist was setting fire to his neighbor's mobile home.

At least four North Carolina counties sought to win the $1 billion Apple data center that now appears headed for Maiden in Catawba County.

The town of Maiden, N.C., really wants Apple to build its data center there. In addition to the state's promise of an estimated tax break of $46 million over the next 10 years, Maiden and Catawba County are promising Apple a further $20.7 million if the company brings the data center to the town, according to an Associated Press report .

Apple's App Store celebrates its first birthday this week. Meanwhile, the company's investment in rural North Carolina could conceivably double to $2 billion in the coming years.

Kitty Barnes, Catawba County commissioners chair, said Maiden beat the competition for a new Apple data center because the location "felt right" for the computer maker.

The Hickory Citizen has confirmed early this morning that Apple, Inc will be opening a facility in Maiden, NC.

A North Carolina community battered by manufacturing layoffs holds a meeting that could signal it is the future home of Apple Inc.'s East Coast data center.

Catawba County or Cleveland County? Everyone's waiting on Apple Inc. to make an announcement of where the company will locate a computer server farm in North Carolina.

North Carolina officials recently pushed through incentive legislation to lure Apple Inc.

Area officials will make a major economic development announcement on Monday, but still won't say if it concerns the location of Apple Inc.'s new $1 billion data center.

County officials are keeping quiet, but signs are starting to point to the Catawba County town of Maiden as the site of Apple's new $1 billion data center.

Maiden, North Carolina, is gearing up for a big announcement on July 6 where many are speculating it will reveal Apple selected the town for its new data center.

I am writing this in hopes that someone you love will not die an early death. I lost my brother, Rick Josey, 57, June 7. Every day he exercised, walked, only ate fruits and vegetables and tried very hard to live a healthy life, all of which could not prevent his early death.

A Gastonia teenager attacked his ex-girlfriend when he found her talking to another boy Tuesday, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Karen Sisk, who has 22 years of experience in Christian education, has taken over the position of head of school.

Nine students currently enrolled in CVCC's Basic Law Enforcement Training program and their instructor, Ken Phillips, became the first law enforcement students in the state to achieve gold or silver certification through National Career Readiness.

Firefighters and fire marshals stand outside a mobile home in northern Lincoln County on Friday, after it was consumed by fire.

Catawba County is on the winning end of a recession-related closure at Ethan Allen.

Furniture maker Ethan Allen Operations Inc. plans to expand in North Carolina, creating more than 300 jobs and investing almost $3 million over the next three years.

Apple Inc. will build a data center in North Carolina, but won't yet say if it will be in Catawba County.