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Makenzie Ellen Simpson, an honors and North Carolina Scholars graduate of Fred T. Foard High in Newton, was accepted to Lees McRae College in Banner Elk, where she will study musical theater.

Police in Catawba County are investigating more a dozen break-ins that business owners discovered Thursday morning.

Newton- No more corduroy pants will be allowed at Newton-Conover Middle School. The school board announced Thursday night that they corduroy is considered denim, which is banned.

Catawba County- Over ten break-ins in Catawba County are related. According to WSOC-TV News 9, twelve break-ins occurred overnight Wednesday and early Thursday morning in Catawba County.

Burglar steals $10,000 worth of jewelry A burglar ransacked a local home before stealing $10,000 worth of jewelry, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.

Anthony Rivers, 30, was found along the 800 block of South Caldwell Avenue at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Contrary to a circulating e-mail and various Web site postings, there is not a law set to take effect in North Carolina that prohibits the use of handheld cellular telephones while driving.

Catawba County- A man is in jail after shooting a teenager this morning. Dennis Bostic, 52, shot Christen Abernathy , 17, early this morning along 2310 Highway 321 near Newton.

The following people were indicted Monday by a Pitt County grand jury. All information, including addresses, is from court records. via Daily Reflector

Inc. to Velma G. and Carl William Smith Jr., Lot 51 of Waightstill Mountain phase VI B subdivision, $302,000 * Gertrude H. Sparks and Heidi Keye to Samer Traboulsi and Layla Nayfeh, Lots 12 & 13 section 2 block ... via The Asheville Citizen-Times

The city of Newton lifted mandatory water restrictions Tuesday, switching to voluntary efforts to conserve. via Charlotte.com

The city has announced that they have moved from mandatory water conservation to voluntary water conservation. via Hildebran News

Newton- Bill Clinton was in our area on Sunday campaigning for his wife, Hillary. via Hildebran News

“Campaigns are modern-day warfare, so you are going to pull out whatever ammunition that you can to attack an incumbent.”

Rep. Patrick McHenry says the candidates who want his seat in Congress don't want to talk about his voting record. via News Observer

The Gaston Gazette recently submitted a series of questions to the four candidates running for U.S. Congress in the 10th District. via The Gaston Gazette

“Also, said ad asserts that the aforementioned video caused the death of two Americans. This statement is on its face false.”

A North Carolina congressman has threatened legal action against his Republican primary challenger over a television ad that accuses him of "revealing troop positions" during a recent trip to Iraq, "and just ... via McClatchy DC

Federal authorities Thursday filed paperwork in U.S. District Court against a Newton man who police said fled the state after his wife was stabbed to death outside a laundromat two weeks ago. via Charlotte.com

“It amounts to selling our elections to the highest bidder.”

A blue April sky beckoned some 250 Democrats to the 10th Congressional District straw poll in the Catawba County town of Newton Saturday. via Independent Weekly

Here are the results of the baseball game between Robert L. Patton High School and Fred T. Foard High School on Friday. via The Morganton News Herald