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Thursday | WBTV

Body cameras replacing dash cams in Caldwell County

Car chase video will be a lot different from now on in Caldwell County since the Sheriff's office has nixed new patrol car cameras in favor of small cameras that attach to an officer's clothes.

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Thursday May 23 | The Charlotte Observer

Storms later today, then cool and nice for weekend

The overnight thunderstorms and the showers that fell during part of Thursday morning’s commute will serve as the warm-up for additional stormy weather later in the day, forecasters say.

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Related Topix: Weather

Thursday May 23 | Lenoir News-Topic

Caldwell County will tear down house to build new driveway for county building

The county has entered a deal involving tens of thousands of dollars to build an additional entranceway to the county Health and Human Services building, perhaps the busiest county building.

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Related Topix: Lenoir, NC

Thursday May 23 | Lenoir News-Topic

Storm violent and quick, but few lasting effects

Penny Jones was at her apartment on Spainhour Street on Wednesday afternoon when her son Bergen, 15, came running to find her.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Lenoir, NC, Weather

Mon May 20, 2013

The Charlotte Observer

High school graduations begin Tuesday

The first of more than three dozen high school graduation ceremonies in Mecklenburg County takes place Tuesday afternoon, when seniors at Cato Middle College receive diplomas in a 1 p.m. event at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte.

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Related Topix: Mecklenburg County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC

Wed May 15, 2013

Lenoir News-Topic

Google starts summer internships

Google has never before hired interns to work at any of its data centers around the world, but it is starting with Lenoir.

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Related Topix: Lenoir, NC, Appalachian State University

Lenoir News-Topic

Man who loved speed dies after wreck

Justin Hamby loved to push his sports car to the limit. Photos of his prized 2001 Mustang GT fill his Facebook page.

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Related Topix: Blowing Rock, NC, Lenoir, NC, Cajah's Mountain, NC

Tue May 14, 2013

Lenoir News-Topic

Caldwell County Schools: New middle school can be built without tax increase

On Monday night, the Caldwell County Schools will ask the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners to borrow $14.5 million to build a new middle school for the Hibriten district.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Education Etc.

Lenoir News-Topic

Communities in Schools keeps some whimsy in Taste of Caldwell

On Friday night, guests will mill around in business-casual dress for Communities in Schools' Celebrate the Children: A Taste of Caldwell County.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Lenoir News-Topic

At Caldwell County ranch, horses audition for international stage

It wasn't long after she took responsibility for a group of horses a couple of years ago that the reputation of Karen Guerra and her Oak Hill ranch, Blue Honey Friesians, started spreading across the country and overseas.

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Related Topix: Lenoir, NC, Horse, Pets, Atlantic, NC

Lenoir News-Topic

Caldwell County early college's 'super-seniors' announce college choices

The J.E. Broyhill Civic Center erupted with cheers, whistles, hoops and hollers from high-school students, teachers, counselors and parents on Monday - but it wasn't a pep rally.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Sat May 11, 2013

Lenoir News-Topic

About 80 take part in walk for cancer support group Wig Bank

Walkers take to the Lenoir Greenway during the start of Saturday morning's Wig Walk.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Lenoir, NC, Gamewell, NC

Lenoir News-Topic

Caldwell library has access to statewide network of resources

The Caldwell County Public Library now is part of an online network allowing patrons access to millions of reading and other resources from across North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Libraries

Fri May 10, 2013

Lenoir News-Topic

Fake emergency tests officials' training

If you had the right police scanner, you may have heard chatter about bombs, hostages and victims in Caldwell County on Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Lenoir, NC, US Politics, US News, Representative Mark Meadows, Republican, US House of Representatives

WCNC-TV Charlotte

Former school secretary accused of stealing school funds

Caldwell County investigators accuse a former school secretary of taking more than $40,000 over a two-year period.

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Related Topix: Collettsville, NC

Thu May 09, 2013

WBTV

Duo arrested in meth investigation, police say

A drug investigation that began in December involving two Caldwell County men has come to a close with their arrests, Caldwell County Sheriff Alan C. Jones announced Thursday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Hudson, NC

WRAL.com

Elisa Baker denies killing stepdaughter

A woman who pleaded guilty in the death of her stepdaughter nearly three years ago told a Charlotte television station Wednesday that she did not kill the girl.

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WCNC-TV Charlotte

Sheriff: Caldwell School employee stole $40K from school

The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into Emily Hawkins, the lead secretary at Collettsville School, in late March after receiving information about questionable purchases.

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Related Topix: Collettsville, NC

Wed May 08, 2013

Lenoir News-Topic

Some Caldwell County offices closed Friday for drill

The Caldwell County Health and Human Services building at 2345 Morganton Blvd. SW is scheduled to be closed to the public for most of Friday, starting at 10 a.m. and lasting the rest of the day, for an emergency drill involving hundreds of emergency management and other officials across the region.

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Related Topix: Lenoir, NC, US Politics, US News, Representative Mark Meadows, US House of Representatives, Republican

Tue May 07, 2013

Lenoir News-Topic

Caldwell gets flooding but escapes the worst

TOPIC A trash truck traveling along NC 268 splashes water above the roof of a pick-up truck as it passes by Monday morning in the Yadkin Valley area.

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Related Topix: Collettsville, NC, Mudflow, Natural Disasters, Black Mountain, NC, Landslide, Buncombe County, NC