Caldwell County News

Granite Falls- A Lenoir man was killed following a head-on collision Thursday afternoon.

Another head-on collision sent four people to the hospital Thursday evening, two of them with injuries deemed critical by law enforcement personnel at the scene.

While the overall turnout was low, voting for Tuesday's municipal elections was pretty smooth, according to Caldwell County board of elections officials.

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.

A two-vehicle crash on Connelly Springs Road near Mountain Grove Baptist Church sent two people to the hospital and closed Connolly Springs Road for more than an hour Tuesday night.

A Republican state senator won't run for the North Carolina Legislature again next year because he says he needs to pay attention to his wife's health.

A Hudson couple was arrested Wednesday night when Hickory police caught them loading stolen copper wiring into their van with their children sleeping in the back seat.

Jim Jacumin says family concerns will keep him from running for office again. North Carolina Sen.

In an attempt to bring attention to the artistry and craftsmanship of local potters, the Town of Hudson will host the inaugural Foothills Pottery Festival at the end of the month.

The legality of tax breaks that lure a company to North Carolina is once again before a panel of judges.

A Lenoir woman was killed Thursday night when the motorcycle she was riding collided with a van near Smith Crossroads in Lenoir.

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.

Nathan Key It's been a little more than two weeks since a Caldwell County jury found Johhny Marlowe guilty on one count of child abuse but could not come to an agreement on a second count of the same charge, thus ending in a mistrial.

Investigators said two men hit a pair of patrol cars with a truck and then tried to run over a deputy after they attempted to open a stolen safe with a sledge hammer and crow bar early Saturday morning.

With a brief agenda, the Gamewell Town Council moved ahead with a streambank repair project along Lower Creek during its meeting Monday night at Gamewell Town Hall.

Though their lives were cut short due to cancer, the men and women being honored Tuesday night by the Wig Bank of Caldwell County lived life to the fullest.

LINDA PAYNE Linda Payne playne@newstopic.net Today's Komen Race of the Cure event at Lenoir-Rhyne University will feature thousands of people who fight every day to find the cure for cancer before it's too late.

The Caldwell County Planning Board elected new leadership during its meeting Monday night at the City-County Chambers in Lenoir, with Kenneth Crump becoming chairman and Sharon Schmidt chosen as vice-chairman. Both members are veterans of the board and replace Harry Suddreth Sr.

Caldwell County authorities are searching for a man who abducted a woman, stabbed her and then left her in the North Carolina mountains.