Caldwell County News Archives

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.

TOPIC STAFF News-Topic Staff Members of the Lenoir Police Department P.R.I.D.E. Team and the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office apprehended a Lenoir man wanted for failing to appear in Caldwell County court for numerous charges.

LINDA PAYNE Food and gardening enthusiasts throughout the country soon will know all about Lenoir's unique charm and its best kept secrets.

Caldwell County- A Caldwell County woman said that she was abducted and forced to drive to Jackson County, North Carolina.

Nathan Key The recent heavy, and prolonged, rainfalls that Caldwell County received couldn't come at a better time with the fall wildfire season just around the corner.

Lenoir- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Caldwell County Tuesday night.

The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office is working to identify and arrest the man who kidnapped and stabbed a Caldwell County woman Sunday.

Paul Teague Celebrating America's Revolutionary War heritage, a portion of the Overmountain Victory Trail will be certified during a ceremony Saturday in Happy Valley.

New Caldwell County Manager Stan Kiser participated in his first county commission meeting, and Broyhill Furniture President Jeff Cook provided an update on the company's operations Monday night at the City-County Chambers in Lenoir.

Awareness. Prevention. Elimination. Those are just some of the many reasons communities throughout the United States come together in October to take a stand against domestic violence.

LINDA PAYNE Linda Payne lpayne@newstopic.net The case against a Caldwell County man on trial for allegedly circumcising two of his infant sons remains in the hands of a jury, though he already faces an extended prison term after being sentenced Wednesday for previous crimes.

A North Carolina man convicted of misdemeanor child abuse after circumcising two infant sons with box cutters has been sentenced to 150 days in prison.

A year after the murder of Eddie Green Jr., his mother Wilma Yount and sister Stacy Holloway wait for answers and leads in the case.

A father charged with circumcising his children takes the stand in his own defense and makes a startling admission to the jury.