8+ hour, 26+ min ago   (486+ words) Some of the industrial materials and construction equipment which is now located in the parking lot across from the Drexel Industrial site. Something big seems to be brewing at Drexel’s refurbished 100-acre industrial development site, but town officials are keeping…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (622+ words) The future home of the Rutherford College Express YMCA. For decades, College Pharmacy on Malcolm Boulevard in Rutherford College was a hub of community life in the small town. In addition to friendly and efficient prescription service, the old-style pharmacy…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) On Monday morning, parents with children in Caldwell County Public Schools received a message from the district, making them aware that schools would be operating in “secure” status due to a social media post that referenced a local hotel, included…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (605+ words) I knew the day would eventually come, but the news Tuesday that Dolly Parton had died still seemed almost impossible. Dolly was born in Sevier County, Tenn., one of 12 children raised with little money in Locust Ridge. She went on…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (350+ words) Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Swan chatted with Liberty Middle School students during lunch. He asked this table if they would rather give up taquitos or their phones. (The answer was their phones.) Between your phone and taquitos,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (591+ words) Starting in October, Michelle Lippert will be stepping up fr… The struggle to find affordable housing in Caldwell County will soon be getting … Caldwell Library Director Janet Fore looks out over the crowd of library staff, supporters, and ‘Friends of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (650+ words) Lenoir Planning Director Hannah Williams listens as Kyle Case explains the application plans for new housing to the Lenoir Committee of the Whole. The modular homes in West End are not like traditional modular homes. They will be pre-fabricated at…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (316+ words) A green and yellow mural could be seen on a portion of wall that still stood in the remains of Chesterfield Elementary School on Aug. 21. Where Chesterfield Elementary once stood is now a field of partially fallen walls, broken windows,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (289+ words) Last week represented the opening week of the 2026 high school football season, with all four of Burke County's varsity teams taking the field on Aug. 20. Freedom defeated host Patton by a 33-0 final, East Burke lost by a 43-6 score at West…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (725+ words) Glen Alpine resident Stan Benedict has lived in Glen Alpine since the late 1990s, but over the past few years has gotten more involved in local government. At every monthly meeting, he shares a message that relates back to the book…...