Caldwell Journal

07/27/2024

Grandfather Mountain To Host Animal Enrichment Day On July 31...

LINVILLE, NC (July 26, 2024) ⇒ Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is hosting its annual Animal Enrichment Day on Wednesday, July 31 and invites guests to come see firsthand how

07/25/2024

A Tomato Blast!!! - Today...

07/24/2024

CCC&TI To Host Free Financial Aid Events For Watauga And Caldwell County Students...

HUDSON, NC (July 24, 2024) ⇒ Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has announced two upcoming events designed to help students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and take advantage of the new Next NC Schol

07/23/2024

07/23/2024

Advance Tickets On Sale Now For 2024 N.C. State Fair...

RALEIGH, NC (July 23, 2024) ⇒ Now is the time to save money and get a jump on planning your trip to the 2024 N.C. State Fair, happening Oct. 17-27 in Raleigh. Advance tickets can be purchased online now until Oct. 17. Tickets can also be purchased at

07/23/2024

Emergency Crews Respond To Drowning On Wilson Creek…UPDATE: GoFundMe Has Been Created...
https://caldwelljournal.com/emergency-crews-respond-to-drowning-on-wilson-creek/

07/22/2024

Blasting Operations Scheduled For N.C. 105 This Week In Watauga County...

BANNER ELK, NC (July 22, 2024) ⇒ Blasting operations will take place this week as work on the N.C. 105 bridge project continues.From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22 through July 25, crews from Wright Brothers Construction Company Inc. will perform these op

07/22/2024

Caldwell Heritage Museum Program For Wednesday, July 24th...

LENOIR, NC (July 22, 2024) ⇒ Please join us on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 @ 6:30 p.m. (yes, it's "church night" but come on anyway!) as Dr. Leslie McKesson brings a program on the enslaved people at Fort Defiance. She will share how this project came ab

07/21/2024

Emergency Crews Respond To Drowning On Wilson Creek...

COLLETTSVILLE, NC (July 21, 2024) ⇒ On Saturday, July 20, at approximately 6:29 pm, Collettsville Fire & Rescue along with Caldwell County EMS responded to Brown Mountain Beach Road in the Wilson Creek Gorge reference a drowning. NC Wildlife Reso

07/21/2024

M2.2 Earthquake Reported 9.3 miles north of Lenoir just off Buffalo Cove Road...
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60502213/executive?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime

07/19/2024

From The National Weather Service…

A Thunderstorm with intense lightning and torrential rainfall will
impact the following counties until 745 pm:

Northeastern Mcdowell
Southeastern Mitchell
West Central Caldwell
Southern Avery
Northwestern Burke

At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with intense lightning and torrential rainfall 9 miles southeast of Spruce Pine, or 6 miles west of Table Rock, moving northeast at 10 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...Marion, Spruce Pine, Lake James State Park, Table Rock, Linville Falls, Lake James, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls to Grandfather, Crossnore, Nebo, and Edgemont.

Torrential rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour will be possible in these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If outdoors, try to get indoors or into a hard topped vehicle. Otherwise, stay away from open areas and isolated high objects such as trees. When indoors, stay away from windows and doors and avoid using wired electronic devices. Do not take a shower or bath. Try to unplug unnecessary appliances before the storm approaches.

07/18/2024

CCC&TI Celebrates Truck Driver Training Program Graduates...
https://caldwelljournal.com/cccti-celebrates-truck-driver-training-program-graduates-23/

07/18/2024

In North Carolina, ‘Public Education Does The Public Good’...

RALEIGH, NC (July 15, 2024) ⇒ The North Carolina School Boards Association launched today a statewide campaign to build support for public schools as a bedrock benefit for every North Carolinian.The “Public Education Does the Public Good” campaign us

07/18/2024

Multi-State Research Project Wins ARISE Grant To Advance Aviation In Appalachian NC...
https://caldwelljournal.com/multi-state-research-project-wins-arise-grant-to-advance-aviation-in-appalachian-n-c/

07/15/2024

AMOREM Volunteer, Gary Jennings, Receives A 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award...

VALDESE, NC (July 10, 2024) ⇒ On May 21, AMOREM volunteer, Gary Jennings, recently received a Burke County Governor’s Volunteer Service Award.Created in 1979, the award is an important part of the tradition and spirit of volunteerism in the state of

07/14/2024

Hickory Aviation Museum (HAM) Is Awarded McDonnell Douglas Av-8b Harrier II Plus BuNo 164560 ***Harrier Arrives Tomorrow Monday, July 15th At 3pm!***

HICKORY, NC (June 28, 2024) ⇒ HAM is happy to officially announce that the museum has been chosen to receive McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II Plus BuNo 164560! The aircraft will be flown into Hickory Regional Airport on Monday, July 15, dependent

07/13/2024

Hickory’s Aviation Walk To Open July 30...

HICKORY, NC (July 11, 2024) ⇒ The next segment of the Hickory Trail is slated to open to the public this month.A ribbon cutting will mark the official grand opening of the Aviation Walk on Tuesday, July 30, at 10 a.m. Members of the Hickory community

07/11/2024

AMOREM Receives $100k Grant From The Cannon Foundation...
https://caldwelljournal.com/amorem-receives-100k-grant-from-the-cannon-foundation/

07/08/2024

New Hires For Hickory Fire Department ...
https://caldwelljournal.com/new-hires-for-hickory-fire-department-2/

07/05/2024

From the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg…
447 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
***Southeastern Caldwell County***
Burke County

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of Morganton, or 4 miles south of Glen Alpine, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Morganton, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell, Hudson, Icard, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel, and Hildebran.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.

07/05/2024

From the National Weather Service...
435 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL
NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD
***SOUTHWESTERN CALDWELL***
SOUTHERN BURKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Marion, or 7 miles south of Lake James State Park, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Morganton, Valdese, Drexel, Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Lake Rhodhiss, South Mountains State Park, Connelly Springs, Lake James State Park, and Lake James.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near Lake James and Rhodhiss Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

07/05/2024

Grace Chapel Methodist Church Celebration of Children July 24, 2024...

07/03/2024

Highland Games Set To Return To Grandfather Mountain’s MacRae Meadows...
https://caldwelljournal.com/highland-games-set-to-return-to-grandfather-mountains-macrae-meadows/

07/03/2024

From Caldwell County...

Due to a water leak, all offices in the Caldwell County Resource Center, 120 Hospital Avenue, Lenoir, will be closed to the public until further notice. Offices impacted include the Main Branch of the Public Library, Board of Elections, Cooperative Extension, and Soil and Water.

07/03/2024

License Plate Agency To Reopen In Catawba County...
https://caldwelljournal.com/license-plate-agency-to-reopen-in-catawba-county/

06/25/2024

Caldwell County AMOREM Good Grief Meal To Be Held July 11...

BOONE, NC (June 19, 2024) ⇒ AMOREM will hold its next monthly Good Grief Meal at 3 p.m., Thursday, July 11, at Anywhere’z Fine, 112 Legion Rd., Hudson. The informal time of food and fellowship is open to anyone who is experiencing grief and loss. The

06/21/2024

CCC&TI Trade Up Summer Program Begins...
https://caldwelljournal.com/cccti-trade-up-summer-program-begins/

06/21/2024

Two Unrelated Drug Trafficking Arrests Made By The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office...

# 1 - Probation Absconder arrest leads to Drug HaulLENOIR, NC (June 20, 2024) ⇒ Sheriff Alan C. Jones announced on June 18, 2024, Detectives and Narcotic Agents with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest on a Probation Absconder. The ar