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Take a glance at the Panthers' Monday night score.
03/26/2024

Take a glance at the Panthers' Monday night score.

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04/18/2023

There will be a temporary traffic pattern change at the intersection of Harper Avenue and Morganton Boulevard in Lenoir tonight, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Drivers should be cautious and alert while driving through the intersection.

Contractors need to close a few lanes of traffic in the intersection to fill some old, abandoned sewer manholes.

Workers will close the inside lanes of the intersection starting around 7:30 pm. The two center lanes on Harper Avenue and Morganton Boulevard in the intersection will be closed. The contractors should complete the job and have all lanes open by midnight, barring any unforeseen problems. Direction signs and flaggers will be on site to help direct traffic flow.

Drivers may want to bypass the intersection to avoid possible delays.

All lanes in the intersection should be open Wednesday.

West Caldwell vs. Bandys basketball 01-13-23
01/20/2023

West Caldwell vs. Bandys basketball 01-13-23

West Caldwell vs. East Burke basketball 01-13-23
01/20/2023

West Caldwell vs. East Burke basketball 01-13-23

Hibriten vs. Wilkes Central girls game 01-04-23 and Kobe Hood 1000 point celebration
01/04/2023

Hibriten vs. Wilkes Central girls game 01-04-23 and Kobe Hood 1000 point celebration

South Caldwell Christmas tourney at CVCC 12.29.22
01/04/2023

South Caldwell Christmas tourney at CVCC 12.29.22

Freedom High School Christmas basketball tournament, West Caldwell boys and Hibriten girls who won the championship 12.2...
12/29/2022

Freedom High School Christmas basketball tournament, West Caldwell boys and Hibriten girls who won the championship 12.28.22

Christmas basketball tournament at Freedom high school. Hibriten boys and girls along with West Caldwell boys 12-27-22
12/29/2022

Christmas basketball tournament at Freedom high school. Hibriten boys and girls along with West Caldwell boys 12-27-22

Hibriten vs. Patton basketball girls only
12/23/2022

Hibriten vs. Patton basketball girls only

West Caldwell vs. Newton Conover basketball plus court dedication.
12/23/2022

West Caldwell vs. Newton Conover basketball plus court dedication.

South Caldwell vs West Caldwell wrestling. Lighting was too dark to shoot Hibriten..
12/23/2022

South Caldwell vs West Caldwell wrestling. Lighting was too dark to shoot Hibriten..

12/15/2022

Last call for Letters to Santa! All letters must be typed and emailed to [email protected] before 5PM tomorrow, Friday 12/16.

West Caldwell vs. South Caldwell basketball 12-09-22 also Malek Patterson 1000 point ball dedication...
12/12/2022

West Caldwell vs. South Caldwell basketball 12-09-22 also Malek Patterson 1000 point ball dedication...

Caldwell Rotary Christmas party....
12/12/2022

Caldwell Rotary Christmas party....

Hudson Christmas parade 2022
12/05/2022

Hudson Christmas parade 2022

Granite Falls Christmas parade 2022
12/05/2022

Granite Falls Christmas parade 2022

Sawmills Christmas parade 2022
12/05/2022

Sawmills Christmas parade 2022

Lenoir Christmas parade 2022 by Lisa Price
12/05/2022

Lenoir Christmas parade 2022 by Lisa Price

South Caldwell vs. McDowell basketball 11-30-22
12/05/2022

South Caldwell vs. McDowell basketball 11-30-22

West Caldwell wrestling 11-15-22...
11/21/2022

West Caldwell wrestling 11-15-22...

Hibriten vs. Concord Spiders soccer 3rd round of state playoffs 11-07-22
11/09/2022

Hibriten vs. Concord Spiders soccer 3rd round of state playoffs 11-07-22

Hibriten vs. Southern Guilford football 11-04-22
11/09/2022

Hibriten vs. Southern Guilford football 11-04-22

Hibriten vs. Fred T. Foard soccer 11-03-22 2nd round of state playoffs.
11/06/2022

Hibriten vs. Fred T. Foard soccer 11-03-22 2nd round of state playoffs.

Hibriten vs. Montgomery Central 11-01-22 first round of state playoff.
11/06/2022

Hibriten vs. Montgomery Central 11-01-22 first round of state playoff.

Hibriten vs. South Caldwell football 10-28-22
10/31/2022

Hibriten vs. South Caldwell football 10-28-22

Lenoir Trick or Treating 2022
10/31/2022

Lenoir Trick or Treating 2022

Hibriten Pink out event
10/31/2022

Hibriten Pink out event

Hibriten vs. Alexander Central soccer 10-24-22
10/31/2022

Hibriten vs. Alexander Central soccer 10-24-22

West Caldwell vs. West Lincoln soccer 10-19-22
10/23/2022

West Caldwell vs. West Lincoln soccer 10-19-22

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July 3 - Just in from the Crawdads. Crawdads Come from Behind to Win 10-7 ‘Dads Put Together 1, 2, 3 & 4 Run Rallies Hickory, NC- The Crawdads came back from behind twice on Sunday to win 10-7 in front of packed crowd of 4,176. Greensboro went ahead early, scoring three in the first inning. The Crawdads got on the board with a run in the fourth inning. Cody Freeman doubled to lead off the fourth and came in to score on a triple by Trevor Hauver. The Grasshoppers pushed back in the fifth with three runs to take a 6-1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, the Crawdads started chipping away at the five-run deficit. Hauver was hit by a pitch and Thomas Saggese drew a walk to put two runners on. Keyber Rodriguez grounded out but was able to advance both men on base. Frainyer Chavez singled to right to make it a 6-3 game. The bats continued to work in the seventh with three more runs. Aaron Zavala homered to right-center to start things off. Cody Freeman hit a single to right. Hauver was called out looking, a call that got Crawdads manager Carlos Cardoza ejected. With a fired-up crowd, Thomas Saggese homered to left to tie the score at six. Greensboro got a run in the eighth inning to take a 7-6 lead. The ‘Dads didn’t stay down for long, clawing back for four more runs in the bottom half of the inning. Frainyer Chavez walked to lead off the inning. Angel Aponte reached on a fielding error that sent Chavez to second. Aaron Zavala was hit in the foot, a call that was initially not given to Zavala which led to him getting ejected. The call was reserved following an appeal with the field umpire and Evan Carter, who entered the game for Zavala, took first to load the bases. The Greensboro manager was tossed after he argued the call’s reversal. Once the dust settled, Freeman hit a grounder to short that was misplayed, and Chavez came in to score the tying run. Hauver walked to bring in the go-ahead run. Saggese singled to center to bring home two more insurance r

Thursday, April 28 - Baton Elementary School Rocks Math/Parent Night

Friday, April 8 @ 12:45 p.m. - Whitnel Elementary School Fun Run with Hibriten High School band drumline playing the Hibriten Football Pre-game, setting the rhythm for the run.

Happening Now, Tuesday, March 22, abandoned house fire 2483 Alfred Hartley Rd. Fire has spread to woods. NC forest service is assisting Hudson Fire. No further information

Monday, March 21 @ 6 p.m. Gamewell Middle School inducts a record number of members into the Junior Beta Club. Watch 8th-gradegrade students take the oath.

Saturday, March 19, 2022 - Boy Scout Troop 271 completed a map orientation course as they hiked up Hibriten Mountain today. In addition, the troop completed an environmental service project by picking up litter along the way.

Saturday, March 11, 2022 - Way to go, Dana Miller. Miller, a teacher at Granite Falls Elementary School, proudly wears face paint. Miller's students painted her face as part of their deal to raise money for Special Olympics. Miller also had to eat a box of crickets because her students exceeded their contributions. Community folks gathered to take the Polar Plunge at Granite Falls (Shurford) Recreation Center to show their support of the Special Olympics.

Update: Thank you for your responses. The voices of the community help to provide a balanced perspective. The story was originally set to run on Friday, but to give more time for community engagement/responses, the story will run on Saturday (March 12). The News-Topic took to the street to find out how people feel about the rising gas prices, hitting $4.19 for regular grade, and $5.09 for diesel at local stations. As high as gas prices have become and with the likelihood they'll continue to climb, are you OK with a spike to stop the import of oil from Russia in support of Ukraine? Let us know what you think. Your opinion may be included in the story to be published on Friday, March 11.

Gamewell Fire Department, Collettsville Fire Department, and N.C. Forest Service respond to a field fire at 3936 McCall Road at approximately 1:39 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 7, 2022.

Lenoir - 10:53 a.m. - Lenoir Fire Department responds to small structure fire.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in Lenoir hosted the Black History Month Essay Contest on Saturday, Feb. 26. Students addressed the key civil rights issues facing America today. Read the story Mar. 1.

Investigations are underway for an alledged shooting that took place near Warrior Road on Hwy 321 in Lenoir. The story is developing.

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Blue Ridge Energy ceremoniously flipped the switch on the Brighter Future Solar facility in Granite Falls.

CECHS Gives Back Ceremony 2022 - Read the story in Tuesday's (Feb. 21) paper. Caldwell Early College High School hosted their 2022 Gives Back Ceremony to show gratitude for local EMS and to donate hair to Locks of Love and Children with Hair Loss.

UPDATE 2: Four are now confirmed to have been killed. UPDATE: At least three people were killed. #breaking We’re at the scene of a fire on Laurel Place in Lenoir. The Lenoir Police Department and the Lenoir Fire Department are both on the scene. An eyewitness described hearing what sounded like multiple explosions. We’re working to get more information.

A Cajah’s Mountain-area man has been charged in the shooting death of his 2-year-old son, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said. https://www.newstopicnews.com/news/local/man-charged-with-murder-in-childs-death/article_123c1138-9ba8-5a71-98dd-4cecf14daf4d.html

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