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Granite Falls' Eric Church up for Grammy
Church was nominated for best country album of the year for "Chief." He's up against fellow nominees Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, George Strait, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton for the award.
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Authorities ask for information in hit-and-run in Granite Falls area
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is hoping for information about a Chevrolet Impala Super Sport involved in a hit-and-run on Saturday. Timothy Huffman, 21, got off his shift at Walmart at about 6 a.m. on Saturday to go to his home in Granite Falls, said Trooper D.W. Church. Wearing a reflective vest, he was driving his mo-ped in the right lane of US 321 north when he was struck by a driver at about 6:35 a.m.
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Missing Rhodhiss man found dead
The body of Ralph Edward “Red” Poarch was found not far from his home where he was reported missing on Feb. 1.
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Search for Rhodhiss man called off
Family continues to hope, asks for prayers
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Pair arrested on drug charges
Two men were arrested Wednesday on drug charges after the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office received information about a meth house on Collettsville Road. The sheriff’s office’s ICE unit went to the house and confronted Glenn Spencer Boyette Jr., 36, and Timothy Howard White Jr., 31. The pair allowed the investigators to search the house and found items often used to make methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Crews search Lake Rhodhiss for missing man
Friends fear for 57-year-old’s safety
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Armed robbers continue to evade Caldwell detectives
Investigators from the Granite Falls and Hudson police departments have joined forces to find and arrest the thieves.
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I-40 West closed near Tenn. border due to rock slide
RALEIGH — Due to a rockslide in Cocke County, Tennessee, Interstate 40 West is currently closed at Exit 20 (U.S. 276) in North Carolina.
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Missing Charlotte hikers found in Caldwell
Both men were unharmed and declined medical attention.
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Gunmen rob two Caldwell businesses
Cutomer hospitalized in convenience store robbery
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Chemical firm bringing jobs to Granite Falls
Lubrimetal Corporation, a member of the Lubrimetal family of companies, plans to invest $1.9 million over the next three years in a site in Granite Falls.
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Alexander Co. shelter not struggling to feed animals
The Alexander County Animal Shelter is not struggling to provide food for the animals in has in its care, according to Tres Widner, director of the shelter.
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Perdue issues disaster declaration for Burke and Rutherford
Gov. Bev Perdue today issued a disaster declaration for Burke and Rutherford counties following the severe weather and tornadoes that struck on the evening of Jan. 11.
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The Governor's Disaster Proclamation
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF DISASTER FOR BURKE AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES
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Groups continue Burke tornado aid
Organizations are still working to help folks whose lives were turned upside down when a tornado ripped through an area in eastern Burke County last week. East Burke Christian Ministry donation center has received a large quantity of clothing but food and household items are still needed, said Lisa Cranford, who has been helping organize relief efforts in the area.
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Woman arrested in Granite Falls meth bust
Officers found six grams of methamphetamine and $685 in cash on the suspect.
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Accused drug dealer busted in Hudson
After several under cover purchases of drugs, agents served a search warrant at the property.
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Symposium delves into Brown Mountain lights
Are the Brown Mountain lights just headlights from cars driving on winding roads? Or is it the ghost of a slave, looking for his lover? Are they balls of gas floating in the air?
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Charities, businesses, churches all pitch in after Burke tornado
Area restaurants are pitching in to do their part to help those who were affected by an EF2 tornado that ripped a 7-mile path of destruction through an eastern section of Burke County. And folks from farther away are inquiring about how they can help.
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Local charities helping tornado victims
Several local charities are still assessing the damage to the George Hildebran and Icard areas in an effort to determine the needs of victims of a tornado.
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Tornado rips apart homes but spares lives
Dinner from the night before littered the kitchen floor, a magnet found its way to the basement while others remained stuck like glue to the refrigerator and Anthony Cline could look up and see the clear blue sky from his living room, kitchen, master bedroom and hallway.
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National Weather Service: A tornado hit Burke
Many in the Icard and George Hildebran communities woke up Thursday to find their lives and homes upended after a twister plowed through eastern Burke County.
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Tornado hits Burke County
An apparent tornado demolished dozens of homes while downing trees and power lines across eastern Burke County.
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Emergency officials assessing damage in Burke
Burke County emergency officials were conducting preliminary damage assessments Thursday morning in areas of George Hildebran and Icard hit by a possible tornado Wednesday night.
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Workforce, utility rates got firm to Lenoir
Good utility rates and the area’s people were the driving force behind a company relocating to Lenoir and creating new jobs. Van Brown, owner of Carolina Prime Pets, said Tuesday that the move also coincided with more personal reasons to be in the area.
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