Catawba County Completes Hurricane Damage Assessments
NEWTON, NC - Catawba County Emergency Management has completed local damage assessments as a result of Hurricane Helene. Catawba County experienced hi...
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City Council Rescinds State Of Emergency
LINCOLNTON––The Lincolnton City Council has officially rescinded the City’s declared state of emergency.The action came at the counc...
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Hays Man Dies In Wilkes County Crash
NORTH WILKESBORO––A Hays man has died, following a fatal collision in Wilkes County.According to a Thursday statement from Master Trooper ...
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Duke Energy, County Officials To Test Sirens Around Catawba & McGuire ...
NO PUBLIC ACTION REQUIREDCHARLOTTE, N.C. – The outdoor warning sirens around the Catawba and McGuire nuclear stations will be tested between 11 ...
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Airplane Crashes In Catawba County
HICKORY––A Lenoir man on a mission of mercy survived an airplane crash in Catawba County, Wednesday.According to a same-day statement from...
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LCSO Citizens Police Academy Learns Use Of Lethal Force In Their 4th W...
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - During the fourth week of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Citizen’s Academy, participants continued learning about the us...
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SBA Launches Disaster Assistance For NC Residents & Businesses Impacte...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to businesses and residents in No...
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Lincoln County Schools Will Operate On A One-Hour Delay For Students O...
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Lincoln County Schools will operate on a one-hour delay for students on Wednesday, October 2 to allow for safer travel in the dayli...
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Community Donation Drive Launched for Hurricane Helene Relief
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, thousands of families across Western North Carolina are left without basic necessities....
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available In 25 Counties Following Hu...
RALEIGH, N.C. - Following a federal disaster declaration resulting from the devasting impacts from Hurricane Helene, the Division of Employment Securi...
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U.S. Attorney Urges Public To Beware Of Scams & Price Gouging
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, is reminding the public to beware of emerging scams an...
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Fatal Crash In Wilkes County, Saturday
PURLEAR––Two men are dead, following a crash in the wee hours of Saturday morning.According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the Nor...
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Helene’s Aftermath Continues To Wreak Havoc
Three days after Helene hit the South, the hurricane and its aftermath form a nightmare that just won’t go away.According to multiple news sourc...
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No School for Students on Tuesday, October 1
No School for Students on Tuesday, October 1 Lincoln County Schools will be closed for students Tuesday, October 1 due to power outages and dama...
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Lincoln Herald Thanks Emergency Personnel & Volunteers For Tireless Ef...
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — In the wake of the severe storm powered by Hurricane Helene, Lincolnton and the surrounding Lincoln County communities have f...
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Hurricane Helene Among Nation’s Deadliest
Hurricane Helene will go down in the record books.In the annals of meteorology, it will be listed among the deadliest storms in American history. Duri...
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