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Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on how each of the athletic departments at Caldwell County’s three public high schools are being affected by COVID-19. The others will run in the next two Weekend Editions of the News-Topic.
Caldwell County high school students will not be required to meet attendance thresholds to qualify as exempt from teacher-made final exams this year.
Catherine Carter of Cullowhee won first place and a $500 prize in the Caldwell Arts Council’s inaugural Western NC Regional Poetry Competition for her poem “When you tell me I’m being racist.” Another work by Carter won an honorable mention. Seventy-nine poets submitted a total of 145 poems.…
Nine people who work for Caldwell County’s largest private employer tested positive for COVID-19.
W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir will be wrapping up the 2020 recreation season over the next few weeks. The public swim beaches at Berry Mountain and Boomer parks are closed for the season. Warrior Creek Campground and Fort Hamby Park, to include the day use area, swim beach and campground, …
The News-Topic sent the four candidates running for three seats on the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners three questions about issues. The candidates’ responses to the first two questions are below. Responses to another question will be printed in coming editions.
The News-Topic sent the seven candidates running for three seats on the Caldwell County Board of Education four questions about issues. More responses will be printed in coming editions.
RALEIGH — Reopening the economy during COVID-19 is a hotly contested issue in the race for N.C. Commissioner of Labor.
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been reported at a behavioral health facility, the Caldwell County Health Department said.
The Caldwell County Schools will return all elementary students to in-person learning for four days a week after the first nine-week grading period ends in mid-October.
RALEIGH — The two candidates running to become North Carolina’s first African-American lieutenant governor have dramatically different views on race, law enforcement, education, economic policy, and the role of government.
A 28th county resident has died of COVID-19, county officials said in a press release.
A 27th Caldwell County resident died of COVID-19, according to a press release.
A 26th county resident has died of COVID-19, according to a press release.
Valena Fox spends most of her workday doing two things: cleaning almost any surface she can find, and doubling back to clean those surfaces again.
A 25th county resident has died of COVID-19, according to a press release.
The domestic violence shelter in Lenoir is housing a higher number of clients than usual, in part because the moratorium on evictions during the pandemic has worsened an existing housing shortage, so some at the shelter have nowhere to go.
Local school officials have said that reports of COVID-19 cases on campus will be handled according to guidance from state and local health officials, and specific schools will not be identified unless health officials find a cluster of cases.
The cancellation of community arts events forced the Caldwell Arts Council to cut costs, but the leader of the nonprofit says that she expects to resume in-person programming when it is safe to operate normally again.
Two more county residents died of COVID-19, county officials said in a press release.
Medical researchers are tracking patients who have developed cardiovascular problems, such as myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, as a result of coronavirus infection.
County agriculture fairs are big business in North Carolina, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of the events to be canceled or moved online, leading to economic impacts at every level in the state.
Before the pandemic struck, Caldwell County was benefitting from record spending by tourists and other visitors, new statistics show.
A 22nd Caldwell County resident has died of COVID-19, county officials said in a press release.
A 21st Caldwell County resident has died of COVID-19, county officials reported in a press release on Wednesday.
Appalachian State University will not allow fans to attend fall sports events when they begin this month as a precaution against spreading COVID-19.
In addition to barring fans from attending its first two home football games, Appalachian State University will not allow tailgate parties in university parking lots.
The state of North Carolina will inch a step forward in its reopening Friday evening as gyms, playgrounds, museums and aquariums will be allowed to reopen, and mass gatherings will be allowed to be a little larger.
Sarah Redden had always been curious about home schooling. The Kernersville mother of two kept the possibility in the back of her mind, but when it came time for her daughter to enter kindergarten a few years ago, Redden enrolled her in the public school system.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, Helping Hands Clinic and Pharmacy of Caldwell County, serving uninsured adults, is open by appointment Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and its pharmacy is open for prescription pickup Monday-Thursday 1:30-4 p.m. Call 828-754-8565 ext. 300 for appointments or more …
Larry “Dude” Starnes was born so early that his parents hadn’t picked out a name for him yet.
Nineteen cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Caldwell County Health Department on Wednesday.
Twelve COVID-19 cases were reported to the Caldwell Health Department on Tuesday.
Two more county residents have died of COVID-19, according to a press release.
The Caldwell County Agricultural Fair that is usually held in mid-September has been canceled for this year.
Local elections officials have finalized procedures for the November election, and want voters to know that voting will be safe and secure.
Ten COVID-19 cases were reported to the Caldwell County Health Department today, according to a press release.
A reduced number of new daily cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks seems to indicate that the masks many people are wearing are helping stem the spread of the virus, but health officials are closely watching to see what will happen weeks from now, when the impact of schools reopening will becom…
The 2020 School Tools Supply Drive in Caldwell County brought in only about half the amount of donations as last year.
Twenty-three COVID-19 cases were reported to the Caldwell County Health Department on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total number of active cases to 587, according to a press release.
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