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Sugar Mountain Annexation decision ‘baffles’ village manager

Last week’s decision by Judge James Downs, that the forced annexation of several areas around the Village of Sugar Mountain was unlawful, left many wondering whether the Village of Sugar Mountain would seek an appeal.

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Vision Award license awarded to Avery facility

Sloop-CAP Avery Home Care Services received a special Vision Award license this week.

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Old Smiths plant to expand

GE Aviation is planning a massive expansion of the old Smiths plant in West Jefferson. This is great news for West Jefferson according to Town Planner Matt Levi.

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Police look for bank robber

Tuesday afternoon, the Bank of Granite on N.C. Highway 127 in Hickory was robbed, police say.

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Bear sighting causes lockdown

School officials in Hickory put Jenkins Elementary School on lockdown when police received word of a nearby bear sighting earlier this week.

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Mayland Grad gets full-ride to ASU

2007 Mayland Community College graduate Ashley Hudgins has been awarded a full scholarship to Appalachian State University.

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Man fires at Caldwell deputy

A man is in Caldwell County custody after opening fire on a Caldwell County sheriff’s deputy. 58-year-old Dewey George Rawls of Hickory was arrested after allegedly firing multiple rounds at Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office’s Lora Cobb following an apparent domestic dispute at his home.

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Early morning accident claims 14-year-old