The Mountain Creek Township, made up of the Sherrills Ford, Terrell and Denver communities in Catawba County approved a measure to sell liquor by the drink this week.

Earlier this week in Catawba County, a Hickory convenience store was robbed at gunpoint.

The Senate gave initial approval of a bill that would replace the winner-take-all system of choosing presidential electors with a more proportional method.

A bill that cleared the House this week would give parents a warning if they left a child 8-years-old or younger in an unattended car.