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Gamewell Fire Department chief remembered for service
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 9—GAMEWELL Gamewell Fire Chief Sam Smith — servant, leader, firefighter, teacher, family man — spent 40 years in the fire service working in both paid and unpaid positions and teaching ...
North Carolina Blackberry Festival draws record number of attendees
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 18—LENOIR — A record number of roughly 21,000 visitors attended this year's North Carolina Blackberry Festival in downtown Lenoir this past weekend. Light rain sprinkles didn't dampen Friday ...
Google, Betabox Learning host STEM tour
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 13—LENOIR — On Saturday, March 11, Caldwell County students participated in the STEM tour launched by Google and Betabox Learning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir. Google ...
Google, Betabox Learning launch STEM tour at MLK Jr. Center
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 7—LENOIR — Google is teaming up with Betabox Learning, a leading provider of mobile STEM labs, to launch a STEM tour of North Carolina school districts. The kick off will be Saturday, March ...
School board approves new administrative assignments
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 5—LENOIR — At a Caldwell County Schools Board of Education work session Wednesday, June 1, Superintendent Dr. Donald Phipps recommended new administrative assignments effective July 1, ...
Local woman, 20, dies in single-car wreck
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 7—LENOIR — A young woman was killed after her car hit a utility pole in Caldwell County early Wednesday morning (Sept. 7), according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers ...
Student poetry winners to be announced Saturday
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 24—FERGUSON — The Poetry Event and Art Exhibit at Whippoorwill Academy and Village is almost here! At 1 p.m. Saturday, North Carolina's 7th Poet Laureate, Joseph Bathanti, who judged the ...
Family grieves tragic loss by giving back
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 8—LENOIR — One year after the tragic suicide of 14-year-old Isaiah Ferree, his family continues to give back to the community while struggling to endure their own grief. Isaiah was a freshman ...
Ransby leads the pack at West
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 3—GAMEWELL — Nigel Ransby is the fastest guy around, and the West Caldwell junior isn't ashamed of his blazing speed. "I'm starting to peak about right now," Ransby said on Monday morning ...
Struggling West dumped by Avery
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 25—GAMEWELL — That elusive second victory didn't pan out for West Caldwell's baseball team. Unable to match the first win of a week earlier, the Warriors were defeated 10-5 in Monday's ...