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HUDSON, N.C. – A man was killed and his wife was seriously injured after colliding with an alleged drunk driver in Caldwell County on Saturday afternoon, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. It happened around 3 p.m. on Hickory Nut Ridge Road near Baton Church Road. Roy Epps, 58, was driving a golf cart with his wife, Julie, 57, and attempted to make a turn onto a private driveway when they were pulled into the path of a Chevy s…

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The zMAX CARS Tour heads to Tri-County Motor Speedway this weekend with heavy hearts amidst the ongoing cleanup in the Appalachian Mountains. Hurricane Helene’s arrival on Sept. 27 devastated several cities and towns across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and the surrounding states. Catastrophic flooding has left hundreds of people dead, destroyed crucial infrastructure and cut off access to several major highways in the region. Relief effor…

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CARS Tour Aiming to Bring Community Together at Tri-County

Country star Eric Church has donated his newest song to Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina. Church announced that he is signing over all the publishing royalties from his new release, “Darkest Hour,” to the people of North Carolina. While Church’s organization, The Chief Cares, is actively aiding the “boots on the ground efforts,” he said in the Instagram post that he wanted to provide something that “will live beyond just the i…

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October 6, 2024 Crews are making much progress as they continue 24/7 power restoration efforts: outages are down to 11,683 as of Sunday, 10 am after a high of 63,000 when Hurricane Helene left behind catastrophic damage last Friday. “We appreciate the support from members and communities,” said Renee Walker, director public relations. “Crews are working in extremely dangerous,” Walker said, explaining as one example the nature of tree removal fr…

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Blue Ridge Energy Weekend Progress: Outages Down to 11,683 Sunday Morning

The Caldwell County FFA Farm to Plate program was held last week, one day on the farm and one day in the classroom. Both days give 3rd graders an experience in learning where their food comes from and how it is produced and processed. The classroom section of the annual event allows FFA students and other experts to come to the school and discuss agriculture issues that are important to the farmers and keep them safe. The students are instructed…

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Caldwell FFA 'Farm to Plate' Program Engages 3rd Graders in Agricultural Learning (w/PHOTOS)

Mayfield scored three touchdowns in less than a minute Friday night while overwhelming Caldwell County 47-14 in Class 2A 1st District football action. The Cardinals totaled 465 yards of offense — 352 in the first half —

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Caldwell County extended a lengthy winning streak against Hopkinsville with a straight-set triumph Thursday night at the CAB gym in Princeton. Caldwell’s girls prevailed 25-15, 25-20, 25-18 for their 27th straight win over Hopkinsville. Hoptown’s last win over Caldwell was over 20 years ago, Sept. 21, 2004. At one point, Hopkinsville led the all-time series 11-1. However, Caldwell’s current streak has given it a 28-11 advantage. Caldwell is now …

Caldwell Continues Winning Ways Against Hoptown

Lenoir, North Carolina (Thursday, 5:30 pm  – October 3, 2024) – An army of over 500 line technician crews, along with tree and grading contractors, are working 24/7 restoring power to Blue Ridge Energy members after Hurricane Helene left behind historic damage to western North Carolina. “Over 80 percent of our 8,500 miles of line, power …

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Joining WPKY’s Todd Griffin on this week’s edition of The Sideline Report are Caldwell County volleyball head coach Daniel Cortner and Dave Winder from Murray State University.
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The Sideline Report 10-17-24

The Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce has elected new leadership and also announced the grand marshals for the upcoming Christmas Parade. Newly elected Chamber President Julie Poole shared that Larry and Sherry Curling have been selected to lead the annual Princeton Christmas Parade scheduled for Friday, December 13th at 5:00 pm. 
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Caldwell Chamber Elects President, Curlings Named Grand Marshals for Christmas Parade

The Caldwell County FFA Alumni met Monday night in the agriculture classroom at the high school. Members were informed of upcoming activities for the local FFA Chapter by Advisors Magen Woods and Parker Jennings. One of the main upcoming events for FFA members will be attending the 97th annual National FFA Convention to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Advisor Woods shared some of the activities the students will experience during the week. 
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