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Board assesses county's Digital Access Plan
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 13—LENOIR — During the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, April 10, Duncan Cavanaugh, senior planner at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG), presented ...
‘Devastating news.’ NC furniture maker abruptly shuts down, with over 530 out of work
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHundreds of furniture company workers just lost their jobs after a furniture company about an hour...
WPSCA Sister Cities celebrate 30-year partnership with Altenburger Land
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 23—HICKORY — Western Piedmont Sister Cities Association (WPSCA) celebrated its 30-year anniversary with Altenburger Land on Friday, March 24 at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments ...
WPCOG launches new app
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 14—LENOIR — After two years of development, hundreds of drone flights, and extensive work with community partners, the Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG) announced the launch ...
Council unanimously approves 2023-24 budget
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 12—LENOIR — Lenoir City Council approved its annual budget for fiscal year 2023-24 during its meeting Tuesday, June 6. The approved budget is comprised of the General Fund, which totals ...
Granite Falls proposed fiscal year 2025 budget to keep same tax rate
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo Finance· 1 week agoMay 8—GRANITE FALLS — During its usual meeting on Monday, May 6, the Granite Falls Town Council held special introductions and recognitions, awarded construction and planning contracts, and ...
NC community in shock, seeking answers after furniture maker’s abrupt closure
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDriving north on N.C. 16 into Alexander County among the pastoral views dotted with homes, churches...
County's neighbors awarded DOT grants for pathways
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 9—RALEIGH — Twenty-five North Carolina cities, towns and counties are receiving feasibility grants so they can determine whether a new sidewalk, bicycle path or greenway would be a good ...
Extreme drought expands in North Carolina
Bladen Journal, Elizabethtown, N.C. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 22—RALEIGH — Light rain didn't halt the expansion of drought across the state, with the North Carolina's Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) expanding the Extreme Drought (D3) designation ...
Council considers city's annual budget
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 18—LENOIR — Lenoir City Manager Scott Hildebran presented the 2022-2023 fiscal year budget proposal during the Lenoir City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 17 at the current property tax ...