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This Manufacturing Plant in NC Is Closing Its Doors, and 200+ Workers Will Be Laid Off
According to a new report published by Yahoo News, a manufacturing plant in NC will be closing its doors - and 200+ workers will be laid off. According to the report, Keystone Powered Metal Co., located in Iredell County, will permanently close next spring - and 217 workers will be laid off. According to the company, the layoffs will occur in waves, starting November 1 of this year, 45 workers will lose their jobs.
Man arrested with drugs, stolen car
A Hamptonville man was arrested here Sept. 29 after Davie sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop on the stolen car he was driving. And in plain view on the front seat was a loaded syringe for illegal drug use, said Chief Deputy Brian Jacobs. He didn’t have a valid driver’s license, either. It was just […] The post Man arrested with drugs, stolen car appeared first on Davie County Enterprise Record.
GPS tracking device leads deputies to stolen skid steer
Be careful what you steal. It may have a tracking device. A Mocksville man learned that last week after Davie sheriff’s investigators used that GPS tracker to locate him and a Kubota skid steer that had been reported stolen from a nearby construction site. Zacharia Shade Shrewsbury, 25, of Oak Tree Drive, was charged Sept. […] The post GPS tracking device leads deputies to stolen skid steer appeared first on Davie County Enterprise Record.
Volunteers in Hickory use their helicopters to fly supplies to Helene victims
Days after Helene, roads are still blocked, leaving neighbors stranded. It’s scenes like those that are sadly becoming familiar across parts of North Carolina, and right now, strangers are coming together to help those in need.
Statesville community stepping in to help families impacted by Helene
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Helene has left many families in destruction, devastation, and darkness across North Carolina. Now the Statesville community is coming together to help those in need. "It's a way to do something to help our community," Sherrie Anderson, a resident living in the area, said. Anderson has...
Indiana organization asking plane owners to offer up flights to ferry supplies to North Carolina
EDINBURGH, Ind. — A group of organized civilians in Indiana is calling for the help of local plane owners to assist with relief efforts in North Carolina. Based out of Edinburgh, the Civilian Crisis Response Team (CCRT) works to help people during their times of greatest needs. Right now, the greatest need is in North Carolina for the people who are trapped by historic floods after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S.
Hundreds still without power locally
Hurricane Helene made her presence felt as she passed through North Carolina and dumped months’ worth of rain across the region. In anticipation of the storm, schools had closed on Friday which alleviated one major headache that would have hampered emergency responses or worse, created more by having school busses on the road. By Friday evening, many locales were seeing the sun but the storms impact on a normal Friday, to say nothing of Mayberry Days, was already complete. ...
Wilkes County opens emergency shelter, invites people from surrounding counties
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Wilkes County is stepping up after Hurricane Helene tore through the western part of North Carolina. A shelter has been set up at West Wilkes Middle School at 1677 N. NC-16 in Wilkesboro. Officials there opened the shelter on Sunday, offering a place to rest, enjoy a hot meal and […]
Several schools closed Monday in wake of Helene
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — The following school systems will be closed Monday, September 30:. Alleghany County Schools (also closed Tuesday, October 1) County officials are still assessing conditions at schools in the wake of Helene, which ripped through much of western North Carolina on Thursday and Friday. Many areas...
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