With nearly 20,000 Caldwell County residents living without health insurance, the Helping Hands Clinic has expanded in its mission to provide treatment to individuals and reduce the number of visitors to Caldwell Memorial Hospital's emergency room.

Members of the Caldwell County Board of Education have filled the remaining principalships from within, leaving two administrative positions open.

During its meeting Monday night at the City-County Chambers in Lenoir, the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners approve four economic incentives requests for planned or potential developments.

A swimming outing along Wilson Creek turned deadly for an Alexander County man over the weekend.

The Gamewell Town Council approved its proposed budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year Monday night, following a public hearing at Gamewell Town Hall.