Ralph Mangum

6 days ago | whky.com | Ralph Mangum

NEWSNext week’s meetings involving Hickory boards and commissions include a May 12 meeting of the Community Relations Council at 5:30 p.m. at Hickory Police headquarters. At noon on May 13, the Parks & Recreation Commission will meet in the Highland Recreation Center. Also Tuesday (May 13), the Recycling Advisory Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Public Services Complex, and on May 14 at 5:30 p.m., the Public Art Commission is scheduled to meet at the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library.

6 days ago | whky.com | Ralph Mangum

NEWSBeginning Wednesday, May 14, contractors working on OLLE Art Walk construction will close the intersection of 9th Street N.W., 2nd Avenue N.W., and 3rd Avenue Court N.W. to mill and resurface the roadway. Detour routes will be established and clearly marked. The work may take up to three days to complete, weather permitting. For more information about the OLLE Art Walk project, visit hickorync.gov/olle-art-walk-information. To learn more about the entire Hickory Trail, visit hkytrail.com.

1 week ago | whky.com | Ralph Mangum

23-year-old Matthew Elijah Newell of Sherrills Ford has been arrested and charged with three counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure and two counts of felony fleeing to elude arrest. His arrest is the result of an ongoing indecent exposure investigation. The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying additional victims. The reported incidents involve inappropriate and unlawful exposure at the Publix grocery store in Sherrill’s Ford.

1 week ago | whky.com | Ralph Mangum

Joshua Brier Nationscourtesy of Burke Co. Sheriff's Office CRIME27-year-old Joshua Brier Nations of Maggie Valley has been arrested by Burke County Sheriff’s Officers on a number of felony sex offense charges, including six counts of statutory rape of a person 15 years of age or younger, two counts of statutory sexual offense with a person 15 years of age or younger, and one count of solicitation of a child by computer or other electronic devices to commit an unlawful sex act.

1 week ago | whky.com | Ralph Mangum

Barett Ashley Baxtercourtesy of Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office NEWSLincoln County Sheriff’s Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who was reported missing on May 6. He is Barett Ashley Baxter (a.k.a. Ashley Barrett Baxter). Mr. Baxter was last seen on April 26 at an address on Alf Hoover Road in Lincolnton. He was wearing a tee shirt, jean shorts, and tennis shoes. Mr. Baxter was driving a black 2021Toyota Tundra Crew Max truck with North Carolina license plate #VER9384.