A Morganton man faces charges after shots are fired into a vehicle. Just before 6pm Wednesday, Public Safety Officers responded to the area of Kirk Street about shots fired. While searching the area, officers were notified of a fight in progress at the Jet Express Convenience Store on Vine Arden Road. When officers arrived, Bradley Jerrell Dorsey and Charles Young were involved in a physical altercation, according to a press release from Morganton Public Safety. Young reported he was sitting in his vehicle when Dorsey exited the residence at 107 Kirk Street and fired two shots into the driver side door. Further inspection of Young's vehicle found two bullet holes. There were no injuries as a result of the shooting. The investigation led to the arrest of Dorsey, who was charged with possession of a firearm by felon and shooting into occupied property. He was placed in the Burke Catawba Detention Facility under a $60,000 secured bond.

The City of Hickory and the community will be remembering 9/11 at a Patriots Day Remembrance Ceremony Sunday at 4pm, under The Sails on the Square in Downtown Hickory. Guest speakers include Fire Captain James Patrick Auton of the Hickory Fire Department, and Master Police Officer John R. Weinbrock of the Hickory Police Department.

Lenoir-Rhyne University in conjuction with the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club is sponsoring its first Public Observing Night for the academic year tonight in the LR Observatory. This free event begins at 8 and concludes about 10. The public is invited to the top of the Minges Science Building where several telescopes will be set up in addition to the 12.5 inch Cassegrain telescope in the observatory dome. Shortly after sunset, participants will be able to view the moon, Saturn, Venus, and Mars. Several star clusters and double stars will also be visible.