Two Caldwell County residents face multiple felony counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle. The Burke County Sheriff's Office had reported Monday the arrests of Christopher Gene Crawford, 34, of Granite Falls and Dennis Lee Crawford, 28, of Hudson. They were charged with felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle and felony motor vehicle theft. On Tuesday, the Sheriff's Office reported that Dennis Crawford was served with four additional warrants and confined in the Burke County Jail under a $50,000 secured bond with a court appearance scheduled for January 2nd. Also Tuesday, Christopher Crawford was served with four additional warrants and was confined in the Caldwell County Jail under a $50,000 secured bond with a court appearance set for today.

In a recent article, 'Realtor-dot.com' named Hickory as the Number-one best city in America for holiday lovers. Researchers looking for the most festive Christmas towns considered 150 of the largest metros across the country - sized them down to one per state with Hickory gaining top honors for the Tar Heel state. A variety of holiday aspects were considered in making the selection - the percentage of flights coming into town for the holidays, Christmas parades and events, and the number of Christmas trees cut down per state. The parade and annual tree lighting were listed as seasonal highlights. The full article can be viewed on realtor-dot-com as 'Best Cities if you love Holidays.'

Burke County native Chris Powell has been named head football coach at Draughn. Powell played fullback at Freedom and walked on at WCU. He spent 5 years coaching at Boiling Springs High in Spartanburg County and the past 4 seasons at Chester Senior High. He also coached baseball at Chester and also has experience coaching track and field.