As of Tuesday, 97 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Burke County,

with 25 in McDowell County, 33 in Caldwell County and 51 in Catawba County.

Across the state, 9,568 people had tested positive for COVID-19.

McDowell County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking for a stolen UTV

and the person that took it. A 2018 green 2018 Polaris Ranger was taken from

property on Paris Creek Road in Old Fort, sometime between 6 a.m.on April 21^st

and 6 p.m.April 22^nd. Anyone having information is asked to call Detective Burlin

Ballew at 652-2237 or Crime Stoppers at 65-CRIME.

The Caldwell County School District and the Education Foundation of Caldwell

County launched Rolling Hotspots as part of Google’s Rolling Study Halls program.

The initiative will help local students engage in virtual learning during the COVID-19

pandemic, according to a press release from Caldwell County Schools. By outfitting

31 Caldwell County School District buses with Wi-Fi capabilities, the Rolling

Hotspots will address the critical need for reliable internet access and allow all

11,200 county students to continue their education using Google Classroom. The

Caldwell County hotspots will help local students engage in online classroom

lessons and complete assignments, staying in communities through the end of summer.

Governor Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for

information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible

for the death of Brenda Henson and Robert Metcalfe, who were killed in Gastonia

on April 4^th, 2018. Anyone with information may call Gastonia Police at 704-866-6882.