One of two men convicted by a Catawba County jury in December was given an active prison term last week, during Catawba County Superior. 23 year old Emmanuel Peralta Martinez of Newton, was sentenced to 7-10 years, by the Honorable Robert C. Ervin, Superior Court Judge from Burke County. Martinez and James Moser each were found guilty by the jury December 16 of one count of armed robbery, three counts of second-degree kidnapping and one count of felony breaking and entering for a November 2013 home invasion. Moser has not yet been apprehended. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is encouraged to call Hickory Police at 328-5551.

Caldwell County Schools will present the 14th annual Hall of Honor induction ceremony on May 6th at the JE Broyhill Center. The event is in celebration of Caldwell County graduates who have made significant personal and professional contributions to their community. The 2016 Hall of Honor inductees are Betty "Betsy" (mCRary) McRee, W.Claude Baker, Jr. and Dee A. Freeman. Posthumous award will be presented to the family of Earl Henry Tate. Tickets are now on sale for $20 each at the Education Center 1914 Hickory Blvd., SW, Lenoir.

The parents of a suspect in a McDowell County sex abuse case are charged with intimidating a witness. The McDowell County Sheriff's Office Wednesday, charged 59-year-old Belinda Jean Buchanan and 64-year-old Jerry William Buchanan, both of Marion with felony intimidating a state's witness. In January Detective Lynn Greene charged the couple's son 35-year-old son Edward Almond Buchanan, with multiple offenses in relation to the sexual molestation of a female from the time she was 8 until she was 16. Greene said the Buchanan recently made intimidating statements to the victim concerning the case.