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Woman sentenced in 2021 killing of 72-year-old Hickory man
HICKORY, N.C. (WBTV) - The woman accused of killing a 72-year-old Hickory man before fleeing to Georgia has been sentenced. Bryana Salymar Martines, 25, of Shelby, will spend the next 20 to 25 years in prison following her guilty plea to second-degree murder on Monday. Martines was arrested in 2021...
Families asked to clear graves at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir before April 1
LENOIR, NC (March 28, 2024) ⇒ Staff at the Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir are asking that family members clear grave markers of all items not in vases before Monday, April 1, 2024. Mowing season at the cemetery runs from April 1 to October 30. Items stuck in...
UNC Health Caldwell names chief medical officer
UNC Health Caldwell has named Sarah Young, MD, chief medical officer, according to a press release shared with local news outlets. Dr. Young joined the Lenoir, N.C.-based health system's flagship Caldwell Memorial Hospital in 2017 as a hospitalist. She has spent more than 20 years in patient care. UNC Health...
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