By Tiffany Shirley, News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. Jul. 16--The preliminary scores are in, and the data show that all of the elementary and middle schools in Caldwell County have made expected or high academic growth for the 2007-08 school year.

By Tiffany Shirley, News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. Jun. 26--A commitment to students and education in Caldwell County â€" that's what the new Caldwell Early College High School multipurpose facility symbolizes.

By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Mar. 24--Caldwell County commissioners last week did something they've never done before. They denied an eligible incentive package.

By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Sep. 21--LENOIR -- Change has come to this small city in the North Carolina foothills since Google arrived nine months ago. Much of it you can't see.

By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jul. 26--A group championing smaller government filed a lawsuit Wednesday that says millions in state incentives to lure Google to Caldwell County violate the N.C. Constitution. The suit, filed in Wake County Superior Court by the N.C.