Caldwell County, carved from the counties of Burke and Wilkes, was actually formed in Jan. 1841, several weeks after the bill was introduced in the legislature. The bill to establish the county was rejected in 1839 because a faction within the state legislature wished to form two Democratic counties instead of one Whig county. The bill was reintroduced by Representative Elisha P. Miller on Nov. 19, 1840. The bill of 1840 proposed to establish a county from Burke and Wilkes to be named Boone. It was first read and rejected on Dec. 5, 1840. It was read a second time and passed by the casting vote of the Speaker, Robert B. Gilliam on Dec. 14, 1840. There was confusion over the name, however, but when Charles Manley, Clerk of the House, suggested that the county be named for Dr. Joseph Caldwell, former President of the University of North Carolina and advocator of a public school system and railroad system stretching from Morehead City through the questioned county to Tennessee, the bill was ratified and signed on Jan. 11, 1841.

Unofficial November 3, 2009 Election Results

"The Caldwell County Health Department will be providing an H1N1 Vaccination Clinic on Friday, November 13 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm or until vaccine supply is exhausted at the health department. Please note that the clinic will not begin until 3:00 that day. The health department will be providing these vaccines according to the CDC guidelines and will be given on a first come first served basis. CDC target groups are as follows: Pregnant women, caregivers of children less than 6 months of age, health care workers, people between the ages of 6 months and 24 years of age, adults ages 25-64 with chronic medical conditions such as Asthma, diabetes, COPD or other health disorders. There is no charge for the vaccine but we will be billing an administration fee so please remember to bring a copy of your insurance card. For more information on the availability of the H1N1 vaccine or clinic dates please check the Caldwell county website at http://www.caldwellcountync.org/, or call 426-8456.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

SEE YOUR COUNTY LEADERS IN ACTION: Caldwell County Board of Commissioners' next meeting will begin at 6 p.m., Monday, November 16, in the City/County Chambers, on the first floor, of the Alden E. Starnes County Office Plaza, in Lenoir. The board will have a public comment period beginning at 5:30 p.m. and will reconvene for the regular meeting at 6 p.m.