Celebrate 25 Years With Catawba Co. Parks In July
Catawba County Parks are turning 25 and you’re invited to the celebration! Join us for special...
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Valdese Independence Day Celebration Will Be Held With Summer Concert Series, Friday, June 28
Valdese, NC – Each year the Town of Valdese celebrates Independence Day by holding an...
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Hickory’s Miracle
Eighty years ago this summer, Hickory was fighting its own second war. While troops were...
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Sails Original Music Series Wraps Up Spring Season, 6/28
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2024 Sails Original Music Series will wrap up the spring...
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Shiny Monolith Removed From Mountains Outside Las Vegas. How It Got There Still Is A Mystery
Las Vegas (AP) — A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near...
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Alaskan Baby Moose Trapped In A Lake Is Saved Just In Time
Anchorage, AK (AP) — An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police...
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Goats In The Shade
When the thermo meter is registering +60° at 5:00 in the a.m. When getting into your car at midday...
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Beach Time: Things To Know About Dangerous Rip Currents
By CURT ANDERSON St. Petersburg, FL (AP) — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails...
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New To Theater & Disc
Now in Theaters: Ghostlight (*** ½) One of the best theatrical offerings I’ve seen...
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Seniors Morning Out Activities To Include Theatrical Performance And Cooking Demos
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in July including a...
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Last Chance To Catch In The Heights This Weekend At HCT
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre is excited to announce the final weekend of...
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The Hiddenite Center Hosts A Free Concert Featuring The Night Move Band On Sat., 6/29
Taylorsville, NC – Local favorites The Night Move Band will perform on Saturday, June 29th...
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AMOREM’s Good Grief Meal to Be Held On Wednesday, July 3
Morganton, NC — AMOREM will hold its next monthly Good Grief Meal at 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, at...
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The Hunt For Stars & Stripes, Wednesday, July 3, In Valdese
Valdese, NC – Get ready for some patriotic fun as Valdese will soon be covered in a sea of...
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Lower Your Risk Of Falling As You Get Older With These Simple Steps
By DEVI SHASTRI (AP) – One in four older adults in the U.S. will fall each year, putting...
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Theaters, Streaming And Disc
Now in Theaters: Inside Out 2 – The long awaited sequel to the 2015 animated smash...
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Saturday Screenings Return To Downtown Hickory This Summer
Hickory – Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Saturday Screenings take place at...
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Green Room Theatre Offers Summer Camp Classes
Newton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre’s summer schedule offers a myriad of...
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Taylor Ashton To Perform For Sails Original Music Series, 6/21
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2024 Sails Original Music Series continues this week with pop-folk...
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Caitlin Clark & The WNBA
New York (AP) – Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the...
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AARP Smart DriverTEK Workshop On June 26
Hickory – There will be a Smart DriverTEK workshop at the West Hickory Senior Center (400...
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Donors Needed! Come Help Save Lives And Get A $15 E-Gift Card Now Through June 30
Charlotte, NC — The American Red Cross stresses that blood and platelet donors are critically...
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Come Groove With The Night Move Band In Valdese, 6/21
Valdese, NC – Join us Friday, June 21st as we celebrate the first official day of summer and...
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Woodcrafters Club To Feature Tool Sharpening, June 22
Hickory – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club June 22 meeting will feature a presentation by...
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Lavender Festival At Hickory Farmers Market, 6/22
Hickory – Join the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market and Merchants on Saturday, June 22 from...
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A Chinese Military Buff Inadvertently Bought 4 Books Of Military Secrets For $1
Beijing (AP) — A military history buff in China appears to have made an alarming discovery after...
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Broadway Sensation In The Heights Returns This Weekend
Hickory – After overwhelming demand and rave reviews, the Hickory Community Theatre is...
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NBA Draft Celebration In Downtown Hickory, June 26
Hickory – The Hickory community is invited to watch the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday, June 26, from...
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Michael C. Thorpe: NO EXPECTATIONS Opens At Hickory Museum Of Art, Saturday, June 22
Hickory, NC – Hickory Museum of Art’s newest exhibition features work by college basketball MVP...
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at, Drink, and Be Local Food Festival And Farm Feast Is June 24-29 In Catawba Co.
Catawba County, NC – Eat, Drink and Be Local is an annual week-long celebration of local...
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Scientists Have Traced The Origin Of The Modern Horse To A Lineage That Emerged 4,200 Years Ago
By CHRISTINA LARSON, Washington (AP) — The horse transformed human history – and now scientists...
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UNDEAD Situation Simulation
At the dawn of the zombie apocalypse, it shall not be survival of the fittest. Yes, cardio will...
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The Summer Of ’44 In Hickory
As the Allied invasion of France (D-Day) took place so did the invasion of polio in western...
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What Could Make A Baby Bison White?
Washington (AP) — Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated...
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23 Sets Of Twins Graduate From A Single Middle School
Needham, MA (AP) — Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a Massachusetts middle school,...
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Al G & Friends Band Hits The TGIF Stage In Morganton, 6/21
Morganton, NC – Come join us under the summer stars on the newly designed Courthouse Square...
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FCA’s Exhibit Pet Projects On Display Until Saturday, June 29
Hickory – Full Circle Arts is displaying s group of paintings and collages by Karen Parker...
Read MoreRev. Benjamin F. Sudderth, Jr. To Deliver Father’s Day Message
Hickory – The Father’s Day message will be offered by Rev. Benjamin F. Sudderth, Jr. at Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church at 11:00 am Sunday, June 16, 2024. Hartzell children, youth and women will pay tribute to...
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Applications For Valdese Plein Air Fest 2024 Now Available
Valdese, NC – The Town of Valdese, Friends of Valdese Rec, and the Rock School Arts...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
NOW IN THEATERS: Bad Boys Ride or Die – Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are back for a...
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City Of Hickory’s Fall Youth Sports Registration Now Open
Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Fall Soccer, Youth Tackle...
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Here’s How You Can Improve Your Health By Stopping Negativity And Embracing Optimism
By ALBERT STUMM (AP) – Prince Bhojwani never thought of himself as a negative person, until...
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Hurley Says No
Dan Hurley is viewed as one of the best basketball minds in the country. That is a given. After...
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Call To Artists For Morganton’s Third Thursday Art Crawls 2024
Morganton, NC – The Morganton Main Street Office, MCAC, BAC, & VanNoppen Marketing are...
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Sails Original Music Series To Feature Miss Tess, June 14
Hickory – Miss Tess is set to grace The Sails Stage on Friday, June 14, for the City of Hickory’s...
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Community Invited To Summertime Lunch-And-Library
Newton, NC – The Catawba County Library, in partnership with the Backpack Program and the...
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African Elephants Call Each Other By Unique Names, New Study Shows
Washington (AP) — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something...
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World’s Largest Annual Music Event To Be Celebrated Across NC For The First Time On 6/21
Catawba County, NC – Thirteen cities and counties in North Carolina will join forces to...
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Rare 7-Foot Fish Washed Ashore On Oregon’s Coast Coast Garners Worldwide Attention
Gearhart, OR (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern...
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John Dickinson
By David Streater, Ph.D. This vignette is an educational moment in American history. It is about...
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HCT Presents Second Weekend Of Performances For Acclaimed Musical In The Heights
Hickory – Hickory Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the second weekend of...
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Hickory’s D-Day Follow Up
June 1944: It was the third summer of the war. Unprepared for a two front conflict a few years...
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Hickory Public Library Announces New Sunday Hours
Hickory – Hickory Public Library is announcing new Sunday hours at Patrick Beaver Memorial...
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Quicksand Doesn’t Just Happen In Hollywood. It Happened On A Maine Beach
Phippsburg, ME (AP) — A Maine woman enjoying a walk on a popular beach learned that quicksand...
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Hiddenite Arts Offers Summer Day Camps In June
Taylorsville, NC – Hiddenite Arts announces it’s Summer Day Camps for kids! Missoula...
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Catawba Co. Public Health Farmers Market Now Open
Hickory – Catawba County Public Health’s Farmers Market is returned for its 12th season on June 6,...
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Popular FFN Favorite Returns To Temple Field, Friday, June 14
Valdese, NC- Popular favorite Little Johnny Trailer Trash returns to the stage Friday, June 14th...
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3rd Wheel Necessitation
Two’s company, three’s a crowd. Four’s too many and five’s not allowed. But wait… what about one?...
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Read MoreLooking For A Cool Place To Show Your Talent And Artwork?
Valdese, NC – Rock School Art Foundation has a place for you on Saturday, August 10, 2024, in the Waldensian Room in the Old Rock School. The fee for this event is $30.00. Each artist will be given an 8ft. table. The...
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Hickory In Longview? It’s Possible.
You never know about oral histories. Stories as folks remembered them are probably true, in a...
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Tickets Still Available To Hickory Community Theatre’s Vacation Extravaganza On June 10
Hickory – A handful of tickets are still available for the Hickory Community Theatre’s...
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Raising Better Beef
(AP) – No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here’s how ranchers and researchers...
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Award-Winning Broadway Musical In The Heights Premieres This Friday, June 7
Hickory – Before there was the Broadway sensation HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the...
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New York Magnet Fisher Catches Safe Full Of Soggy $100 Bills
New York (AP) — James Kane has used a magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City...
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N-Spire Band To Perform At The Juneteenth Celebration In Taylorsville, June 15 At 7PM
Taylorsville, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is thrilled to present the...
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New To Streaming & Disc
NEW TO STREAMING: MoviePass, MovieCrash (***) The rise and fall of the MoviePass app – a...
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The SMO Participants Will Enjoy Music, Cooking And Crafts
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in June including a...
Read MoreWestern Region Of The North Carolina Watercolor Society Exhibits At Old Rock School
Valdese, NC – The Watercolor Society of North Carolina Inc. (WSNC) is a professional, non-profit art organization. Their purpose is to strengthen and promote watercolor throughout the state through workshops taught by...
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A Pregnant Stingray With No Male Companion Now Has A ‘Reproductive Disease’
Hendersonville, NC (AP) — A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no...
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Hart Square Hosts Heritage Music Series Beginning June 6
Vale, NC — Celebrate the rich heritage of American music every Thursday in June at 6:00pm at Hart...
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HUB Station Presents The Last Romance For One Weekend Only, June 27- June 30
Hudson, NC – The Town of Hudson and HUB Station will present the delightful comedy, “The...
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Sails Original Music Series Hosts David Childers & The Serpents, 6/7
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature David Childers & The...
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Chasing Phoenix Brings The Rock To Valdese’ FFN, June 7
Valdese, NC- The first June concert in the FFN series kicks off with a bang as Chasing Phoenix...
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Daughter Of Former Pastor To Speak At Hartzell Church, 6/9
Hickory – Stephanie S. Murrill is the daughter of the late Reverend Ralph D. Sharpe &...
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Final Season 75 Trivia Night From Hickory Community Theatre Is Coming Thursday, June 13
Hickory – Hickory Community Theatre announces their next night of live trivia fun on...
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Boger City United Methodist Church VBS, June 25 – 27
Lincolnton, NC – Do you have rising Kindergartners to 6th Grade children or grandchildren? ...
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The Purpose Of People
Buttoning the front of a small navy-blue peacoat, pushing a wisp of curly brunette from big brown...
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HCT Presents She Kills Monsters – Young Adventurers Edition This Thursday Through Saturday Only
Hickory – Come to Hickory Community Theatre this weekend for a comedic romp into the world...
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Mystery Dinner At The Lucas Mansion, May 31 & June 1
Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is hosting two mystery dinner...
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Why I Love My CSA (It’s More Than The Weekly Box Of Fresh Produce)
By KATIE WORKMAN (AP) – I might never have fallen in love with kohlrabi had I not joined a...
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Redhawk Pub. Announces Book Release By Local Author
Hickory – Leslie McKesson, retired community college dean, educator, and author, unveils a...
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Hickory FC: Great Start To The Club’s Inaugural Season
Hickory – Hickory FC has enjoyed a tremendous start to the club’s inaugural season! After 5...
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Sheila Kay Adams & Donna Ray Norton On Stage, Sun., June 9
Happy Valley, NC – Sheila Kay Adams and Donna Ray Norton will share the stage at the Chapel...
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Colleges Are Going Pro
It all began three years ago with the advent of Name, Image & Likeness (NIL). It has clearly...
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3 Day Weekend
Chainsaw’s Psychological Ponderings: Just a thought. When vacuuming and the cord constantly finds...
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The Forest City 2024 Cherry Bounce Festival Is June 7 & 8
Forest City, NC – The Town of Forest City is excited to announce the dates for the 2024...
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Early Days Of Rock ’n’ Roll
Sometimes, things get started in the most unlikely way. A musical phenomenon that can...
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Three Little Piggies At A Yoga Class = Maximum Happiness
Spencer, MA (AP) — Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions had a blast....
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Hickory Celebrates Juneteenth With Festival On June 8
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department invites the community to...
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A Call To Artists For The 37th Annual Open Art Competition
Valdese, NC – The exhibition of entries will open for the 37th Annual Open Art Competition...
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Chasing Cheese Wheels Or Lugging Sacks Of Wool, UK Competitors Embrace Quirky Extreme Races
London (AP) — Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most...
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Local Foundations Expand Exodus Works Shuttle Service
Hickory – Exodus Homes, a faith based United Way agency, is excited to announce the official...
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Rare Blue-Eyed Cicada Spotted During 2024 Emergence At Suburban Chicago Arboretum
Lisle, IL (AP) — It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum’s Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup...
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Have You Tried Pink Noise For Sleep? Here’s What To Know
By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP) – You may have heard of white noise used to mask background...
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Mt. Zion Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary On Sunday, June 2
Hickory – Please join us as Rev. Steve Caldwell is installed as pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist...
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Sails Original Music Series To Feature Pink Beds On May 31
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature electro-indie rock band...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (***) Forty Five years after the first installment, the...
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Alexander County To Host The Whisnants On June 1, At 7PM
Taylorsville, NC – Alexander County will continue the 2024 Summer Concert Series with a...
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Religious Reference
“God, grant me the sanity to deal with s*** I cannot change, the cunning to change the things I...
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Mural Dedication And Documentary Screening About Artist, Friday, May 24
Hickory – A new outdoor mural now covers the basketball court at Miracle of Hickory Park. The...
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Reedy River String Band To Perform For Sails Original Music Series On Friday, May 24
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series continues with Reedy River String Band...
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Hickory Concert Band
The summer after the World War (the first of two) seemed like a new beginning. The world had been...
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FFN Summer Concert Series Hosts Shake Down Band, 5/24
Valdese, NC – The Family Friday Nights Summer Concert Series continues with momentum as...
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Carolina Caring Flights And Bites Fundraiser Breaks Record In Catawba County
Hickory – Carolina Caring is delighted to announce the astounding success of its third...
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The Graceful Geese Mercantile ~ Local Artisan Gallery’s Official Grand Opening, Thursday May 23
Hickory – The Graceful Geese Mercantile, a new local artisan gallery featuring over 100...
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Newcomer Joins Hickory Community Theatre For In The Heights
Hickory – Winthrop University musical theatre major Danielle Banks will be playing the role...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: IF – A young girl discovers she has the power to connect with imaginary...
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Max The Cat Is Now A ‘Doctor Of Litter-Ature’ From Vermont State University
Castleton, VT (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of...
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Memorial Day Office And Facility Closings
Hickory – The City of Hickory will close its offices on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial...
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Hickory Community Theatre Announces Cast For She Kills Monsters, On Stage May 30 – June 1
Hickory – Guest Director Lark Bodnar has just announced the cast of SHE KILLS MONSTERS –...
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706 People Named Kyle Got Together In Texas. It Wasn’t Enough For A World Record
Kyle, TX (AP) — How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough....
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Woodcrafters Club Features Sho Sugi Ban Woodburning, 5/25
Hickory – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club May 25th meeting will feature a presentation by...
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Panthers Already At It
The Carolina Panthers spent the offseason adding new offensive personnel around quarterback Bryce...
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2024 Summer Guide
The Focus 2024 Summer Guide Features Local Events & Live Music! The events are sorted...
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Workers Remove Dozens Of Apparent Marijuana Plants From Wisconsin Capitol Tulip Garden
Madison, WI (AP) — Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the...
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Western NC Sculpture Center Presents “Sculpture Forum 2024” Talks By Sculptors-In–Residence
Lenoir, NC – The public is cordially invited to an Artists’ Talk on Tuesday evening, May...
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When The First Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs Roamed Earth
Dallas, TX (AP) — Scientists once thought of dinosaurs as sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Then...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – The fifty six year old franchise gets...
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Juneteenth Celebrations Held From May 16 – June 19
Catawba County, NC – Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops...
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Band Encore
Last week, I dug up the first organized band to entertain Hickory. Like all groups, they broke up,...
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CURATING LIFE: Our Museum, Our Story, May 19 – June 30
Hickory – Art plays a role in all of our lives. This is captured in a special project by...
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Quarterbacks And Cash
It is no secret that you need a good quarterback to win in the NFL. It is also not a secret that...
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Bob Ross’ Legacy Lives On In New ‘The Joy Of Painting’ Series
By ALICIA RANCILIO (AP) – A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make...
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Most Of 15 Million Bees Contained After Bee-Laden Truck Crashes
Clinton, ME (AP) — A tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million honey bees to be used to pollinate...
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Colorado Woman Tried To Steal A Pickup, But Couldn’t Handle The Stick Shift
Boulder, CO (AP) — A Colorado woman’s attempt to steal a pickup truck — shortly after she was...
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Catawba Council On Aging Seeks Craft Vendors For Sept.
Hickory – The Catawba Council on Aging is seeking craft vendors for their Fall Craft Market...
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WPS Ends Season With Two World Premieres
Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of...
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Sails Original Music Series To Feature Johnny Sansone, 5/17
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature American electric blues...
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Timeless: Under The Sails, Saturday, May 18 At 6:00PM
Hickory – “I’ve always enjoyed listening to Dolly Parton’s music, but it wasn’t until a...
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Mindfulness & Grief Workshop, On Tuesday, May 21
Hickory – Take a moment during your day to intentionally tune in for a Mindfulness and Grief...
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Sylva Brewery Takes Best Of Show At Hickory Hops And Carolinas Championship Of Beers
Hickory – On Saturday, May 11, more than 2,000 festivarians attended the Hickory Hops beer...
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Punxsutawney Phil’s Babies Are Named Shadow And Sunny. Just Don’t Call Them The Heirs Apparent
Punxsutawney, PA (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring now have names that just might help the...
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Studio3 Chorale’s Free Spring Concert, Friday, May 17
Taylorsville, NC – The very popular Studio3 Chorale, an adult community choir, will once...
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Last Chance To Catch Airness At HCT This Thursday – Saturday
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre has just announced that this is the final weekend of...
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Snakes Almost On A Plane: TSA Discovers A Bag With Small Snakes In Passenger’s Pants
Miami (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of...
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Grand Opening At Wittenburg Access Area Swim Beach, 5/24
Alexander County, NC – The public is invited to the grand opening and ribbon cutting at...
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Polly Cooper
This vignette is an educational moment in American history. It is about those who made a...
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Fading Blip
Salutations dear reader and how do you do? Welcome to another episode of Have Chainsaw… Will...
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Redhawk Publications Unveils Debut Anthology: The Heart of Poetry, Book Launch 5/19
Hickory, NC – Redhawk Publications is pleased to announce the launch of “The Heart of...
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Breast Cancer Is On The Rise In Women In Their 40s. Earlier Mammograms May Help Catch It
By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP) – Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start...
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LEDGES EDGES
In the wee hours of a Wednesday morning, just before dawn. A lone vehicle sits silent on the city...
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Yadkin Valley Festival Toasts NC’s Top Wine Region, May 18
Elkin, NC – The Yadkin Valley Wine Festival celebrates North Carolina’s premier wine region each...
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Utah Cat With A Fondness For Cardboard Takes Surprise Trip To California In An Amazon Box
Utah (AP) – Galena, a 6-year-old house cat from Utah, likes hiding and playing with...
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Call For Sculptors For The 38th Annual Sculpture Celebration
Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council announces a call for sculptors to participate in its...
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Running For The Prize Olympics VBS, Saturday, June 8
Hickory – On the mark, get set, and go register your kids (4-16 years old) for the “Running...
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Mother’s Day Tribute At Hartzell Memorial UMC, May 12
Hickory – A special morning message to be offered by Rev. Benjamin F. Sudderth, Jr. will pay...
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Popular Local Actor Returns To HCT For The Upcoming Production Of In The Heights
Hickory – Jared Wachsmuth, a local actor, returns to the Hickory Community Theatre for the...
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Big League Fun Is Coming To The Science Center On May 18
Hickory – Are you ready to play ball? Bring the whole family to the Big League Fun exhibit...
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Get A VIP Membership To The FOCUS Newpaper Website, Beginning Thursday, May 23
Hickory – Do you love FOCUS Newspaper and want to help support your favorite local community...
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Register For The Boys & Girls Club of Hickory Summer Camp
Hickory – The Boys & Girls Club of Hickory, a program of the Salvation Army, is once...
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The ‘What If’ Game For Golden State
The nature of the NBA draft lends itself to the ‘what if’ question. Years pass after the...
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Man Says His Emotional Support Alligator Has Gone Missing
Brunswick, GA (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve...
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Reception For Full Circle Art’s Open Competition Is May 9
Hickory – Full Circle Arts invites the public to enjoy its latest Open Competition. The...
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Western Piedmont Sister Cities Host Family Reunites in Altenburger Land, Germany
Hickory – As a nod to German heritage in the Greater Hickory Metro Region, Western Piedmont...
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Hickory Community Theatre Hits A High Note With Airness
Hickory – After a triumphant sold-out opening night, “AIRNESS” has solidified its status as...
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Jive Talk To Perform For Sails Original Music Series On May 10
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature Jive Talk this week. The...
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The Music Of Summer
Summer is coming. As it does every year, warmer weather gets people outside, perhaps after...
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New To Theaters And Disc
Now in Theaters: Limbo (* 1/2) Simon Baker stars as a detective attempting to solve a decades old...
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Medicare And Social Security Go-Broke Dates Are Pushed Back In A ‘Measure Of Good News’
By Fatima Hussein And Tom Murphy Washington (AP) — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social...
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CVPA Presents Immigration Process From Start To Finish, 5/14
Hickory – The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association (CVPA) will be hosting a seminar entitled...
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Hickory FC Soccer Team Announces 2024 Schedule
Hickory – Hickory FC is proud to announce the debut of its new semi-professional soccer...
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It Needs To Be Miller Time
Another year, another disappointing finish by the Charlotte Hornets. The lone bright spot I saw...
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Less Alcohol, Or None At All, Is One Path To Better Health
By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP) It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe...
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Hickory Public Library Closure For Staff Training On Friday, 5/3
Hickory – Hickory Public Library, the Patrick Beaver Memorial main facility and the Ridgeview...
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Heroes Portrait Project Attains 501(C)(3) Nonprofit Status, Launches Initiative To Honor Veterans
Hickory – The Heroes Portrait Project is proud to announce that it has received official...
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Dulci Kicks Off Sails Original Music Series, Friday, May 3
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2024 Sails Original Music Series begins in May with a returning...
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Seniors Morning Out Activities To Include Cooking, Crafts & Music
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in May including...
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Hickory Community Theatre Hosts 76th Season Party, May 9
Hickory Community Theatre will announce their 76th season with a festive party on Thursday, May 9...
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Chapel Of Rest Presents Michael Reno Harrell And Josh Goforth In Spring Concert On May 5
Lenoir, NC – The historic Chapel of Rest in Happy Valley will present storyteller /...
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Alexander County To Host 2024 Summer Concert Series
Taylorsville, NC – Alexander County is pleased to announce the 2024 Summer Concert Series on...
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Airness Takes Center Stage At HCT, Opening This Weekend
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre proudly presents the electrifying production of...
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City Of Hickory And LRU Present Summer Track Series
Hickory – The City of Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department and Lenoir-Rhyne...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Challengers – Zendaya is a tennis pro with problems on and off the court in...
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HOP-TOAD-GUYS
“Jeremiah was a bullfrog…was a good friend of mine. I never understood a single word he said. But...
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Hickory FC Beer Release And Pre-Game Party At Olde Hickory Brewery, May 2 & 4
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Prove It Over A Beer
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Register For Advance Care Planning Workshop On May 9
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