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Some Kind Of Beautiful

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

“I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself…...

Free Meals Served To Youth At Hickory Public Library

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Hickory Public Library is partnering with Hickory Public Schools’ Nutrition Services to...

Last Chance To Catch Musical, Kinky Boots, At HCT

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre will present the final three performances of the...

First in Flight Skate Shop’s Deck Out Your Deck! June 21

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – All ages-Celebrate Go Out and Skate Day by customizing your deck! Design a vinyl...

Find Your Fortune In The Dirt

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

Ever imagine digging up a shovel of dirt to find an emerald, a chunk of gold, or a...

Dinos, Donuts, And Dads! At Catawba Science Center, 6/17

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Donut miss our Dino-mite Father’s Day event on June 17th from 9 – 10am! Bring Dad...

World Of Bluegrass Showcase Artist Comes To Hart Square, 6/15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Vale, NC — Join us for the Heritage Music Series every Thursday night in June at historic Hart...

Conor Mcgregor Knocks Out Heat Mascot In Bizarre Promotion At NBA Finals

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Out of Focus

Miami (AP) – Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a...

Hartzell Church Announces Men’s Day Speaker, June 18

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – On Sunday, June 18, 2023, the men of Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church...

Pigs Run Loose On Metro Highway After Truck Trailer Tips Over

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Out of Focus

Little Canada, MN (AP) – Pigs ran loose on a metro highway after a semitrailer truck that...

Spinning Spokes Community Bike Day, Saturday, June 24

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – If you love bikes, this is the event for you! We will have everything from bike...

Exodus Homes Unveils New Honor Card Artist For 2023

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Renowned Greensboro artist William Mangum became friends with a homeless man in...

Juneteenth Celebrations Scheduled Across Catawba County, Through June 19

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Catawba County – Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops arrived...

Lincolnton’s Alive After Five Hosts Cat5 Band, Thurs., June 22

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Lincolnton, NC – The 2023 Alive After Five Concert Series returns Thursday, June 22 with...

Poetry In Plain Sight Program Posted June Poems

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Four new poems are on display in four locations in Hickory for the month of June...

Cases Of Check Fraud Escalate, Advised To Use Secure Mail Drop

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | National News

By Ken Sweet New York (AP) – Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized...

British Man Detained After Climbing 72 Floors Of Skyscraper

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Out of Focus

Seoul, South Korea (AP) – A British man was detained after climbing more than half way up...

Mount Washington, Known For Extreme Weather, Records Its Snowiest June

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Out of Focus

Gorham, NH (AP) — A New Hampshire mountain known for its extreme weather conditions has recorded...

Denver Dominates

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Sid On Sports

It took 47 years for the Denver Nuggets to win an NBA Championship. The Nuggets won their first...

New To Theaters, And Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 15, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: It Ain’t Over – Billy Crystal, Derek Jeter and Bob Costas are but three of...

Honeybee Health Blooms At Federal Facilities

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | National News

By Mark Pratt Concord, NH (AP) – While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal...

Tennessee Church Recovers Truckload Of Organ Pipes

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Out of Focus

Memphis, TN (AP) – The prayers of a Tennessee church were answered when whoever stole a...

Local Homebrewers Headed West For CLASS Brews Cruise, 6/10

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – On Saturday June 10 @ 10AM, members of the Catawba Lager & Ale Sampling...

Woman Walking On Cali Beach Finds Ancient Mastodon Tooth

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Out of Focus

Aptos, CA (AP) – A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found...

Interfaith Group To Host Reading And Discussion Of Local WPA Slave Narrative, On June 15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council will hold its annual business meeting on...

Papa Jake Survived D-Day And Is Now A TikTok Star

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | National News

Colleville-Sur-Mer, France (AP) – World War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American...

Very Last Warning For 82 Yr. Old German Drug Dealer

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Out of Focus

Berlin, Germay (AP) – A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a “last warning”...

Register For Living with Grief: A Shifting Landscape For End-of-Life Ethics By June 20

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care and Caldwell Hospice and...

AL Governor Signs Legislation Naming Yellowhammer Cookie As Official State Cookie

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Out of Focus

Montgomery, AL (AP) – Alabama now has an official state cookie: The Yellowhammer Cookie....

Downtown Hickory Farmers’ Market Lavender Festival, 6/10

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Join the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market and Merchants on Saturday June 10 from...

Public Health Adds Little Free Library To Serve Children

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Catawba County Public Health has added a Little Free Library location at the building’s...

A June Centennial

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

“What is so rare as a day in June?” The opening line of James Russell Lowell’s poem began by...

Award Winning Hickory Poet Featured At Poetry Hickory, On Tuesday, June 13

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Hickory poet, Lenoir Rhyne professor, Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse owner, and...

Hickory’s City Walk Stroll Is Rescheduled For Sat., June 17

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Hickory Downtown Development Association is excited to announce the City Walk...

Hiddenite Arts’ One-Of-A-Kind Summer Day Camp, 6/12-6/15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center is thrilled to announce a...

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Spiderman: Across the Spider Verse – The sequel to the 2018 animated...

Hosiery 101/102 Training On June 20 & 21, In Conover

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Conover, NC – The Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) will present its two-day Hosiery...

Hornets Looking To Start Over (Again)

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The Charlotte Hornets nearly missed hitting the ‘jackpot’ of the NBA Lottery. Still, they own the...

Sails Original Music Series Hosts Victoria Victoria With Charlie Hunter, This Friday, June 9

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2023 Sails Original Music Series continues this week with pop sensation Victoria Victoria, accompanied by Charlie Hunter. The free concert begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9, at Union Square in...

Register For City Of Hickory’s Youth Football By July 7

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Football program....

Community Invited To Summertime Lunch-And-Library

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Newton, NC – The Catawba County Library, in partnership with the Backpack Program and the...

School’s Out For…Is It?

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

With the passage of time one becomes hard pressed to recall recently recollected, readily...

3rd Annual Hickory Skate Jam Competition, Saturday, July 15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 8, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department is partnering again with...

Celtics Fade Again

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The Boston Celtics had a chance at history, but fell short. But they fell short yet again. And...

Six Time Tony Award-Winner Kinky Boots Opens 6/2, At HCT

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – For the finale of its Season 74, the Hickory Community Theatre will present the...

Sick Day

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

Maybe, that afternoon, your throat was kinda scratchy, nose a bit sniffly, you felt a little...

Blackmail Unsolved

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

The early days of the Great Depression caught most folks unaware and unprepared for the lean times...

Redhawk Publications Releases New Book By Hickory Author

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Redhawk Publications proudly presents its latest publication by Hickory author,...

An Evening With Charles White At HMA, Friday, June 16

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Due to popular demand, we are offering an encore presentation of “An Evening with...

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: You Hurt My Feelings (***) The latest from the always dependable director-writer...

Two-Week Early Childhood Academy At CVCC Begins 6/5

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – There is a critical shortage of child care in our community today, and many...

Fertility Doctor Accused Of Using Own Sperm Dies In Crash Of Hand-Built Plane

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Out of Focus

Yates, NY (AP) – A New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients died over the weekend when the hand-built airplane he was in fell apart mid-flight and crashed, authorities...

Man Steals Backhoe For 10-Mile Drive To Illinois Airport To Catch Flight

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Out of Focus

Marion, IL (AP) – A southern Illinois man has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing...

HUB Dinner Theatre Announces Upcoming Productions

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hudson, NC – The Town of Hudson announces its upcoming dinner theatre schedule for the next...

Bear Helps Itself To 60 Cupcakes From Connecticut Bakery

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Out of Focus

Avon, CT (AP) – A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared...

Theft Of ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Worn By Judy Garland

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Out of Focus

ND (AP) – A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red...

Ruling Clears Way For Purdue Pharma To Settle Opioid Claims

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | National News

(AP) – A federal appeals court cleared the way for the maker of OxyContin to settle...

Carolina Caring Launches CNA Training And Job Placement Program; Session Begins In August

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Conover, NC – Carolina Caring is leading the way in healthcare innovation by offering a...

African Drumming & Steel Drum Workshop, June 19-23

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Rick Cline will offer his annual African Drumming and Steel Drum Workshop, June...

Seniors Morning Out Activities To Include Musical Performances And Craft Classes In June

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Seniors Morning Out Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in June including...

Eat, Drink, And Be Local Food Festival, June 10-17

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Catawba County, NC – Eat, Drink and Be Local is an annual week-long celebration of local...

Looking For Fun & Friendship? Try Square Dancing

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Want to start your summer with something new? Something that will exercise your...

Trade Alley Art Gallery Accepting Entries For Fall Art Competition

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Artists of all ages are invited to apply for an open-themed, juried exhibition...

Local Homebrewers Headed West For CLASS Brews Cruise, June 10

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | June, 1, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – On Saturday June 10 @ 10AM, members of the Catawba Lager & Ale Sampling...

Summer JAM Camp For Kids, In Hudson, June 8 – August 17

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | News

Hudson, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council announces open enrollment for its 10-week Summer JAM...

NBA Regular Season Means Little

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Sid On Sports

It has become more and more apparent that the NBA regular season is a farce. The players rarely...

Meet The Supporting Ladies Of HCT’s Kinky Boots, Opens June 2

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – KINKY BOOTS, the smash Broadway musical based on the 2005 British film of the same...

Mid-morning Of… The Jogging Dead

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

A translucent calm has fallen upon the city, as the sun slowly climbs to 10:17am EST. Silent...

Churches In The Water

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

This year, two of Hickory’s most prominent houses of worship celebrate their 150th anniversary....

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Fast X-Dom (Vin Diesel) and the “Family” return to do battle with the son (Jason...

Steer On The Run For Weeks Lassoed And Captured On Detroit-Area Freeway

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Out of Focus

Holly, MI (AP) – A team of wranglers, including one on horseback, chased down and captured a...

German Surgeon Fired After Getting Hospital Cleaner To Assist Amputation

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Out of Focus

erlin (AP) – Officials at a hospital in western Germany have expressed regret after it emerged that one of their surgeons got a cleaner to assist in a toe amputation. Public broadcaster SWR reported Friday that the...

When You Adopt A Desert Tortoise, Prepare For A Surprisingly Social And Zippy Pet

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Out of Focus

Phoenix, AZ (AP) – They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll...

‘Leap Of Faith:’ Alaska Pursues Carbon Offset Market While Embracing Oil

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | National News

Juneau, Alaska (AP) – Alaska’s push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is...

American Carnival Returns To Valley Hills Mall, 5/26 – 6/11

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The James E. Strates Shows, founded in 1923 and one of North America’s leading...

Adults 50+ Can Stay Active This Summer At Neighbors Network

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Local News

Conover, NC – Neighbors Network, Catawba County’s Center for Active Living in Conover offers...

Free Grief Support For Loss Of A Spouse/Partner, Begins June 1

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 25, 2023 | Local News

Conover, NC – Recognizing that the death of a partner is one of life’s most profound losses,...

Summer Guide 2023

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 24, 2023 | Local News

The Focus 2023 Summer Guide Features Local Events & Live Music! The events are sorted...

Colorado Man Tries To Trade Places With Dog To Avoid DUI

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Out of Focus

Springfield, CO (AP) – A driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places...

A Florida Man Living Underwater Won’t Resurface Even After Breaking The Record

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Out of Focus

Key Largo, FL (AP) – A university professor broke a record for the longest time living...

Goodbye, Fish And Chips? New England Haddock Imperiled By Overfishing

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | National News

Portland, ME (AP) – A staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is...

YouTube’s Recommendations Send Violent And Graphic Gun Videos To 9-Year-Olds

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | National News

Washington (AP) – When researchers at a nonprofit that studies social media wanted to...

Register For Merge Summer Day Camp At The Hiddenite Center

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center is thrilled to announce the details...

Finding Those Treasured Family Pictures, Beaver Library, 6/1

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – So you believe there aren’t any images of your ancestors? Or did a devastating...

Tickets Now On Sale For The HUB Station’s Musical, Quilters, Runs June 22 – June 25

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Hudson, NC – Tickets are now sale for the HUB Station Summer Show, the musical, “Quilters.”...

Neon Night Ride At Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex, Friday, June 2

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Lenoir, NC – Come light up the night during the Neon Night Ride, Friday, June 2, 2023, at...

Camp Provides Safe Place For Grieving Children, June 8

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Claremont, NC – Carolina Caring and Rising Hope Farms in Claremont have teamed up to offer...

Ja Needs To Get It Together

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The perception within the US is that gun violence is at an all-time high. So when videos of one of...

Hart Square Launches The Catawba Valley Junior Potters

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Vale, NC – To preserve the Catawba Valley pottery tradition, Hart Square Foundation is...

Evil Dead Rise

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

“Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, roughly translated, “Book of the Dead”. Bound in human flesh and inked in...

Art Exhibition Created Especially For Children Returns To HMA

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Hickory Museum of Art is pleased to announce the return of juniorHMA – an exhibition...

The Railroad

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

“There could have been no City of Hickory without the Western North Carolina Railroad (now the...

Meet The Lead Players From Kinky Boots, Coming To HCT

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – In KINKY BOOTS, the smash Broadway musical, follows Charlie Price, a young man...

Theater, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Book Club: The Next Chapter Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton return...

Valdese Announces FFN Concert Series Music Lineu

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Valdese, NC – Get ready for an unforgettable Summer in Valdese! The 2023 Summer Concert...

Alexander Co. Announces Summer Concert Series Lineup

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Taylorsville, NC – Music lovers, mark your calendars for the Alexander County Summer Concert...

Surfing Gator Seen Relaxing At Alabama Beach Amid The Waves

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Out of Focus

Alabama (AP) – There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the...

Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused By Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Out of Focus

Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) – A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of...

Bear In A Tree Holds Michigan City In Suspense For Hours

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Out of Focus

Traverse City, MI (AP) – A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory: A...

Applications For Teens On Hickory Youth Council, Due 6/2

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 18, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Do you know a teen interested in getting involved in the community? The Hickory Youth...

Baseball Talk

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The 2023 MLB season is nearing the quarter pole and I have noticed a trend that is developing. I...

Messing With Make Believe

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

Modest yet tastefully tidy, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen/dining room and spacious living room in...

The Value Of A Picture

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

This month, a very special exhibit about the Vietnam War is coming to the Catawba County Museum of...

Upcoming Patrick Beaver Memorial Library Programs

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Local News

North Carolina Waterfall Photography with Kevin Adams Join us on Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. to...

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3-The Marvel gang are back again in the...

Hundreds Of Pounds Of Pasta Dumped Near New Jersey Stream

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Out of Focus

Old Bridge, NJ (AP) – Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer...

Possible Meteorite Crashes Into New Jersey Home, No Injuries

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Out of Focus

Hopewell Township, NJ (AP) – A metallic object believed to be a meteorite punched a hole in...

May The Fourth Be ‘I Do’: Ohio City Has ‘Star Wars’ Weddings

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Out of Focus

Akron, OH (AP) – When Julia and Robert Jones discovered that a judge from the Akron...

Signed In Purple Ink, Minnesota Dedicates Highway To Prince

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Out of Focus

Chanhassen, MN (AP) – The late pop superstar Prince is being honored in Minnesota as the...

Putting Radiation To The Test To Heal Irregular Heartbeat

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | National News

St. Louis, MO (AP) – Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for...

Hickory Partners With Catawba Riverkeeper To Keep Litter Out

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The City of Hickory is partnering with Catawba Riverkeeper to install and maintain a...

Juneteenth Celebrations Scheduled Across Catawba Co.

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Local News

Catawba County – Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops arrived...

Current Status: Photo ID Will Be Required For Voting In NC

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Local News

North Carolina – On April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed an injunction...

Catawba County Library Opens Summer Learning Registration

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Local News

Newton, NC – The Catawba County Library is gearing up for its annual Summer Learning adventure...

Last Chance To Catch Exit Pursued By A Bear At HCT Is This Weekend

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 11, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – This weekend marks the final performances of the thought provoking comedy, EXIT...

Register For A Field Trip To Back To The 50’s In Virginia, June 22

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Join the Council on Aging for a trip to Wohlfahrt Haus in Wytheville, Virginia on...

Poetry In Plain Sight Comes To Hickory Beginning In May

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Deceased Winston-Salem poet Rodney Holman had a vision of making poetry accessible...

AMOREM Offers Children’s Grief Camps In Various Locations, Beginning In May

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – AMOREM will offer three opportunities to help grieving children in 2023. It’s hard...

Dark Comedy Exit Pursued By A Bear Returns This Week At HCT

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Firemen’s Kitchen was at near capacity for the opening of EXIT PURSUED BY A...

Panthers Did Fine

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The 2023 NFL Draft came and went last week and the Carolina Panthers were able to answer most of...

Trivial Pursuit

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

Trivial Pursuit, the board game in which victory is determined by a player’s knowledge of trivia...

Come See The Dignity Of Work

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

On Saturday, May 6 at high noon, a gathering in Morganton will unveil a unique set of statues. The...

Long View Lions Club Blooms & Brooms Sales, Friday, May 12

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Have you forgotten May 14th is Mother’s Day, the person you owe all it to? Well,...

New To Theaters And Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret (** ½) The long awaited film adaptation of...

Hickory City Walk Stroll Postponed Due To Forecast Of Rain

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Hickory Downtown Development Association announces that the City Walk Stroll,...

German Court: Naked Landlord Doesn’t Justify Lower Rent

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Out of Focus

Berlin (AP) – A German court said Wednesday that a landlord sunbathing naked in the courtyard of his building wasn’t a reason for his tenants to reduce their rental payments. The case involved a building in an upmarket...

Patch Crowned ‘Beautiful Bulldog’ At Drake University Event

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Out of Focus

Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was...

Greener Pastures? 2,500 Hopeful Sheep Cross Idaho Highway

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Out of Focus

Boise, ID (AP) – Why did 2,500 sheep cross the road? Because the grass was greener on the...

Bill Would Allow 14-Year-Olds To Serve Alcohol In Wisconsin

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | Out of Focus

Madison, WI (AP) – Fourteen-year-olds in Wisconsin could serve alcohol to seated customers...

Surgeon General Declares Loneliness An Epidemic In America

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | National News

By Amanda Seitz Washington (AP) – Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as...

‘Godfather Of AI’ Leaves Google, Warns Of Tech’s Dangers

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 4, 2023 | National News

By Matt O’Brien and Wyatte Grantham-Philips Washington (AP) – Sounding alarms about...

Reader of the Week

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | May, 3, 2023 | News

Hiddenite Center’s Multicultural Festival To Be Held On May 6

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Local News

Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is excited to announce details for...

Redhawk Publications Announces Publication Of Alexander County Resident, Ken Harbert

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Redhawk Publications is pleased to announce the release of “Our Paths in Life,” Ken...

It’s Time To Exit Pursued By A Bear At HCT, Opens This Friday

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Performances will begin this weekend for the Hickory Community Theatre’s...

Why Young Is The Best Choice

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The NFL Draft begins tonight (Thursday) and it is expected that the Carolina Panthers, with the...

Thinking Outside The Bucket

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

“And he said, “I went skydiving! I went Rocky Mountain climbing. I went 2.7 seconds on a bull...

Drink The Tarheel

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

This year marks the 125th anniversary of Pepsi as a refreshment choice. Since the “Pepsi...

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Evil Dead Rise-The fifth installment in the forty-one-year-old franchise finds...

‘Mojave Max’ Tortoise Emerges In Vegas; Latest Since 2000

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Out of Focus

Las Vegas (AP) – A desert tortoise that is the focus of schoolchild predictions and local...

Vienna Nudists Oppose Plans For Cable Car Over Their Beach

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Out of Focus

Berlin (AP) – Nudists in Austria are up in arms about plans for a cable car that would pass...

‘The Champagne Of Beers’ Leaves French Producers Angry

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | Out of Focus

Brussels (AP) – The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly...

Amazon Indigenous Woman Wins Goldman Environment Prize

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | National News

By Fabiano Maisonnave São Paulo (AP) – When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her...

For Arbor Day, Plant A Tree Resilient To Climate Change

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 27, 2023 | National News

By Jessica Damiano (AP) – Trees are long-term investments that often outlive the people who...

Celebrate Poetry Month At Ridgeview Library, Starting 4/22

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – In honor of National Poetry Month, all ages are invited to join us for a morning...

Within Reasonable Reason

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

Five-thirty in the AM on a drearily dark Saturday morning. Loose gravel crunches quietly under...

Well-Crafted: The History of Furniture Manufacturing in Western North Carolina

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

Coming up Monday night, April 24th, at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library is the debut of my new...

Lexington All Shook Up As Elvis Tribute Festival Returns, 4/28-30

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Lexington, NC – After a successful debut last year, the NC Tribute Festival to the King returns to...

WPS Holds Orchestra Auditions, 4/30

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of...

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

Now in Theaters: Renfield – The title character (Nicholas Hoult) ruminates on what his life...

Friday After 5 Summer Concert Series Celebrates 15 Years of Partnership

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Statesville, NC – This year, Downtown Statesville Development Corporation and the Greater...

Littlest Intruder: Toddler Crawls Through White House Fence

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Out of Focus

Washington (AP) – A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White...

Two Actors Return To HCT For Exit Pursued By A Bear, Opens Friday, 4/28

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Grace Bollinger and Ethan Fite, two local actors, are returning to the stage at...

Boy, 13, Gets Stuck Climbing Into Claw Machine For Prize

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Out of Focus

Charlotte, NC (AP) – A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed...

It’s Grandparents’ Day At Grandfather Mountain, April 23

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Linville, NC – A new event on the calendar this spring is sure to inspire multigenerational...

Spanish Climber Leaves Cave After 500 Days In Isolation

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Out of Focus

Madrid (AP) – A Spanish mountain climber emerged Friday from a cave 70 meters (230 feet)...

Register For Senior Citizens Lunch & Learn, By Mon., April 26

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – FREE Healthier Lifestyle- Healthier You, Lunch and Learn for adults and caregivers...

Why Are Teen Girls In Crisis? It’s Not Just Social Media

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | National News

By Lindsey Tanner and Angie Wang (AP) – Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise....

Morganton Brewery Takes Best Of Show At Hickory Hops And The Carolinas Championship Of Beers

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – On Saturday, April 15, more than 2,000 festivarians attended the Hickory Hops beer...

Share The Good News! He Is Risen! In Taylorsville, April 23

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Taylorsville, NC – The Studio3 Youth Chorus presents the Easter musical, Share the Good...

Hickory American Legion Awards Trophies At Car & Truck Show

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Newton, NC – Cars and trucks lined the Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds on Saturday as...

Rockyfest 2023 Is This Saturday, April 22 At Rocky Face Park

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hiddenite, NC – Get ready for RockyFest 2023 this Saturday, April 22 at Rocky Face Mountain...

Caldwell Men’s Chorus’ Spring Concert, Saturday, April 29

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Men’s Chorus will present their Spring Concert on Saturday, April...

Boone’s Chapel of Rest Presents The Burnett Sisters, April 30

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Boone, NC – The Chapel of Rest Preservation Society will present a concert of old time music...

Major Leagues, Broadcasters Pledge Responsible Betting Ads

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Sid On Sports

By Wayne Parry Atlantic City, NJ (AP) – Most of the nation’s major professional sports...

Spring Into Summer Event At Taft Broome Park, Thurs., May 4

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Looking for activities, camps, entertainment, and educational opportunities for children...

Donate Today! Lions Are Recycling Eyeglasses, Hearing Aids, And Cell Phones For Those In Need

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – While you were doing your Spring cleaning, did you located in your attic,...

Green Fest At Downtown Hickory Farmers Market, April 29

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with the City of Hickory and the Community Appearance...

Teen Wellness Showcase On Friday, April 28, On Union Square

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 20, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Hickory Youth Council will present a Teen Wellness Showcase on Friday, April 28,...

NBA Playoff Review

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Sid On Sports

The NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday. Contrary to most seasons, the title chase appears to be wide...

Game On

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel

“I got a pocket full of quarters, and I’m headed to the arcade. I don’t have a lot of money, but...

The Meck Dec

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence

Unless you live somewhere in North Carolina you may not even know what it means when the Meck Dec...

Theaters, Streaming & Disc

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews

New in Theaters: The Super Mario Brothers Movie (Not Screened) Thirty years after a failed live...

Has T. Rex Lost Its Bite? Menacing Snarl May Be Wrong

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Out of Focus

New York (AP) – The Tyrannosaurus rex is often shown baring massive, sharp teeth, like the...

Close Crash: Drunken Driver Hits Police Department Sign

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Out of Focus

Plainfield, CT (AP) – Connecticut police officers didn’t have far to go to arrest a...

Snake On A Plane! South African Pilot Finds Cobra Under Seat

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Out of Focus

Cape Town, South Africa (AP) – A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after...

Experts Link Graves To One Of Nation’s Oldest Black Churches

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | National News

(AP) – Three men whose graves were found at the original site of one of the nation’s oldest...

American Legion’s 5th Annual Car & Truck Show, Sat., April 15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Newton, NC – Auto enthusiasts will again have a chance to show off their beloved vehicles when...

Swing Into Spring Fundraiser Benefiting Children, April 29

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Lenoir, NC – Robin’s Nest Children’s Advocacy Center of Caldwell County invites you to...

Salt Block Hosts Bandits On The Run In Concert On Friday, 4/21

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The SALT Block Foundation is proud to host “Bandits on the Run in Concert” on...

WPS’ Spring Piano Recital And Symphony Fundraiser, May 4

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of...

Hickory Choral Society Hosts 3rd Annual Golf Classic, May 1

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Newton, NC – Calling all golfers far and wide – as well as those that don’t golf but...

Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts Celebrates Spring With Fairies, International Dance & Ballet

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts wants to put a spring in your step this...

Newcomer Joins HCT For Exit Pursued By A Bear, Opens 4/28

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Local actor Cory Bragg is joining the Hickory Community Theatre for the upcoming...

The Sails Music Series Returns May 5 With The Get Right Band

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Attention music fans! The 2023 Sails Original Music Series returns to Downtown...

Claremont Rescue Squad Annual Poker Run, 4/15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Claremont, NC – Claremont Rescue Squad will be holding their 23rd Annual Poker Run on April 15th,...

Valdese Annual Spring Craft Market, Saturday, April 29

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Valdese, NC – The Annual Spring Craft Market welcomes over 60 handmade crafting vendors will...

Carolina Theater Hosts CSC’s Science Movie Night, April 20

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Join CSC, Footcandle Film Society, and Hickory Public Library April 20th for an...

Hickory Poet, Scott Owens, Receives Awards, Stays Busy

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – 2022 was a busy and rewarding year for Hickory poet, Scott Owens. His 17th and...

TEDxHickory Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary On April 22

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 13, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – TEDxHickory is thrilled to announce its 10 Year Anniversary celebration, taking...

CVPA Hosts Overview Of The NC Medical Examiner System, 4/11

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association (CVPA) will be hosting a seminar entitled...

Community Conversation: Welcoming The Stranger At Belk Centrum Auditorium, April 13

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of...

Book Launch & Discussion For The Release Of Well Crafted, At Beaver Library, Monday, April 24

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Redhawk Publications is pleased to announce the book release of “Well Crafted: The...

Spark: A STEM Career Showcase At CSC, Saturday, April 15

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Don’t miss the inaugural Spark Saturday in Catawba Science Center’s Foothills...

Senior Bingo At Library, April 10

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – Join us for Senior Bingo at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on the second Monday...

Housing Rehabilitation Programs Available To Assist Hickory Homeowners

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – April is Fair Housing Month, and the City of Hickory is committed to affirmatively...

HCT To Present New Play In The Firemen’s Kitchen, Opens 4/28

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre is bringing a new comedy, EXIT PURSUED BY A BEAR to...

Showcase Of The Stars Hosts The Wailin’ Jennys, Friday, April 21

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Lenoir, NC – Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s J.E. Broyhill Civic...

LRU Visiting Writers Series Hosts Naomi Shihab Nye, 4/20 & 4/22

Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | April, 6, 2023 | Local News

Hickory – The Visiting Writers Series, established in 1988, features readings and presentations by authors who have distinguished themselves in literature and often meet with students to discuss the stories behind their works....