Littering Independently
Some regular readers have annually asked “Why haven’t you done a yearly write-up for Independence...
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Florida Deputy And Motorist Survive Being Swept Through Storm Drain Amid Huge Rainstorm
Pensacola, FL (AP) – A Florida sheriff’s deputy and a motorist are lucky to be alive after...
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Saturday Screenings Hosted Downtown Hickory, Begins July 8
Hickory – Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Saturday Screenings take place at...
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Auto Shop Owner Who Paid Worker In 91,500 Oily Pennies Ordered To Pay Nearly $40,000 More
Atlanta (AP) – The owner of an auto repair shop who paid a former employee with 91,500 oily...
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Hickory Elks Lodge 1654 Presents 2023 Patriot Of The Year To Captain Donald F. Smith
Hickory – On June 14, 2023, the Hickory Elks Lodge 1654 recognizes Capt Don Smith for...
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The Green Room Announces Summer Camps In July
Newton, NC – Sign Up For Summer Camps NOW! Don’t wait too long to register as we expect them...
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The Lawn Ranger
The frigid, frozen winds of winter have finally faltered. Chances of a “snow day” are officially...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Elemental – The latest from Pixar studios has arrived and it’s a unique...
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Making Wooden Rocking Chairs On Saturday, June 24
Hickory – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club June 24th meeting will feature a presentation on...
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Two Eras Of History In One
Roads, traffic, people, congestion make it difficult to image what the landscape was once like in...
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Who Is This Guy?
Victor Wembanyama is going to be the number-one pick in tonight’s NBA Draft. This has been known...
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Banner Elk’s Art On The Greene Series, July 1 & 2, August 5 & 6
Banner Elk, NC – Banner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first...
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Library Hosts Teen Summer Learning Programs In July
Hickory – Celebrate Summer Learning with Hickory Public Library! Throughout July, both...
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In A Race Against Clock, Ships Search For Submersible Lost Near Titanic Wreck
By Patrick Whittle and Holly Ramer (AP) – In a race against the clock on the high seas, an...
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Call For Sculptors For 37th Annual Sculpture Celebration
Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council announces a call for sculptors to participate in its...
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Mural Underway, Reception With Artist Planned At Ridgeview Recreation Center, June 28
Hickory – Work is underway for a new, colorful mural at Ridgeview Recreation Center in Hickory....
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Register For Fall Gardening Talk & Plant Swap On Sat., July 22
Hickory – NC Cooperative Extension Agent April Vigardt will lead an informative session on...
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Join Downtown Lenoir For Cruise-In On July 1, 3PM-9PM
Lenoir, NC – It’s Cruise-In time again! Get ready for the next Cruise-In Downtown Lenoir on...
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Crickets Invade Nevada Town And Residents Are Fighting Back
Elko, NV (AP) – Dana Dolan was driving through her small Nevada hometown when she thought...
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Call For Artists For Full Circle Arts Tiny Art Show, By July 14
Hickory – Full Circle Arts is calling artists in the area to enter its eleventh annual Tiny...
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Little Johnny Trailer Trash Returns To Family Friday Night Stage, 6/23
Valdese, NC- Back by popular demand, Little Johnny Trailer Trash will continue the Family Friday...
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Grammy Award-Winning Band Member Performs On 6/29
Vale, NC – Join us at Hart Square Village for the final concert in the Heritage Music...
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Sails Original Music Series Brings Back Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues On June 16
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2023 Sails Original Music Series welcomes back nationally renowned...
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The Beatles Releasing Final Record Thanks To Help From AI
By Sylvia Hui London (AP) – Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon’s...
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Redhawk Pub. Announces New Poetry Collection, All In, By Scott Owens And Pris Campbell
Hickory – Poets Scott Owens and Pris Campbell have partnered once again to bring readers their...
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All Together Dance, Sing, Make, And Create With Special Performances At Hickory Public Library
Hickory – You won’t want to miss our line-up of special performers this July as part of the...
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YMCA Mobile Kitchen At Ridgeview Branch Library, 6/27
Hickory – Learn a new recipe! Staff from the YMCA will guide you through cooking a...
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Some Kind Of Beautiful
“I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself…...
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Free Meals Served To Youth At Hickory Public Library
Hickory – Hickory Public Library is partnering with Hickory Public Schools’ Nutrition Services to...
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Last Chance To Catch Musical, Kinky Boots, At HCT
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre will present the final three performances of the...
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First in Flight Skate Shop’s Deck Out Your Deck! June 21
Hickory – All ages-Celebrate Go Out and Skate Day by customizing your deck! Design a vinyl...
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Find Your Fortune In The Dirt
Ever imagine digging up a shovel of dirt to find an emerald, a chunk of gold, or a...
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Dinos, Donuts, And Dads! At Catawba Science Center, 6/17
Hickory – Donut miss our Dino-mite Father’s Day event on June 17th from 9 – 10am! Bring Dad...
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World Of Bluegrass Showcase Artist Comes To Hart Square, 6/15
Vale, NC — Join us for the Heritage Music Series every Thursday night in June at historic Hart...
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Conor Mcgregor Knocks Out Heat Mascot In Bizarre Promotion At NBA Finals
Miami (AP) – Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a...
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Hartzell Church Announces Men’s Day Speaker, June 18
Hickory – On Sunday, June 18, 2023, the men of Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church...
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Pigs Run Loose On Metro Highway After Truck Trailer Tips Over
Little Canada, MN (AP) – Pigs ran loose on a metro highway after a semitrailer truck that...
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Spinning Spokes Community Bike Day, Saturday, June 24
Hickory – If you love bikes, this is the event for you! We will have everything from bike...
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Exodus Homes Unveils New Honor Card Artist For 2023
Hickory – Renowned Greensboro artist William Mangum became friends with a homeless man in...
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Juneteenth Celebrations Scheduled Across Catawba County, Through June 19
Catawba County – Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops arrived...
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Lincolnton’s Alive After Five Hosts Cat5 Band, Thurs., June 22
Lincolnton, NC – The 2023 Alive After Five Concert Series returns Thursday, June 22 with...
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Poetry In Plain Sight Program Posted June Poems
Hickory – Four new poems are on display in four locations in Hickory for the month of June...
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Cases Of Check Fraud Escalate, Advised To Use Secure Mail Drop
By Ken Sweet New York (AP) – Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized...
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British Man Detained After Climbing 72 Floors Of Skyscraper
Seoul, South Korea (AP) – A British man was detained after climbing more than half way up...
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Mount Washington, Known For Extreme Weather, Records Its Snowiest June
Gorham, NH (AP) — A New Hampshire mountain known for its extreme weather conditions has recorded...
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Denver Dominates
It took 47 years for the Denver Nuggets to win an NBA Championship. The Nuggets won their first...
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New To Theaters, And Disc
Now in Theaters: It Ain’t Over – Billy Crystal, Derek Jeter and Bob Costas are but three of...
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Honeybee Health Blooms At Federal Facilities
By Mark Pratt Concord, NH (AP) – While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal...
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Tennessee Church Recovers Truckload Of Organ Pipes
Memphis, TN (AP) – The prayers of a Tennessee church were answered when whoever stole a...
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Local Homebrewers Headed West For CLASS Brews Cruise, 6/10
Hickory – On Saturday June 10 @ 10AM, members of the Catawba Lager & Ale Sampling...
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Woman Walking On Cali Beach Finds Ancient Mastodon Tooth
Aptos, CA (AP) – A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found...
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Interfaith Group To Host Reading And Discussion Of Local WPA Slave Narrative, On June 15
Hickory – The Catawba Valley Interfaith Council will hold its annual business meeting on...
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Papa Jake Survived D-Day And Is Now A TikTok Star
Colleville-Sur-Mer, France (AP) – World War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American...
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Very Last Warning For 82 Yr. Old German Drug Dealer
Berlin, Germay (AP) – A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a “last warning”...
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Register For Living with Grief: A Shifting Landscape For End-of-Life Ethics By June 20
Hickory – AMOREM, formerly Burke Hospice and Palliative Care and Caldwell Hospice and...
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AL Governor Signs Legislation Naming Yellowhammer Cookie As Official State Cookie
Montgomery, AL (AP) – Alabama now has an official state cookie: The Yellowhammer Cookie....
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Downtown Hickory Farmers’ Market Lavender Festival, 6/10
Hickory – Join the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market and Merchants on Saturday June 10 from...
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Public Health Adds Little Free Library To Serve Children
Hickory – Catawba County Public Health has added a Little Free Library location at the building’s...
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A June Centennial
“What is so rare as a day in June?” The opening line of James Russell Lowell’s poem began by...
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Award Winning Hickory Poet Featured At Poetry Hickory, On Tuesday, June 13
Hickory – Hickory poet, Lenoir Rhyne professor, Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse owner, and...
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Hickory’s City Walk Stroll Is Rescheduled For Sat., June 17
Hickory – The Hickory Downtown Development Association is excited to announce the City Walk...
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Hiddenite Arts’ One-Of-A-Kind Summer Day Camp, 6/12-6/15
Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center is thrilled to announce a...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Spiderman: Across the Spider Verse – The sequel to the 2018 animated...
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Hosiery 101/102 Training On June 20 & 21, In Conover
Conover, NC – The Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) will present its two-day Hosiery...
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Hornets Looking To Start Over (Again)
The Charlotte Hornets nearly missed hitting the ‘jackpot’ of the NBA Lottery. Still, they own the...
Read MoreSails Original Music Series Hosts Victoria Victoria With Charlie Hunter, This Friday, June 9
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...
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Register For City Of Hickory’s Youth Football By July 7
Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Football program....
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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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School’s Out For…Is It?
With the passage of time one becomes hard pressed to recall recently recollected, readily...
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3rd Annual Hickory Skate Jam Competition, Saturday, July 15
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department is partnering again with...
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Celtics Fade Again
The Boston Celtics had a chance at history, but fell short. But they fell short yet again. And...
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Six Time Tony Award-Winner Kinky Boots Opens 6/2, At HCT
Hickory – For the finale of its Season 74, the Hickory Community Theatre will present the...
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Blackmail Unsolved
The early days of the Great Depression caught most folks unaware and unprepared for the lean times...
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Redhawk Publications Releases New Book By Hickory Author
Hickory – Redhawk Publications proudly presents its latest publication by Hickory author,...
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An Evening With Charles White At HMA, Friday, June 16
Hickory – Due to popular demand, we are offering an encore presentation of “An Evening with...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: You Hurt My Feelings (***) The latest from the always dependable director-writer...
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Two-Week Early Childhood Academy At CVCC Begins 6/5
Hickory – There is a critical shortage of child care in our community today, and many...
Read MoreFertility Doctor Accused Of Using Own Sperm Dies In Crash Of Hand-Built Plane
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...
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Man Steals Backhoe For 10-Mile Drive To Illinois Airport To Catch Flight
Marion, IL (AP) – A southern Illinois man has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing...
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HUB Dinner Theatre Announces Upcoming Productions
Hudson, NC – The Town of Hudson announces its upcoming dinner theatre schedule for the next...
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Bear Helps Itself To 60 Cupcakes From Connecticut Bakery
Avon, CT (AP) – A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared...
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Theft Of ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Worn By Judy Garland
ND (AP) – A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red...
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Ruling Clears Way For Purdue Pharma To Settle Opioid Claims
(AP) – A federal appeals court cleared the way for the maker of OxyContin to settle...
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Carolina Caring Launches CNA Training And Job Placement Program; Session Begins In August
Conover, NC – Carolina Caring is leading the way in healthcare innovation by offering a...
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African Drumming & Steel Drum Workshop, June 19-23
Hickory – Rick Cline will offer his annual African Drumming and Steel Drum Workshop, June...
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Seniors Morning Out Activities To Include Musical Performances And Craft Classes In June
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in June including...
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Eat, Drink, And Be Local Food Festival, June 10-17
Catawba County, NC – Eat, Drink and Be Local is an annual week-long celebration of local...
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Looking For Fun & Friendship? Try Square Dancing
Hickory – Want to start your summer with something new? Something that will exercise your...
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Trade Alley Art Gallery Accepting Entries For Fall Art Competition
Hickory – Artists of all ages are invited to apply for an open-themed, juried exhibition...
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Local Homebrewers Headed West For CLASS Brews Cruise, June 10
Hickory – On Saturday June 10 @ 10AM, members of the Catawba Lager & Ale Sampling...
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Summer JAM Camp For Kids, In Hudson, June 8 – August 17
Hudson, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council announces open enrollment for its 10-week Summer JAM...
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NBA Regular Season Means Little
It has become more and more apparent that the NBA regular season is a farce. The players rarely...
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Meet The Supporting Ladies Of HCT’s Kinky Boots, Opens June 2
Hickory – KINKY BOOTS, the smash Broadway musical based on the 2005 British film of the same...
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Mid-morning Of… The Jogging Dead
A translucent calm has fallen upon the city, as the sun slowly climbs to 10:17am EST. Silent...
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Churches In The Water
This year, two of Hickory’s most prominent houses of worship celebrate their 150th anniversary....
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Fast X-Dom (Vin Diesel) and the “Family” return to do battle with the son (Jason...
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Steer On The Run For Weeks Lassoed And Captured On Detroit-Area Freeway
Holly, MI (AP) – A team of wranglers, including one on horseback, chased down and captured a...
Read MoreGerman Surgeon Fired After Getting Hospital Cleaner To Assist Amputation
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...
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When You Adopt A Desert Tortoise, Prepare For A Surprisingly Social And Zippy Pet
Phoenix, AZ (AP) – They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll...
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‘Leap Of Faith:’ Alaska Pursues Carbon Offset Market While Embracing Oil
Juneau, Alaska (AP) – Alaska’s push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is...
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American Carnival Returns To Valley Hills Mall, 5/26 – 6/11
Hickory – The James E. Strates Shows, founded in 1923 and one of North America’s leading...
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Adults 50+ Can Stay Active This Summer At Neighbors Network
Conover, NC – Neighbors Network, Catawba County’s Center for Active Living in Conover offers...
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Free Grief Support For Loss Of A Spouse/Partner, Begins June 1
Conover, NC – Recognizing that the death of a partner is one of life’s most profound losses,...
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Summer Guide 2023
The Focus 2023 Summer Guide Features Local Events & Live Music! The events are sorted...
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Colorado Man Tries To Trade Places With Dog To Avoid DUI
Springfield, CO (AP) – A driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places...
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A Florida Man Living Underwater Won’t Resurface Even After Breaking The Record
Key Largo, FL (AP) – A university professor broke a record for the longest time living...
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Goodbye, Fish And Chips? New England Haddock Imperiled By Overfishing
Portland, ME (AP) – A staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is...
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YouTube’s Recommendations Send Violent And Graphic Gun Videos To 9-Year-Olds
Washington (AP) – When researchers at a nonprofit that studies social media wanted to...
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Register For Merge Summer Day Camp At The Hiddenite Center
Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center is thrilled to announce the details...
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Finding Those Treasured Family Pictures, Beaver Library, 6/1
Hickory – So you believe there aren’t any images of your ancestors? Or did a devastating...
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Tickets Now On Sale For The HUB Station’s Musical, Quilters, Runs June 22 – June 25
Hudson, NC – Tickets are now sale for the HUB Station Summer Show, the musical, “Quilters.”...
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Neon Night Ride At Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex, Friday, June 2
Lenoir, NC – Come light up the night during the Neon Night Ride, Friday, June 2, 2023, at...
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Camp Provides Safe Place For Grieving Children, June 8
Claremont, NC – Carolina Caring and Rising Hope Farms in Claremont have teamed up to offer...
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Ja Needs To Get It Together
The perception within the US is that gun violence is at an all-time high. So when videos of one of...
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Hart Square Launches The Catawba Valley Junior Potters
Vale, NC – To preserve the Catawba Valley pottery tradition, Hart Square Foundation is...
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Evil Dead Rise
“Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, roughly translated, “Book of the Dead”. Bound in human flesh and inked in...
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Art Exhibition Created Especially For Children Returns To HMA
Hickory – Hickory Museum of Art is pleased to announce the return of juniorHMA – an exhibition...
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The Railroad
“There could have been no City of Hickory without the Western North Carolina Railroad (now the...
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Meet The Lead Players From Kinky Boots, Coming To HCT
Hickory – In KINKY BOOTS, the smash Broadway musical, follows Charlie Price, a young man...
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Theater, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Book Club: The Next Chapter Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton return...
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Valdese Announces FFN Concert Series Music Lineu
Valdese, NC – Get ready for an unforgettable Summer in Valdese! The 2023 Summer Concert...
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Alexander Co. Announces Summer Concert Series Lineup
Taylorsville, NC – Music lovers, mark your calendars for the Alexander County Summer Concert...
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Surfing Gator Seen Relaxing At Alabama Beach Amid The Waves
Alabama (AP) – There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the...
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Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused By Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source
Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) – A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of...
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Bear In A Tree Holds Michigan City In Suspense For Hours
Traverse City, MI (AP) – A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory: A...
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Applications For Teens On Hickory Youth Council, Due 6/2
Hickory – Do you know a teen interested in getting involved in the community? The Hickory Youth...
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Baseball Talk
The 2023 MLB season is nearing the quarter pole and I have noticed a trend that is developing. I...
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Messing With Make Believe
Modest yet tastefully tidy, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen/dining room and spacious living room in...
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The Value Of A Picture
This month, a very special exhibit about the Vietnam War is coming to the Catawba County Museum of...
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Upcoming Patrick Beaver Memorial Library Programs
North Carolina Waterfall Photography with Kevin Adams Join us on Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. to...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3-The Marvel gang are back again in the...
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Hundreds Of Pounds Of Pasta Dumped Near New Jersey Stream
Old Bridge, NJ (AP) – Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer...
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Possible Meteorite Crashes Into New Jersey Home, No Injuries
Hopewell Township, NJ (AP) – A metallic object believed to be a meteorite punched a hole in...
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May The Fourth Be ‘I Do’: Ohio City Has ‘Star Wars’ Weddings
Akron, OH (AP) – When Julia and Robert Jones discovered that a judge from the Akron...
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Signed In Purple Ink, Minnesota Dedicates Highway To Prince
Chanhassen, MN (AP) – The late pop superstar Prince is being honored in Minnesota as the...
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Putting Radiation To The Test To Heal Irregular Heartbeat
St. Louis, MO (AP) – Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for...
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Hickory Partners With Catawba Riverkeeper To Keep Litter Out
Hickory – The City of Hickory is partnering with Catawba Riverkeeper to install and maintain a...
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Juneteenth Celebrations Scheduled Across Catawba Co.
Catawba County – Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops arrived...
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Current Status: Photo ID Will Be Required For Voting In NC
North Carolina – On April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed an injunction...
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Catawba County Library Opens Summer Learning Registration
Newton, NC – The Catawba County Library is gearing up for its annual Summer Learning adventure...
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Last Chance To Catch Exit Pursued By A Bear At HCT Is This Weekend
Hickory – This weekend marks the final performances of the thought provoking comedy, EXIT...
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Register For A Field Trip To Back To The 50’s In Virginia, June 22
Hickory – Join the Council on Aging for a trip to Wohlfahrt Haus in Wytheville, Virginia on...
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Poetry In Plain Sight Comes To Hickory Beginning In May
Hickory – Deceased Winston-Salem poet Rodney Holman had a vision of making poetry accessible...
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AMOREM Offers Children’s Grief Camps In Various Locations, Beginning In May
Hickory – AMOREM will offer three opportunities to help grieving children in 2023. It’s hard...
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Dark Comedy Exit Pursued By A Bear Returns This Week At HCT
Hickory – The Firemen’s Kitchen was at near capacity for the opening of EXIT PURSUED BY A...
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Panthers Did Fine
The 2023 NFL Draft came and went last week and the Carolina Panthers were able to answer most of...
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Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit, the board game in which victory is determined by a player’s knowledge of trivia...
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Come See The Dignity Of Work
On Saturday, May 6 at high noon, a gathering in Morganton will unveil a unique set of statues. The...
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Long View Lions Club Blooms & Brooms Sales, Friday, May 12
Hickory – Have you forgotten May 14th is Mother’s Day, the person you owe all it to? Well,...
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New To Theaters And Disc
Now in Theaters: Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret (** ½) The long awaited film adaptation of...
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Hickory City Walk Stroll Postponed Due To Forecast Of Rain
Hickory – The Hickory Downtown Development Association announces that the City Walk Stroll,...
Read MoreGerman Court: Naked Landlord Doesn’t Justify Lower Rent
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...
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Patch Crowned ‘Beautiful Bulldog’ At Drake University Event
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was...
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Greener Pastures? 2,500 Hopeful Sheep Cross Idaho Highway
Boise, ID (AP) – Why did 2,500 sheep cross the road? Because the grass was greener on the...
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Bill Would Allow 14-Year-Olds To Serve Alcohol In Wisconsin
Madison, WI (AP) – Fourteen-year-olds in Wisconsin could serve alcohol to seated customers...
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Surgeon General Declares Loneliness An Epidemic In America
By Amanda Seitz Washington (AP) – Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as...
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‘Godfather Of AI’ Leaves Google, Warns Of Tech’s Dangers
By Matt O’Brien and Wyatte Grantham-Philips Washington (AP) – Sounding alarms about...
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Hiddenite Center’s Multicultural Festival To Be Held On May 6
Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is excited to announce details for...
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Redhawk Publications Announces Publication Of Alexander County Resident, Ken Harbert
Hickory – Redhawk Publications is pleased to announce the release of “Our Paths in Life,” Ken...
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It’s Time To Exit Pursued By A Bear At HCT, Opens This Friday
Hickory – Performances will begin this weekend for the Hickory Community Theatre’s...
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Why Young Is The Best Choice
The NFL Draft begins tonight (Thursday) and it is expected that the Carolina Panthers, with the...
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Thinking Outside The Bucket
“And he said, “I went skydiving! I went Rocky Mountain climbing. I went 2.7 seconds on a bull...
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Drink The Tarheel
This year marks the 125th anniversary of Pepsi as a refreshment choice. Since the “Pepsi...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Evil Dead Rise-The fifth installment in the forty-one-year-old franchise finds...
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‘Mojave Max’ Tortoise Emerges In Vegas; Latest Since 2000
Las Vegas (AP) – A desert tortoise that is the focus of schoolchild predictions and local...
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Vienna Nudists Oppose Plans For Cable Car Over Their Beach
Berlin (AP) – Nudists in Austria are up in arms about plans for a cable car that would pass...
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‘The Champagne Of Beers’ Leaves French Producers Angry
Brussels (AP) – The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly...
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Amazon Indigenous Woman Wins Goldman Environment Prize
By Fabiano Maisonnave São Paulo (AP) – When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her...
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For Arbor Day, Plant A Tree Resilient To Climate Change
By Jessica Damiano (AP) – Trees are long-term investments that often outlive the people who...
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Celebrate Poetry Month At Ridgeview Library, Starting 4/22
Hickory – In honor of National Poetry Month, all ages are invited to join us for a morning...
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Within Reasonable Reason
Five-thirty in the AM on a drearily dark Saturday morning. Loose gravel crunches quietly under...
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Well-Crafted: The History of Furniture Manufacturing in Western North Carolina
Coming up Monday night, April 24th, at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library is the debut of my new...
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Lexington All Shook Up As Elvis Tribute Festival Returns, 4/28-30
Lexington, NC – After a successful debut last year, the NC Tribute Festival to the King returns to...
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WPS Holds Orchestra Auditions, 4/30
Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Renfield – The title character (Nicholas Hoult) ruminates on what his life...
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Friday After 5 Summer Concert Series Celebrates 15 Years of Partnership
Statesville, NC – This year, Downtown Statesville Development Corporation and the Greater...
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Littlest Intruder: Toddler Crawls Through White House Fence
Washington (AP) – A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White...
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Two Actors Return To HCT For Exit Pursued By A Bear, Opens Friday, 4/28
Hickory – Grace Bollinger and Ethan Fite, two local actors, are returning to the stage at...
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Boy, 13, Gets Stuck Climbing Into Claw Machine For Prize
Charlotte, NC (AP) – A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed...
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It’s Grandparents’ Day At Grandfather Mountain, April 23
Linville, NC – A new event on the calendar this spring is sure to inspire multigenerational...
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Spanish Climber Leaves Cave After 500 Days In Isolation
Madrid (AP) – A Spanish mountain climber emerged Friday from a cave 70 meters (230 feet)...
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Register For Senior Citizens Lunch & Learn, By Mon., April 26
Hickory – FREE Healthier Lifestyle- Healthier You, Lunch and Learn for adults and caregivers...
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Why Are Teen Girls In Crisis? It’s Not Just Social Media
By Lindsey Tanner and Angie Wang (AP) – Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise....
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Morganton Brewery Takes Best Of Show At Hickory Hops And The Carolinas Championship Of Beers
Hickory – On Saturday, April 15, more than 2,000 festivarians attended the Hickory Hops beer...
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Share The Good News! He Is Risen! In Taylorsville, April 23
Taylorsville, NC – The Studio3 Youth Chorus presents the Easter musical, Share the Good...
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Hickory American Legion Awards Trophies At Car & Truck Show
Newton, NC – Cars and trucks lined the Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds on Saturday as...
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Rockyfest 2023 Is This Saturday, April 22 At Rocky Face Park
Hiddenite, NC – Get ready for RockyFest 2023 this Saturday, April 22 at Rocky Face Mountain...
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Caldwell Men’s Chorus’ Spring Concert, Saturday, April 29
Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Men’s Chorus will present their Spring Concert on Saturday, April...
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Boone’s Chapel of Rest Presents The Burnett Sisters, April 30
Boone, NC – The Chapel of Rest Preservation Society will present a concert of old time music...
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Major Leagues, Broadcasters Pledge Responsible Betting Ads
By Wayne Parry Atlantic City, NJ (AP) – Most of the nation’s major professional sports...
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Spring Into Summer Event At Taft Broome Park, Thurs., May 4
Hickory – Looking for activities, camps, entertainment, and educational opportunities for children...
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Donate Today! Lions Are Recycling Eyeglasses, Hearing Aids, And Cell Phones For Those In Need
Hickory – While you were doing your Spring cleaning, did you located in your attic,...
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Green Fest At Downtown Hickory Farmers Market, April 29
Hickory – Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with the City of Hickory and the Community Appearance...
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Teen Wellness Showcase On Friday, April 28, On Union Square
Hickory – The Hickory Youth Council will present a Teen Wellness Showcase on Friday, April 28,...
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NBA Playoff Review
The NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday. Contrary to most seasons, the title chase appears to be wide...
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The Meck Dec
Unless you live somewhere in North Carolina you may not even know what it means when the Meck Dec...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
New in Theaters: The Super Mario Brothers Movie (Not Screened) Thirty years after a failed live...
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