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Food Lion Makes Grocery Shopping Easier Through Delivery
Salisbury, NC – Food Lion, in partnership with Instacart, is making fresh and affordable...
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Yasu Ishida Presents Virtual Origami Magic In Summer Learning Adventure On July 27
Newton, NC – Each year, the Catawba County Library hosts a fun-filled Summer Learning adventure to...
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Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center Offers August Classes
Hiddenite, NC – The following classes will be offered at the Hiddenite Arts and Heritage...
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Chunky Chipmunks Are Driving People Nuts
(AP) – There were plenty of acorns this spring, and now the chipmunks are driving people...
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Prankster Poses As UN Chief To Speak With Polish President
Warsaw, Poland (AP) – A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general managed to...
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Check Out The Spectacular Show From Comet Streaking Past Earth
By Marcia Dunn Cape Canaveral, FL (AP) – A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth,...
Read MoreNo Cashier Needed For New Amazon Shopping Cart
By Joseph Pisani New York (AP) – Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart. The cart, which Amazon unveiled on Tuesday, uses cameras, sensors and a scale to automatically detect what shoppers...
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Library’s Community Garden Feeds And Engages Public
Newton, NC – Driven by a desire to enhance quality of life for the local community, the Catawba...
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Free Online Grief 101 Workshop During Pandemic, 7/20 & 8/17
Hickory – In a time of social distancing, quarantine and isolation it’s easy to be...
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Trio Of Ohio Sisters Give Birth On Same Day At Same Hospital
Mansfield, OH (AP) — Three Ohio sisters have defied odds by giving birth on the same day in the...
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Vintage Super Mario Bros. Video Game Sells For $114,000
Dallas, TX (AP) — An unopened copy of a vintage Super Mario Bros. video game has been sold for...
Read MoreFree Camps To Help Children Cope With Grief, 7/30 & 8/7
Hickory – After a loved one dies, children grieve very differently than adults. They often struggle to put their sadness into words. How do you reassure them grief is normal and that there are other children like them who...
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Newton Parks & Recreation’s Backyard Campout Encourages Safe Outdoor Fun, July 24 & 25
Newton, NC – July is National Parks and Recreation Month. With many traditional summertime...
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Register For HMF’s Think Tank: A Songwriters Workshop, 8/3-8/7
Hickory – The Hickory Music Factory is offering classes for The Think Tank: A Songwriting...
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Beaver Learning Resource Center Is Providing Tutoring To Students Online During COVID-19
Hickory – Students from low income families typically lose up to three months of reading...
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Tweetsie Railroad Opens With Limited Capacity On July 17
Blowing Rock, NC – Beginning Friday, July 17, Tweetsie Railroad will open with limited...
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Blowing Rock Art In The Park Is Back With Safety Measures, 7/18
Blowing Rock, NC – This Saturday, July 18, the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce will host...
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COVID-19 • Act 2: Diagnosis = Positively Negative?
Last week we addressed the Coronavirus (a.k.a. COVID-19), directly by name for the first time in...
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WPCOG Seeks Applicants For Home Rehabilitation Funding, Apply Before July 27
Newton, NC – The City of Newton and the Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG) are...
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HCT Announces Carpentry, Design & Drawing Classes With Technical Director, Clay James
Hickory – Hickory Community Theatre is pleased to announce a new series of tech classes...
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Newton Elks Lodge To Host BBQ Chicken Dinner, Saturday, July 18
Newton, NC – Newton Elks Lodge #2042 will host a BBQ Chicken Dinner at their lodge on...
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Newton Elks Lodge To Host 17th Annual Summer Charity Golf Tournament At Glen Oaks On July 3
Newton, NC – Newton Elks Lodge #2042 will host their 17th Annual Summer Charity Golf...
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Registration Open For These Upcoming Trail And Road Races
Alexander County, NC – Running events across the world, nation, state, and county have been...
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Home Video & Streaming Report
New To Streaming: Greyhound (2020) Tom Hanks stars and penned this dramatization of the WWII naval...
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Streaming Of Black Voices Matter Show To Benefit Libraries, July 18
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre is hosting a live-streaming event called Black...
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BK Addresses Climate Change By Changing What Cows Eat
(AP) – Burger King is staging an intervention with its cows. The chain has rebalanced the...
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Join Democratic Women Of Catawba County On Zoom, July 18, For Monthly Meeting
Catawba County, NC – Democratic Women of Catawba County welcomes you to our lively monthly...
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The HOPE Project Is Open Again To Help With Job Placement
Hickory – At the Hickory Soup Kitchen’s HOPE Center, we connect people to jobs by...
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City Of Hickory Seeks Input For West Hickory/Westmont Neighborhood Plan, By July 24
Hickory – The City of Hickory and the West Hickory/Westmont Neighborhood Association are in the...
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Baseball Is Almost Back
We are only two weeks away from major league baseball. The baseball world has waited months for...
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LRU Doctor Of Nursing Practice Program Receives Exemplary Marks & 5 Year Accreditation
Hickory, NC – Lenoir-Rhyne University announces its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has...
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Trade Alley Art Inaugural Juried Arts Exhibition, Apply By 8/31
Hickory – Artists of all ages are invited to apply for an open-themed, juried exhibition...
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FCA Hosts PLAY BALL 20/20, A Virtual Exhibition, Through 8/9
Hickory – The online exhibition “PLAY BALL 20/20”, sponsored by Full Circle Arts of Hickory,...
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Home Video And Streaming
New to Streaming: Hamilton (2020) THE Broadway event of the last several years has been captured...
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Horizon Church Hosts Race Relations Discussion, Sat., July 11
Statesville, NC – God’s Mighty Men, a men’s group from approximately 10 churches in Iredell County...
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Woman Finds Rattlesnake Under Her Wheelchair Seat
Murray, KY (AP) – A woman traveling in a motorized wheelchair near a Kentucky Walmart...
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Seagrove Potters Host Summer Pottery Tour, July 11 – 12
Seagrove, NC – The Summer Pottery Tour, sponsored by the Seagrove Potters, is a self-guided...
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HCT Hosts Live Streaming Of Black Voices Matter, July 18
Hickory – BLACK VOICES MATTER, a show produced and curated by local artists of color in...
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Library Hosts Virtual African Americans & The Suffrage Movement Program, Tues., 7/14
Hickory – On Tuesday, July 14, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Dr. Veronica McComb, Associate...
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Hickory Community Theatre Hosts Hartman Concert, 7/25
Hickory – Hartman, “the husband & wife combo featuring singer/songwriters Jeff...
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What Will College Football 2020 Look Like?
What Will College Football 2020 Look Like? As we inch closer to professional sports...
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Senior Dogs At Catawba Humane Society Fetch Grant
Hickory – Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization...
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City Of Hickory’s Pay Attention In City Traffic For July 2020
Hickory – Hickory Police Department continues our traffic enforcement operation “P.A.C.T. –...
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Was Green Onion Chex Cereal Worth The 16-Year Wait?
Seoul, South Korea (AP) – South Koreans have waited 16 long years for a savory, crispy bite...
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COVID-19 • Now That We’ve Got Your Attention…
COVID-19 • Now That We’ve Got Your Attention… In the beginning…did anyone take it...
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Three Injured When Boat And Humpback Whale Collide
Juneau, AK (AP) – Three people on a recreational boat were injured, one seriously, after it...
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Bald Eagle Trapped In Tree Rescued On 4th Of July
Juneau, AK (AP) – A bird symbolizing America’s freedom had to be liberated on...
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Black Women’s Solidarity March Held On July 5
Hickory – A Black Women’s Solidarity March was held on July 5th at Lenoir-Rhyne University....
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Hickory NAACP Hosts Virtual Meeting On July 12
Hickory – On Sunday, July 12, 2020 the Hickory National Association for the Advancement of...
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Communities Are Feeling The Loss Of Newspapers
By David Bauder New York (AP) – If Penelope Muse Abernathy can take any solace in her grim...
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ACAP Hickory Hosts Two Virtual Online Programs On July 14
Hickory – Local ACAP chapters are collaborating to offer monthly virtual programs, available...
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Facebook Will Now Label All Rule-Breaking Posts
By Barbara Ortutay Oakland, CA (AP) – Facebook stated that it will now flag all...
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Toe River Arts Hosts Online Benefit Auction To Raise Lost Funds
Spruce Pine, NC – Toe River Arts will hold its inaugural online auction July 17 – 19, 2020 to...
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Asheville’s Craft Beer Pioneer Wins Brewers Association Award
Asheville, NC – Oscar Wong founded Highland Brewing Company in 1994 and kicked off the craft...
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Hickory Downtown Development Association Receives National Main Street Accreditation
Hickory – The Hickory Downtown Development Association has been designated as a 2020...
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OverDrive Donates Digital ‘Black Lives Matter: Community Read’ Books To Local Libraries
Newton, NC – As the community’s place to connect, explore, and grow, the Catawba County Library is...
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Register Now For Free Virtual Mental Health Training, July 15
Hickory – Please join us for two virtual training sessions provided by VayaHealth in...
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Not Kidding Around: Woman Sues For Paternity Test On Goats
Odessa, FL (AP) – A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit seeking either a paternity test on her...
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Carl Reiner, Comedy’s Rare Untortured Genius, Dies At 98
New York (AP) – Carl Reiner, who died Monday at 98, was the rare untortured genius of...
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Home Video And Streaming
New to Streaming: Irresistible (2020) Former TV host, Jon Stewart, writes/directs his second film,...
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Anniversary X
We met at a bar in late fall of 2005. I’d no idea I would fall that fall, but I fell hard....
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Family Saves Bear Swimming With Head Stuck In Bin
Bloomer, WI (AP) – A Wisconsin family helped save a young bear that was struggling to...
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Police Reel In Louisiana Man Captured Swimming In Fish Tank
Bossier City, LA (AP) – Police in Louisiana were able to reel in a man captured on video...
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Catawba County Animal Shelter Closed For Cleaning Until 7/7
Newton, NC – Starting July 1, 2020, Catawba County Animal Services will assume operation of the...
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Downtown Morganton Hosts Freedom FAB Crawl, July 4
Morganton, NC – Celebrate Independence Day with downtown Morganton during the Freedom FAB...
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Fourth-Of-July Fun At Sugar Mountain Ski Resort
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, NC – The energy of Independence Day is brewing, and Sugar Mountain...
Read MoreCity Of Hickory’s Independence Day Office And Facility Closings
Hickory – The City of Hickory will close its offices on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. City of Hickory offices will re-open on Monday, July 6, at 8:30 a.m. Previously announced operational changes due to the...
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Research Study Concludes Exodus Homes Reduces Prison Recidivism 65%
Hickory – Exodus Homes, a faith based United Way agency that provides 73 beds of supportive...
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Cam And Bill
Take a few seconds and go back in time. Can you honestly state that you envisioned Cam Newton...
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Participate In Hickory Museum Of Art’s Raise Your Voice Project
Hickory – As we grieve with our community and country, Hickory Museum of Art is a safe place...
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Chef Cooking Demonstrations At Farmers Market, July 11
Morganton, NC – Join Morganton Community House Chef Sarah Williams at the Morganton Farmers...
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Annual Fairy Day In The Gardens At Daniel Boone Gardens, 7/11
Boone, NC – Save the date for the 7th Annual Fairy Day in the Gardens on Saturday, July 11,...
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Catawba County Closures In Observance Of July 4
Newton, NC – Catawba County offices will be closed Friday, July 3 in observance of the...
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Catawba County Library’s Summer Learning Program Tied To Local LITeracy Trails
Newton, NC – As children and families participate in the Catawba County Library’s annual Summer...
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Theatre Is Alive In Valdese! From This Day Forward Opens July 17
Valdese, NÇ – Old Colony Players in Valdese is proud to announce that they will present the...
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Morganton’s Freedom Park Fireworks Show, July 4
Morganton, NC – As communities throughout our state begin to reopen during the COVID-19...
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United We Stand – A Celebration Of Faith and Freedom, July 4
Hickory – A powerful celebration of all that is America will be held on Saturday, July 4th,...
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Faith, Family, Freedom Celebration, 7/4 • 6 PM – 10 PM
Connelly Springs, NC – Join Us for our annual Faith, Family, Freedom Celebration on July 4...
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Call For Artists: “Shelter” Artwork Created During The Lockdown
Morganton, NC – The coronavirus is spreading around the globe and 95% of Americans have been...
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Join Us For Fireworks & Movies At Hounds Drive-In On July 4
Kings Mountain, NC – On Saturday July 4th we will have professional Fireworks and 2 movies....
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Deadline For City Of Hickory’s Free Swim Lessons Is July 9
Hickory – Through a partnership with the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism...
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Roaming Mountain Lion Caught In Downtown San Francisco
San Francisco (AP) — A young mountain lion that had been spotted sleeping in a planter box along a...
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Michigan Man Wins $4M Lottery Scratch Card Game, Again
South Rockwood, MI (AP) — How does he do it? For the second time, a southeastern Michigan man has...
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Post Office Workers Need Relief From Smelly Package
Germany (AP) The package smelled so bad that postal workers thought it might be a chemical weapon....
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Sausage, Onion And Iguana? Dead Reptile Found In Pizza Joint
West Palm Beach, FL (AP) — File it under pizza toppings only offered in Florida. State inspectors...
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Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance Call To Action, 6/27
Hickory – The Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance, an association of primarily African...
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Catawba Science Center Summer Camps Are Underway!
Hickory, NC – Registration is underway for Catawba Science Center’s 2020 Summer Fun Science Camps!...
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Covid-19 Relief Program Starts July 1 For County Residents
Newton, NC – Families or individuals experiencing a financial hardship with paying their...
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Downtown Statesville Presents Ladies’ Night Out, Tonight, 6/25
Statesville, NC – The team at Downtown Statesville Development Corporation is excited to...
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Vanessa Beatty Receives Newton Yard Of The Month Award
Newton, NC – The Newton Appearance Commission recently presented Vanessa Beatty with the...
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LRU Student Builds Racing Simulators For Nascar Pros
Hickory, NC – Logan Traxler grew up watching NASCAR every Sunday with his dad. Now he’s helping...
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Residents Urged To Apply Online For Medicaid And Food Benefits Using New Application System
Newton, NC – To help support social distancing, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human...
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Second Chance Silent Auction Rescheduled For September 12
Hickory – Family Care Centers Second Chance Silent Auction is now scheduled for Saturday,...
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Mobile Food Truck At Vertical Life Church In Newton On 6/26
Newton, NC – Vertical Life Church, ECCCM and Second Harvest Food Bank are partnering to...
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Home Video And Streaming
Newly Streaming: Babyteeth (2020) A young terminally ill girl falls in love with a drug dealer,...
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Shining Hope Farms Charity Golf Tournament Is Set For Oct. 5
Denver, NC – It’s time to get outside, enjoy the sun and play some golf for a good cause! We are...
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Summer Fun Poker Run To Benefit Women’s Resource Center, 6/27
Hickory – Here’s to Summer! Blue Ridge and Catawba Valley HOG Chapter #4252 be sponsoring...
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Future Horseford Creek Bridge At Hickory’s Glenn Hilton Park
Hickory – Replacement of the Horseford Creek Bridge at the Glenn Hilton Park Boardwalk is now...
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Seagrove’s Summer Pottery Tour Runs July 11 & 12
Seagrove Area, NC – Put on your comfortable shoes and plan to attend the upcoming Summer...
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HSCC Hosts Mad Catter’s Virtual Tea Party On Sunday, June 28
Hickory – It’s Kitten Season, and like so many shelters across the United States, we are...
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Old Salem Museums Announces An Online Southern Decorative Arts Boot Camp In July
Winston-Salem, NC – The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem Museums...
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Library Engages The Community Through Online Programming
Newton, NC – The Catawba County Library continues to innovate to serve the community with online...
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Hickory Breaks Ground On Affordable Housing Opportunities
Hickory – Construction is currently underway on two affordable homes in a new subdivision...
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Guardian Ad Litem Advocates For Children & Needs Volunteers
Hickory – These are our children. Children in our schools, our churches, and our...
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DHHS Now Recommends That More People Get Diagnostic Testing For COVID-19
Hickory – With more community spread happening in Catawba County and across the state, the North...
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Earnhardt Jr. Headlines Nascar’s 2021 Hall Of Fame Class
By Michael Marot (AP) Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent his whole life chasing meaningful rewards. He...
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Long View Lions Are Recycling Eyeglasses For Those In Need
Long View, NC – While you were doing your Spring cleaning did you find in your dresser...
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Scrunchie, Sugar, Mukluk & Their Friends In Newton Need Fosters
Newton, NC – July 1, 2020 is rapidly approaching and there are 40 fabulous, adoptable cats...
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Storyteller Donna Washington Kicks Off Summer Learning
Newton, NC – Each year, the Catawba County Library hosts a fun-filled Summer Learning adventure to...
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Downtown Statesville Calls For Artists, Apply By 8/20
Statesville, NC – The 2020 Downtown Statesville Fall Art Crawl is set for September 11 from...
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ASPCA & HSCC Partner To Offer Free Cat And Dog Food, 6/23
Hickory – The ASPCA of Western North Carolina will distribute FREE Pet Food (Dog and Cat) on...
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CCPH Farmers Market Opens Today, June 18, Accepting SNAP/EBT & WIC Payments
Hickory – As local summer crops start ripening once again, Catawba County Public Health’s Farmers...
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Newton Establishes Disaster Business Stabilization Grant
Newton, NC – The Downtown Newton Development Association (DNDA) has established a Disaster...
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Remembering The Champions
Word has it that we are not far away from professional sports resuming play. Though, since the...
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Officials Seek To Nab Alligator Spotted In Kansas Creek
Manhattan, KS (AP) — Authorities in Kansas have closed a trail around a creek as they try to catch...
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Thingful Thinging
The Secretary enters the office with an armload of files, charts and assorted data printouts....
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Downtown Statesville Farmers Market Is Every Thursday Evening
Statesville, NC – Make Thursday your day to shop at the Evening Market in Pecan Park in...
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City Of Dallas Celebrates Grand Opening Of Dog Park, June 19
Dallas, NC – Please Join Gaston County Parks and Recreation as we celebrate the Grand...
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First Horizon Bank Saves Exodus Homes With $10K Donation
Hickory – Exodus Homes, a United Way agency that provides faith based supportive housing for...
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City Of Hickory Offers Free Swim Lessons, Register By Today, 6/18
Hickory – Through a partnership with the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism...
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Texas Jail Says Guards Didn’t Notice Inmate Giving Birth
Dallas, TX (AP) — A woman managed to go into labor and give birth alone in a Texas jail cell...
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Cambodian Man Uses Live Land Mines As Yard Decorations
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Cambodia have scolded a man for his lawn...
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North Carolina’s First Alpine Coaster Opens In Banner Elk
Banner Elk, NC – Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster has opened in the North Carolina mountains,...
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Home Video And Streaming
The King of Staten Island (2020) Judd Apatow’s first feature film in five years features SNL star...
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Hickory Farmers Market Lavender Festival, June 13
Hickory – Join the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market & Merchants on Saturday, June 13,...
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Virtual Mental Health Training On Anxiety, Wed., June 17
Hickory – Please join us for two Microsoft Team virtual sessions provided by VayaHealth in...
Read MoreLenoir’s Summer Music Madness Concert Series Moves Online
Lenoir, NC – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Lenoir, in cooperation with the State of North Carolina, has cancelled all outdoor gatherings until further notice. However, we are thrilled to still be able to offer...
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SHIIP Helps Save Catawba County Medicare Beneficiaries Thousands of Dollars
Hickory – Many retirees and Medicare beneficiaries are on a fixed income and want to save...
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The Community Came Together In Hickory For Peaceful Demonstrations To End Police Brutality
Hickory – On Saturday, June 6th, people of all colors peacefully came together to demand...
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City Known For Mermaids Now Sleeps With The Fishes
Weeki Wachee, FL (AP) – A Florida city known for its mermaid shows now sleeps with the...
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City Of Newton Extends Suspension Of Disconnection Of Residential Utility Services
Newton, NC — To help ensure residents can remain in their homes and slow the spread of the...
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HEAR YE! HEAR YE! 2020 Renaissance Festival Planning Continues! Auditions Underway!
Huntersville, NC – Planning for the fall Carolina Renaissance Festival is well underway with...
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Local Woodworking Artist Hosts Art On The Lawn, Saturday 6/27
Hickory – Two Green Thumbs And More Is Hosting Art On The Lawn on Saturday, June 27th from 8...
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Panda Escaped From Enclosure At Danish Zoo
Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) – One of Copenhagen Zoo’s giant pandas escaped from its enclosure...
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Scam Alert: COVID Contact Tracing Inspires Copycat Scams
Better Business Bureau says public health officials are rolling out COVID-19 contact tracing...
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Felony Charges For Allowing A 12-Year-Old Drive Jeep 85 Mph
Jupiter, FL (AP) – A Florida man is facing felony charges after police said he let a...
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18th Annual NC Railroad Expo Is This Saturday, June 13
Hickory – The 18th Annual NC Railroad Expo will be held at the Hickory Metro Convention...
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Morganton Businesses Start #FeedTheFoothills Campaign
Morganton, NC – Foothills Conservancy and Curbside Composting are partnering with C2Life to...
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Man Faked Wife’s Disappearance So She Would Avoid Prison
Grandview, WV (AP) – A West Virginia woman and her husband faked her disappearance by...
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And Now…What?
Over the past couple of months a quote from the now cult-classic film Frank Miller’s Sin City...
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NBA Has A Plan
We learned late last week that the NBA will be returning to action on July 31. The...
Read MoreLet’s Crawl To Sugar Mountain’s Summit Together, July 4
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, NC – Run, hike, climb, or crawl to Sugar Mountain’s 5,300-foot peak by way of the Easy Street, Gunther’s Way, and Northridge slopes on Saturday, July 4 when Sugar Mountain Resort hosts its fourth...
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NAACP Invites Community For Prayer Vigil/Town Hall On June 13
Hickory – The Hickory Branch of National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People...
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Hickory Native Katlyn Fritts Participates In A WWII Battle Of Midway Commemoration
PHOTO: BREMERTON, Wash. Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Katlyn Fritts, a native of Hickory, North...
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Hiddenite’s Summer On The Square Free Concert On July 11
Hiddenite, NC – In partnership with the Town of Taylorsville and Alexander County...
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Celebrate ‘She Changed the World’ Virtually With Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
Gibsonville, NC – Charlotte Hawkins Brown was a woman to stand up and speak out, and in that...
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Scientists Learn How Tiny Critters Make Ocean ‘Snot Palaces’
Kensington, Maryland (AP) — Master builders of the sea construct the equivalent of a complex...
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Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Finally Found
Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) — A bronze chest filled with gold, jewels, and other valuables worth more than...
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Home Video And Streaming
Newly Streaming: Shirley (2020) Elisabeth Moss proves to be an inspired casting choice for the...
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Oh Snap! Police Capture 65-Pound Turtle From Virginia
Alexandria, VA (AP) — A 65-pound (29-kilogram) alligator snapping turtle with a face only its...
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Home Video & Streaming Report
New to Streaming: The Vast of Night (2020) A mysterious frequency is the catalyst for the plot in...
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Cartoonists To Thank Essential Workers Playfully This Sunday
By MARK KENNEDY New York (AP) — The funny papers this Sunday will have more than laughs. More than...
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Leaders Join Together To Launch FAFSA Frenzy North Carolina
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina leaders are concerned that only half of the state’s high school...
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Medicaid & Special Assistance For Nursing Home And Assisted Living Care, June 9
Hickory – In the interest of your health and safety, ACAP Hickory will be providing our...
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Hickory Local, Vincent Argiro, Stands Watch On USS Harry S. Truman In The Atlantic Ocean
PHOTO CAPTION: 200525-N-WO152-0036 ATLANTIC OCEAN – Operations Specialist Seaman Vincent...
Read MoreGlazed Or Jelly? Doughnuts Lure City-Roaming Bear Into Trap
Fort Myers, FL (AP) — Glazed or jelly? A black bear roaming around a Florida city proved no match for the doughnuts that lured the animal into a humane trap. The Fort Myers News-Press reports that the juvenile 250-pound (113-...
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Manor Memories
By Adam Long The news cut like a knife last week, although it shouldn’t have been totally...
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Hickory Demonstration To End Police Brutality On Sat., June 6
Hickory – People of all colors will peacefully come together to demand justice for George...
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Hickory Elks Donate $2500 To Local Backpack Program
Hickory – Hickory Elks Lodge #1654 recently donated $2500 to the Catawba County Backpack Program....
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TEDxHickory Wants Speakers For Annual Event Held November 21
Hickory – A group of local volunteers are planning the ninth year of TEDxHickory, a full-day event...
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Escaped Colorado Inmates Pretended To Be Immigrants
Sells, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol says two men who escaped from a Colorado prison said...
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The Gospel…According To Chainsaw?
Years ago, when but a child, I found Jesus. It wasn’t hard — he was hiding behind some bushes. And...
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Online Conversational Spanish At Hickory Library, Every Wed.
Hickory – Hickory Public Library is hosting a virtual Conversational Spanish group for...
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NETworX Plans Additional Outreach To Serve A Larger Population Within Catawba County
Hickory – As Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry (GHCCM) moves forward with the...
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The League Of Women Voters (LWVCV) Launch Website
Hickory – The League of Women Voters Catawba Valley (LWVCV) announces the launch of its...
Read MoreBiologist Discovered A Loon Killed Bald Eagle By Stabbing It
Bridgton, ME (AP) — A bald eagle died last year in Maine after being stabbed through the heart by a loon, wildlife officials said. A biologist at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recently got word about the...
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HMA’s Art Camps & Workshops, For Ages 4-17, Begin June 15
Hickory – Hickory Museum of Art expands their 2020 Summer Art Camp program to include art...
Read MoreZion Heading To Court
The lawsuit filed by Zion Williamson’s former marketing agent, Prime Sports Marketing and its president, Gina Ford, seeking breach-of-contract damages from Zion Williamson and his current representatives is heading to...
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Newton “Small, Safe & Local” Community Cruise On June 13
Newton, NC – Newton will come alive with the Small, Safe & Local Community Cruise from...
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Rescue Ranch Reopens For Summer Programs And Offers Pet Food Assistance For Those In Need
Statesville, NC – Rescue Ranch has reopened its doors and education programs to the public with...
Read MoreFlorida Woman Discovers Alligators Fighting By Her Home
Fort Myers, FL (AP) — A woman in route to get her morning coffee was jolted awake with pounding on her front door she later discovered to be two alligators fighting in front of her home in Florida. The video of the surprising...
Read MoreSBC Presents No-Cost Webinar Intermediate Quickbooks, 6/9
Hickory – The Catawba Valley Community College Small Business Center will present two free webinars to assist small businesses and start-ups with using QuickBooks to track their finances. The Small Business Center will...
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Support And Pressure Coming For America’s No. 1 Sport
By Barry Wilner (AP) Call it support. Call it pressure. However you describe it, the NFL is going...
Read MoreGreenway Public Transportation Presents Passport To Adventure
Hickory – The public is invited to participate in Greenway Public Transportation’s annual “Passport to Adventure”, a place-based summer program that encourages local engagement and active usage of public transit. Greenway...
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MerleFest Musicians Honor The Great Doc Watson This Week
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Sign Up For Lowes Foods Fresh Local Produce Crates By 6/10
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HSCC Will Start Accepting Owner Surrender Animals On 7/1
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Foster And Adoption Information Zoom Meeting, Sign Up By June 8
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Virtual 7th-Inning Stretch Brings Ballpark Feeling Home
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ASPCA Of Western NC To Distribute Free Pet Food, June 3
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