Felony Count Over 43 Cents’ Worth Of Mountain Dew Is Dropped In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania prosecutors have dropped a felony theft charge against a man...
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Showcase Of Stars Presents Comedian Chonda Pierce, 11/6
Lenoir, NC – Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s J.E. Broyhill Civic...
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18th Annual Statesville Pumpkin Fest On Saturday, November 6
Statesville, NC – Mark your calendars for the 18th Annual Statesville Pumpkin Fest on...
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Meet The Cast Of The Thanksgiving Play, Opens Nov. 5 At HCT
Hickory – Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly...
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Sails Original Music Hosts The Get Right Band, Friday, Oct. 29
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series, presented by Frye Regional...
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Alligator Crawls Out Of Drain At Alabama Apartment Complex
Mobile, AL (AP) — An Alabama apartment complex was paid a visit by an unusual guest as children...
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The Short (But Productive) History Of Redhawk Publications
Like many things, it grew out of a tragedy. In 2013, a group of faculty at CVCC came together to...
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Artists In 7 Counties Invited To Participate In Art Competition
Lenoir, NC – Artists in Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Watauga and Wilkes...
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First Friday Lecture At LRU On November 5, In Rudisill Library
Hickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 3-part First Friday series on the COVID-19 pandemic will...
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little visitors Revisited
At the behest of her employer, (following 3 days of uncharacteristic absence), officers were...
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ACAP Virtual Presentation Of Caring And Coping: When A Loved One Has Dementia, 11/5
Hickory – ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents) presents, Caring and Coping: When a Loved...
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CVCC SBC Hosts Free Social Media Workshops For Start-Ups & Small Businesses, Nov. 1 & 3
Hickory – The Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) Small Business Center is presenting...
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Hickory To Host North Carolina Cyclo-Cross Race On Nov. 7
Hickory – The City of Hickory will host the 8th race in the 2021 North Carolina Cyclo-Cross...
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Watson To Panthers?
The Deshaun Watson watch has resumed in the Carolinas. The Houston Texans quarterback requested a...
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Last Chance To Catch Puffs This Weekend At HCT, Oct. 28-30
Hickory – The three final performances of Hickory Community Theatre’s laugh-out-loud comedy...
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Green Bean Players Presents Carolina Spooktales, Oct. 30
Newton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre is thrilled to present the annual production...
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Endangered Whale Population Sinks Close To 20-Year Low
Portland, Maine (AP) — A type of whale that is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world lost...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in theaters: Dune (2021) (Not reviewed) The latest attempt at a cinematic adaptation of Frank...
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Lenoir-Rhyne A Cappella Choir Commemorates All Saints, 10/30
Hickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne A Cappella Choir and Sacred Music program will present When We on that...
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Ohio Printed 35,000 Wrong Wright Brothers License Plates
Columbus, OH (AP) — Ohio printed out 35,000 new license plates before realizing a banner depicted...
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Blowing Rock 2021 Halloween Festival, Saturday, October 30
Blowing Rock, NC – Join Blowing Rock Parks & Recreation at the 2021 Blowing Rock...
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It’s Time For The Time Warp With The Rocky Horror Picture Show, October 30, At HCT
Hickory – Come do the Time Warp again when the king of cult classics returns to the Hickory...
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The Magic Of Puffs Returns For Another Weekend Of Fun At HCT
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre will present three more performances of hit comedy...
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A College By Any Other Name
Catawba Valley Community College is the name we all use to describe the institution down on...
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CVCC’s Fall Book Fair Highlights Musician, Vicki Genfan, 10/30
By Aurora King Hickory – Redhawk Publications is honored to host virtuoso Vicki Genfan at...
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Western Piedmont Symphony Launches Inaugural Foothills Pops Series With Frankenstein, Oct. 29
Lenoir, NC – The Western Piedmont Symphony presents Frankenstein! This is a screening of the 1931...
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Millennial Money: Experts Expect 5 Things This Black Friday
(AP) – What do you get when you cross Black Friday deals with a continuing pandemic, supply...
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Hornets Preview
The 2021-22 NBA season tips off this week and it is time for my annual state of the Hornets...
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First Responder Aviation Fly-In, Hickory Regional Airport, 10/30
Hickory – The Hickory Police Department and Hickory Regional Airport are hosting a First...
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Gain A New Understanding Of The Universe, October 26
Newton, NC – NASA will be launching its most powerful space telescope yet, and the Catawba County...
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Craft Beer Cellar Hosts Page Burners Book Club, Tues., 10/26
Hickory – Do you like to read, support local business, and check out new places? Then we...
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Artist Recruits 300 For Nude Photo Near Dead Sea In Israel
Jerusalem (AP) — Some 300 male and female volunteers stripped naked and donned white body paint...
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Register For City Of Hickory’s Trick or Trot 5K, Oct. 30
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department will host its annual...
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Western Piedmont Symphony’s Opening Night
October 9, 2021 By W. Gerald Cochran, M.D Marvelous…And that was just after the opening chord of...
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New Zahra Baker Message Center At Kiwanis Park In Hickory
Hickory – The City of Hickory will honor Invisible Disabilities Week and celebrate the...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in theaters: The Last Duel (***) Ridley Scott’s latest is a dramatization of the last...
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More Than 90 Snakes Found Under Northern California Home
San Francisco (AP) — Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently...
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Free Webinar Business Expenses & Business Use of Your Home, 10/28
Hickory – The Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) Small Business Center will host a...
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Community Halloween Events
Friday, October 22 Hickory Trunk Fest The City of Hickory invites the community to Brown Penn...
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little visitors
It had rained earlier in the day as it had for the past two days and her new walkway was awash...
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Visiting Writers Series Hosts Neil Gaiman, Thursday, October 28
Hickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series is in its 33rd season and will host...
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Donate To Oktoberfest’s Castle Of Cans By October 31
Hickory – For more than 22 years collecting cans of food to replenish local food banks and feed...
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Lions Club Brooms And Camp Dogwood Raffle Tickets, Oct. 23
Hickory – Have you been wondering how to contact someone with the Long View Lions Club to...
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Sails Original Music Series Hosts Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba, 10/22
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series, presented by Frye Regional...
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Street Musician Stunned By John Legend As She Sings His Hit
Boston (AP) — A street musician who performed a rendition of John Legend’s hit “All of Me” in...
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Kanopy, An On-Demand Service Now At Library, Oct. 18
Hickory – There are many wonderful things you can do with your library card! Have you...
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The Sails Original Music Series Features Cruz Contreras, 10/15
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series, presented by Frye Regional...
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Miami Mansion Of ‘Scarface’ Al Capone Sells For $15.5M
Miami Beach, FL (AP) — The Miami mansion of Al Capone, once fated to be demolished, just sold for...
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VayaHealth Announces Training Sessions On Schizophrenia, 10/21
Hickory –You are invited to Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from...
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Opening Reception For Trade Alley Art’s Juried Art Show, 10/29
Hickory – Trade Alley Art, located at 25 2nd St. NW Downtown Hickory, NC, is excited to be...
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Two Local Guys Work With Maker’s Mark To Create An Exclusive Bourbon Whisky For Catawba County
Hickory – In April of this year, representatives from Maker’s Mark came to Catawba County to...
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Chainsaw’s Horror Movie Survival Guide
As October continues and All Hallows’ Eve draws nigh, we, too, continue with a month long tribute...
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Wilmington On Fire Screening With Q&A On October 27
Hickory – In partnership with the Footcandle Film Society and support from the United Arts...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: No Time to Die (***) The long delayed 2th James Bond film has finally arrived...
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95-Year-Old Man Runs Burglar Out Of His Kitchen In Alabama
Dozier, AL (AP) — A 95-year-old south Alabama man who heard someone breaking into his home grabbed...
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The School Of Magic And Magic Opens This Friday At HCT
Hickory – PUFFS (or seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of magic and...
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Free Voter Info Now Available On Vote 411 Website
Hickory – The League of Women Voters’ nonpartisan voter guide — VOTE411.org — is now...
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Poll Shows That Americans Agree That Misinformation Is A Problem
Washington (AP) — Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a...
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Senior Story Club Shares Autumn Theme Stories And Poems, 10/18
Hickory – You are invited to Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 10:00...
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Hot Tub On Wheels: Suit Says Party Vehicle Lacks Pool Permit
Nashville, TN (AP) — A Tennessee entrepreneur whose hot tub on wheels is one of downtown...
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Your Steps Matter: Walk with Us To End Hunger, October 17
Newton, NC – You’re invited to join Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry and The Corner...
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Hickory Choral Society’s 2021 Fall Concert Rescheduled For October 24, Under The Sails
Hickory – The Hickory Choral Society Fall Concert has been rescheduled for Sunday, October...
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NFL Show Hypocrisy (Again)
In case you missed it, Jon Gruden resigned his post as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders before...
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Square Dancing For Everyone!
Hickory – Come join the Hickory Twirlers Square Dancing folks for fun and friendship! No...
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Local Robotics Team Is Now Recruiting 6th-12th Graders
Hildebran, NC – Foothills Robotics FRC Team 6888, Sponsored by the Town of Hildebran, went...
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Abstract/Not Abstract: Recent Work By Students And Faculty Of CCC&TI, Oct. 22 – Nov. 26
Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council is pleased to announce its next public art...
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Who Is Robert E. Paap?
When Robert E. “Bob” Paap came to the campus of what would become Catawba Valley Community...
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WRC’s Girl’s Night Fundraiser, Wine To Womenade, 10/21
Hickory – Grab your girlfriends and join us for WRC’s Wine to Womenade Event, Thursday,...
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The Sweet Delilah Swim Club Opens Thursday, November 4
Hudson, NC – The Town of Hudson announces that the cast is set and tickets are on sale for...
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Not Your Mama’s Vacation Bingo, LP Frans Stadium, Oct. 23
Hickory – If you’ve never experienced Not Your Mama’s Bingo… well, you’ve never...
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SBC Hosts Two Free Business Webinars, Tuesday, October 12
Hickory – The Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) Small Business Center will host two...
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Tickets On Sale Now For HMF’s 1940s Christmas Radio Hour
Hickory – Hickory Music Factory announces that tickets are on sale now for the Hickory Music...
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Catawba County Firefighters Memorial Service, Oct. 10
Conover, NC – The Catawba County Firefighter Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on...
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Library Hosts Preparing Your Houseplants For Winter, 10/11
Hickory – Join April Tyner from the local business and plant boutique Life Doesn’t Succ on...
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Hart Square Hosts First Annual Pumpkin Patch, Now Till Oct. 9th
Vale, NC – Hart Square is happy to announce its first annual pumpkin patch! Pick from a...
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Movie Report
Now in Theaters: The Many Saints of Newark (2021) (** ½) The long-awaited prequel to the...
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The Rocky Horror Show, At The Fred B. Cranford Amphitheatre In Valdese, Beginning Oct. 15th
Valdese, NC – Old Colony Players presents The Rocky Horror Show live and under the stars at...
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Wolf Spotted In Southern California May Be From Oregon
Ventura, CA (AP) — An endangered gray wolf that traveled at least 1,000 miles from Oregon to...
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Meet The Meet The Cast Of Puffs, Opening October 15 At HCT
Hickory – Acting in the ensemble for PUFFS, the new comedy by Matt Cox, is an energetically...
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Toastmasters Invites Public To Open House, Thursday, Oct. 14
Hickory, NC — Toastmasters of Catawba Valley, a Hickory-based affiliate of an international...
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Pivotal Bridge From Winnie The Pooh Series To Be Auctioned
London (AP) — The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children,...
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Hickory Announces Annual Trunk Fest, Set For October 22
Hickory, NC – City of Hickory Park and Recreation Department’s announces it’s annual Trunk...
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Under the Sails Grief Support Group, Tuesday, October 12th
Hickory – Grief can be a lonely journey. Carolina Caring invites those in our community who...
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The ‘Godfather’ Of CVCC
This fall, Catawba Valley Community College kicks off a look at its history and the many people...
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Visiting Writers Series Hosts Ocean Vuong On October 21
Hickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series is in its 33rd season and will host...
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The Rescue Ranch To Host Dogtoberfest, Sat., October 16
Statesville, NC – Rescue Ranch will host Dogtoberfest Saturday, October 16 from 11 a.m....
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2,700-Year-Old Toilet Found In Jerusalem Was A Rare Luxury
Jerusalem (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back...
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N. Carolina Fair Menu Includes Barbecue Stuffed Egg Rolls
Raleigh, NC (AP) — After missing last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the N.C. State Fair...
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Statesville Hosts Red Dirt Revival Concert, Friday, October 8
Statesville, NC – Downtown Statesville’s Friday After 5 will be ending its season on Friday,...
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Famous Boston Church To Hold Blessing Of The Animals
Boston (AP) — It’s time for the Blessing of the Animals at Boston’s Old North Church. The North...
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Folk Art Takes Over Galleries At Hickory Museum Of Art
Hickory – Hickory Museum of Art’s Fall into Folk takeover of all three floors of the Museum is now...
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Urban’s Back At It
Urban Meyer is back in the news with yet another controversy. When we last discussed Meyer in...
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A Wedding With Flare: 2 Men Fined Over Coast Guard Search
Providence, RI (AP) — Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched off a needless and expensive...
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Entries For Hickory’s Christmas Parade Are Due By November 5
Hickory – The annual City of Hickory Christmas Parade, sponsored by Lowes Foods, will be...
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The Babysitter…And The Clown
“STOP!”— Before rolling your eyes and thinking, “I’ve heard this one before!” please pause and...
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Booster Doses Of Covid-19 Pfizer Vaccine Now Available
Hickory – COVID-19 vaccination providers across Catawba County are beginning to administer booster...
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Concerts At The Rock Season Opens With Lonesome River Band, October 9th
UPDATE 10/8/21: LONESOME RIVER BAND AT THE OLD ROCK SCHOOL POSTPONED! Due to a COVID-19 outbreak...
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Safe Harbors’ Celebrate The Harvest Fundraiser, Oct. 11
Hickory – Safe Harbor would like to invite you to their 12th annual Celebrate the Harvest...
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Mulberry Creek Farm To Host Artisan Markets In Oct. & Nov.
Catawba, NC – Mulberry Creek Farm is hosting two Autumn events at the Farm, located in...
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There Is Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself… We’ll See About That!
“Darkness falls across the land; the Hellidays are close at hand. Christmas crap is already in...
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CAC’s Old Things Exhibition Runs October 1 Till November 26
Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council is pleased to announce its next public art exhibition...
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Save The Date For HCT Guild’s Annual Wine Tasting, 10/19
Hickory – The Guild at Hickory Community Theatre is pleased to announce the return of their...
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Gone Digital Challenge At Beaver Memorial Library, 10/4
Hickory – Did you know you can download free e-books, movies, music, and more from the library...
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‘Stas’ Time
It’s football season, early enough for every fan to believe that their team could go all...
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The Children’s Resource Center Holds Diaper Drive, 9/27-10/3
Hickory – National Diaper Need Awareness Week is organized by The National Diaper Bank...
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Redhawk Pub. Announces Poetry Collection By Tim Peeler
Hickory – Redhawk Publications is excited to publish Tim Peeler’s unique story, The Life and Times...
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New in Theaters, Streaming & Disc
New in Theaters & Streaming: Old Henry (2021) Tim Blake Nelson is a gunslinger with a...
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Bonus Checks Bounce For 50 Florida Teachers Due To Error
Tallahassee, FL (AP) — A banking error has caused dozens of Florida teachers to see their...
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Seniors Morning Out To Include Crafting & Educational Programs, October
Hickory – Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in October including crafting and...
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Olde Hickory Brewery Announces Release Of A Collaboration Beer, Olde Rabbit’s Foot, On Oct. 1
Hickory – October is North Carolina Beer Month, and Olde Hickory Brewery is starting the...
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Home That Inspired The Conjuring For Sale For $1.2M
Burrillville, RI (AP) — Not afraid of ghosts and things that go bump in the night? The purportedly...
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Housing Market So Hot, Burned House Going For Almost $400K
Melrose, MA (AP) — A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market...
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Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series Presents Selwyn Birchwood, 10/1
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series, presented by Frye Regional...
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Newton Elks Lodge Host Annual Golf Tournament, Oct. 16
Newton, NC – Newton Elks Lodge #2042 will host the 7th Annual Honoring Our Fallen Brothers...
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Meet The Narrator Of HCT’s Puffs, Opening Friday, October 15
Hickory – Local actor Auguste Thielemann is returning to the Hickory Community Theatre to...
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Much Ado About Nothing, Free, At Southside Park In Newton On October 1, 2, 8 & 9
Newton, NC – This is The Green Room’s popular yearly “FREE” event. It is held at Southside...
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Illinois Man Wins Marathon After 2 Leaders Take Wrong Route
Moline, IL (AP) — An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the...
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Rare Orange Lobster Saved And Donated To Arizona Aquarium
Phoenix (AP) — A rare orange lobster has found a home at an Arizona aquarium instead of becoming...
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Ministry & Farmers Market Host Farm To Fork Fundraiser, 10/28
Hickory – Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry (GHCCM) and the Downtown Hickory...
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Chapel Of Rest Presents Fall Concert Of Klezmer Music, 10/10
Happy Valley, NC – The Chapel of Rest will present Viva Klezmer! in concert on Sunday...
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Wine Cork Fall Pumpkin Craft At Patrick Beaver Library, 10/5
Hickory – Get your fall decorations started early by creating a set of pumpkins made from...
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Register For Trick Or Trot 5K, 10/30
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department will host its annual...
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First Place Panthers Win Again
A convincing 24-9 victory over Houston catapulted the Carolina Panthers to sole possession of...
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Why Facebook Is Holding Off On Kids’ Instagram
(AP) – Bowing, perhaps only for a moment, to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and...
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Flood Relief Benefit Concert For Haywood County, Oct. 2
Canton, NC – Are you a Balsam Range fan? Would you like to help the residents of Haywood...
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Statesville Fall Art Crawl To Showcase Over 70 Artists, 9/24
Statesville, NC – You won’t want to miss the Fall Art Crawl next Friday, September 24 from...
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White Catfish Catch Shatters State, And Maybe, World Record
Connecticut – A white catfish caught in Connecticut last month has smashed a state record...
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Foothills Folk Art Festival Postponed
Newton, NC – The Downtown Newton Development Association (DNDA) and Hickory Museum of Art...
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First Friday Sessions At LRU, Beginning October 1st
Hickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University will host a 3 part series on the ‘First Friday’ of each...
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Don’t Let Social Security Steer You Wrong
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet (AP) Few retirement decisions are as critical, or as easy to get...
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Help For Struggling Readers In Catawba County
Hickory – From the beginning of the pandemic, educational experts warned that students from...
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Comical, Topical? Party Bus Saves Day For School Field Trip
Boston (AP) — A group of high school students in Massachusetts had to ride on a party bus complete...
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Urgent Repair Program To Assist Hickory Homeowners
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Urgent Repair Program aims to improve the quality of the...
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Hickory’s Civil War Medal Of Honor Winner
On the 4th of July in 1893, a group of Confederate veterans gathered at the Hickory Opera house...
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Carolina Caring Presents Blessing Of The Animals, Sept. 26
Newton, NC – The Carolina Caring Foundation invites the community to bring their pets for...
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BCUMC Pumpkin Patch Returns On Saturday, September 25th
Lincolnton, NC – Are you ready for some pumpkins? Would you like to help a Lincoln County...
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Welcome To Mitford Opens This Friday, 9/24, At HUB Station
Hudson, NC – The play, “Welcome to Mitford,” opens this Friday, September 24th and runs...
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Sails Original Music Series Features Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, Friday, 9/24
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series, presented by Frye Regional...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
New to Theaters: Cry Macho (2021) (** ½) (also streaming on HBO Max) Clint Eastwood’s latest as...
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WPS Expands Youth Symphony With Debut Strings
Hickory – The Western Piedmont Symphony is excited to announce the expansion of the Youth...
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22nd Annual Oktoberfest Castle of Cans “Virtual” Food Drive, Coming October 1-31st
Hickory – For more than 22 years collecting cans of food to replenish local food banks and feed...
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Local Release & Book Signing By Local Illustrator, Sat. Sept. 25
Hickory – Burke County resident Ms. Tonja Smith and Raleigh resident, Ms. Emily Smith, have...
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Learn About Long-Term Care Options For Older Adults, 9/30
Hickory – You are invited to Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at...
Read MoreSpecial Cellar Beer Release From Olde Hickory Brewery In Honor Of Alan Wilson, Sept. 27th
Hickory – Olde Hickory Brewery has created a special beer to honor a friend, and colleague of over ten years, Alan ‘Melton’ Wilson. Alan died earlier this year from cancer. Melton Ale, a very special cellar beer, is a...
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Hickory Choral Society Postpones Fall Concert Scheduled For 9/26
Hickory – The Hickory Choral Society Fall Concert originally scheduled for Sunday, September...
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Panthers Win Again
The Carolina Panthers have started the season with two consecutive successes after dominating New...
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Meet Megan And Oliver From HCT’s New Comedy Puffs, Opening Friday, October 15
Hickory – Two actors, one a recent Kay Award winner and the other a newcomer, take on...
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At 101, She’s Still Hauling Lobsters With No Plans To Stop
Rockland, ME (AP) — When Virginia Oliver started trapping lobster off Maine’s rocky coast, World...
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Mount Airy Festival Celebrates All Things Mayberry, Sept. 21-26
Mount Airy, NC – The Mayberry side of Mount Airy takes center stage during the 32nd Mayberry...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
New to Theaters: Malignant (2021) The latest thriller from James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring 1...
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Headquarters Car Show To Benefit Safe Harbor, Sat., Sept. 18
Hickory – Scott Good, Headquarters Car Show founder, is partnering again with Safe Harbor...
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Oldest US Veteran Of WWII Celebrates His 112th Birthday
New Orleans (AP) — A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United...
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German Town Seeks Owner Of Baby Ostrich Found In Local Park
Berlin (AP) – Is anyone missing an ostrich? An animal shelter says it is looking for the...
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CSC’s Hickory Bot Battles 2021 Set For September 24th & 25th
Hickory – US Conec and Catawba Science Center present Hickory Bot Battles 2021! Come see...
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Special Sails Music Concert At Taft Broome Park This Saturday, 9/18
Hickory – In conjunction with Festival in the Park on Saturday, September 18, the City of...
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Sails Original Music Series Hosts Empire Strikes Brass, Fri., 9/17
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series continues this Friday,...
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Police Find Man Drinking Beer Inside A Closed Bar
Sioux Falls, SD (AP) – A Sioux Falls man faces burglary charges after police found him after...
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Panthers Win
It will not go down as a classic, but it sure was interesting. The Carolina Panthers led...
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Statesville’s Friday After 5 Concert Series Presents Darrell Harwood, 9/17
Statesville, NC – The Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 concert series offers FREE...
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Register For Youth Basketball & Indoor Soccer By October 20
Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Basketball and Indoor...
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North Carolina Man Wins Three Lottery Jackpots At Same Store
Raleigh, NC (AP) — A North Carolina man who bought scratch-off tickets from the same convenience...
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A Grand Opera House
“A perfect gem,” “an ornament to Hickory,” and “the best equipped theatre in the state.” That’s...
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Denver And The Mile High Orchestra, JE Broyhill, Fri., 9/24
Lenoir, NC – Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s J.E. Broyhill Civic Center has...
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The Green Room Hosts Auditions For Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, September 20 & 21
Newton, NC – Get ready for a world of “pure imagination,” and make plans to audition for...
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Registration Now Open For Hickory eSports Leagues
Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s fall esports leagues....
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No Bull: Scientists Potty Train Cows To Use ‘Mooloo’
(AP) – Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. Maybe easier. It’s no...
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Falling Feline Gets Saved During APP State Football Game
Miami Gardens, FL (AP) – The most notable catch in Saturday’s game between No. 22 Miami and...
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Walking Together: A Celebration Of The Hickory Trail, Sept. 26
Hickory – In 2014, Hickory residents voted in favor of a $40 million bond measure that would...
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LRU Visiting Writers Series Hosts Footcandle Screenwriters, 9/23
Hickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series returns for its 33rd season and will...
Read MoreCarolina Caring Offers Free “Mourning” Coffee Break, 9/22
Conover, NC – Grief can be a lonely experience. Grab a cup of coffee and join Carolina Caring’s Good Mourning Coffee Group, an informal time of sharing and connecting with others who have also lost a loved one. This group...
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Don’t Panic
Fear not, dear reader, at least not those of you familiar with cult-classic film and literature....
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Half-Shredded Banksy Could Fetch Over $5 Million At Auction
London (AP) — A Banksy artwork that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4...
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Carolina Caring’s Under The Sails Grief Support Group, 9/14
Hickory – Grief can be a lonely journey. Carolina Caring invites those in our community who...
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Two Free Training Sessions For Substance Abuse And Suicide Prevention, At Library, Sept. 16
Hickory – You are invited to Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Thursday, September 16, 2021...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
New to Theaters: Shang Chi (2021) The latest installment in the Marvel Universe franchise spins...
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Al Capone’s Former Florida Home Slated For Demolition
Miami Beach, FL (AP) — The South Florida house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two...
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Caldwell Arts Council Seeks Artists For 2022 & 2023 Exhibitions
Lenoir, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council is currently accepting portfolios from local and regional...
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Landlord Finds 19 Tarantulas & A Python Left Behind By Tenant
Auburn, ME (AP) — A Maine landlord arranged for the rescue of 15 tarantulas and one python that...
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Last Chance To Catch Something Rotten This Weekend At HCT
Hickory – There are only three more performances before the smash-hit Broadway musical,...
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Foothills Faith & Fellowship Hosts Public Picnic, September 10
Hickory — Foothills Faith and Fellowship, a Christian young adult group based in western North...
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Square Dancing For Everyone, Mondays In Conover
Conover, NC – Come join the HICKORY TWIRLERS SQUARE DANCING folks for fun and friendship! No...
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Your Steps Matter: Walk With Us To End Hunger On October 17
Newton, NC – You’re invited to join Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry and The Corner...
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Taylorsville, NC – The 2021 Vertical Night Challenge trail race has been canceled due to rising cases of COVID-19 in our area. Alexander County apologizes for the inconvenience. Those whom have already registered have...
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CVPA Hosts Avoiding Issues With Advance Directives & Wills, 9/14
Hickory – CVPA will Host Kimberly H. Whitley on Tuesday, September 14, for “Avoiding Issues...
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SBC Hosts Free Grow With Google Marketing Webinar, Sept. 14
Hickory – Don’t Miss This Official Grow With Google Marketing webinar designed to grow your...
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Former France Defender, Adams, Dies After 39 Years In A Coma
Paris (AP) — Jean-Pierre Adams, the former France and Paris Saint-Germain defender who spent 39...
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Resources Are Available For Those In Need As Pandemic Unemployment Programs End
Raleigh, NC – September 4, 2021, was the last payable week for all federal pandemic...
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Annual Mum Sale Benefits Children, Saturday, Sept. 18
Hickory – The Prevention Council (a volunteer committee that supports the prevention efforts...
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Call For Artists For Mural Project In Hickory, By October 1st
Hickory – The HDDA is looking for artists to create mural paintings in the downtown area of...
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Senior Bingo And Brain Games At Patrick Beaver Library, 9/13
Hickory – Senior Bingo has resumed at the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library. Senior Bingo and Brain...
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How Hickory Saw Itself
Only after a little more than a year in existence, the town of Hickory Tavern saw itself as a...
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The Catawba County Library is Closing The Book On Fines
Newton – The Catawba County Library started “Closing the Book on Fines” on September 1,...
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Panthers Preview
Opening week has arrived in the NFL and the Carolina Panthers and optimism abounds for the...
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Claremont Summer Concert Series Hosts Extraordinaires, 9/10
Claremont, NC – The Summer Concert Series is a wonderful community event enjoyed by all ages...
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Photographer, His Leg Lost, Seeks Answers From Paralympians
By EMILIO MORENATTI When I last saw Freddie de los Santos, his mouth was ravaged, his teeth had...
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Sails Original Music Series Hosts Dave Eggar Circus, Sept. 10
Hickory — The City of Hickory’s 2021 Sails Original Music Series will feature extreme cellist and...
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86-Year Old Driver Tony Dandeo Wins Race At Freehold Raceway
Freehold, NJ (AP) — Tony Dandeo became the oldest driver to win a harness race in New Jersey when...
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