Downtown Hickory Fall Art Crawl 2024 Is Calling For Artists
Hickory – The Hickory Downtown Development Association is seeking artists interested in...
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Author: FOCUS Newspaper
Evening With Author Ron Rash, Thursday, August 8
Hickory – Acclaimed author Ron Rash will be the focus of a literary event in Hickory on...
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COLONXIETY 2 The Sequel
Several months ago, mid-April if memory serves, we had a semi-serious discussion on life. Speaking...
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Lions Clubs Collecting Recyclable Eyeglasses, Hearing Aids, And Cell Phones
Hickory – Do you have any eyeglasses, hearing aids, or cell phones at your home or business...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
NOW IN THEATERS: Despicable Me 4 – Gru and his family are forced to go on the run...
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A Stunning Fusion Of Poetry And Photography In Collaboration With Clayton “Joe” Young
Hickory – Renowned North Carolina poet Scott Owens, celebrated for his profound and...
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Back To The Drawing Board
The U.S. men’s national soccer team continues to struggle against international competition...
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Theatre Guild Announces Showstopper Day Trip On 8/17
Hickory – The Guild at Hickory Community Theatre has announced a theater day trip to Flat...
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New To Medicare Seminar, W. Hickory Senior Center, 7/18
Hickory – Are you, a friend, or a loved one turning 65? It is very important for everyone...
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Call To Artists! Photography Exhibition & Competition
Hickory – Full Circle Arts is inviting artists to enter a photography exhibition &...
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Aging Well With Nutrition Program At Senior Center, 7/15
Hickory – The Catawba Council on Aging will host an Aging Well with Nutrition program on Monday,...
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Body Of An American Climber Buried In Avalanche 22 Years Ago In Peru Is Found In Ice
Lima, Peru (AP) — Police in Peru said Tuesday they have found the cold-preserved body of an...
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Flying Objects And Shrunken Heads: World UFO Day Feted Amid Surge In Sightings
Norfolk, VA (AP) — For those of you who don’t celebrate World UFO Day, consider this: A former...
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One Night Only! Michael Reno Harrell Returns To The HCT, 7/13
Hickory – Singer, songwriter and storyteller Michael Reno Harrell returns to the Hickory...
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This Giant Gas Planet Is As Fluffy And Puffy As Cotton Candy
Cape Canaveral, FL (AP) — Astronomers have identified a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter yet...
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The PURSUIT
So…how was your holiday? I know it’s a week gone by, but we haven’t spoken or seen much of each...
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Another Anniversary
Last Saturday July 6, another odd anniversary took place. For years, over at Reynolda House...
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Yes, Some Animals Can Have Babies Without A Mate!
(AP) A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. Is it a miracle? The...
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City Of Hickory Park, Rec. & Sports Tourism To Host Series Of 5K Races Beginning In Aug.
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department will host a series of 5K...
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Lenoir’s NC Blackberry Festival This Weekend, July 12 & 13
Lenoir, NC – The 21st Annual NC Blackberry Festival is this weekend, July 12 & 13 in...
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Veterans Breakfast & Public Reception To Be Held At The Lucas Mansion, July 13
Hiddenite, NC – In conjunction with the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center’s Veterans...
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Leaving A Legacy Event At Patrick Beaver Library On 7/27
Hickory – Hickory Landmarks Society is sponsoring “Leaving a Legacy” on Saturday, July 27...
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Bush Family 95th Reunion, 8/11
Hickory – The descendents of John and Mary Rippetoe Bush will convene at 1PM in Cajah’s...
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Jonathan Birchfield Concert At Alexander Co. Courthouse Park, Free, Saturday, July 27
Taylorsville, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is thrilled to present the 2nd...
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Randy Clay Band Joins The FFN Lineup, This Friday, July 5
Valdese, NC-Randy Clay Band continues the FFN Summer Concert series Friday, July 5th at Temple...
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Register For The Grief Workshop Creative Connections, By 7/10
Hickory – Families and individuals of all ages who have experienced a loss are invited to...
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NBA Champion Boston Celtics Up For Sale
By Kyle Hightower (Sid will be back next week) Boston (AP) – The ownership group...
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Kitty Litter
Greetings my fellow Americans! Perhaps fellow earthlings or planetary prisoners would be more...
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An Anniversary (Not The One You Think)
Last week, June 28, 2024 at around 7:00pm, the 40th anniversary of an event happened in...
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Found Around Town
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Vendor And Performer Applications Now Being Accepted For Hiddenite Celebration Of The Arts
Taylorsville, NC – Vendor and Performer applications are now being accepted for the 43rd...
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How To Protect Your Pets This 4th Of July
Food. Fireworks. Parties. While many people love the July 4 holiday, it can be traumatic for pets...
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Benjamin Cleveland
By David Streater This vignette is an educational moment in American history. It is about those...
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Giant Sinkhole Swallows The Center Of A Soccer Complex
Alton, IL (AP) – A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was...
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Swiftie Saturday Laser Night At CSC, On Saturday, July 13
Hickory – It’s a Cruel Summer without T-Swift. Leave a Blank Space in your calendar on July...
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Starting Your First Post Graduation Job? Here’s How To Organize Your Finances
By ADRIANA MORGA New York (AP) – With graduation season over, many college grads are...
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Nebraska Regent Suggests Putting Fans’ Ashes Under Field
Lincoln, NE (AP) – A University of Nebraska regent has proposed a way for lifelong...
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Rainforest Animal, Called A Kinkajou, Rescued At Rest Stop
Yakima, WA (AP) – Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of...
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Saturday Screenings Begins July 13 With Little Giants
Hickory – Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Saturday Screenings take place at...
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New To Theaters & Disc
NOW IN THEATERS: Daddio (***) Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn turn in affecting performances...
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New Space Exhibit Launching At Catawba Science Center On Wednesday, July 10
Hickory – Catawba Science Center is officially launching a BRAND NEW exhibit on July 10,...
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Murray’s Mill Annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser, 7/14
Catawba, NC – Join us on July 14th, from 2pm-4pm for an afternoon of live blue grass music,...
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Hickory’s Independence Day Office And Facility Closings
Hickory – The City of Hickory will close its offices on Thursday, July 4, in observance of...
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Pastor Cassandra R. Rawls At Hartzell Church, June 30
Hickory – At 3:00 pm on Sunday June 30, 2024, the members of Hartzell Memorial and McQueen...
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Classic “It’s Who You Know”
Bronny James has been one of the biggest stories heading into the 2024 NBA Draft that...
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Celebrate 25 Years With Catawba Co. Parks In July
Catawba County Parks are turning 25 and you’re invited to the celebration! Join us for special...
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Found Around Town
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Valdese Independence Day Celebration Will Be Held With Summer Concert Series, Friday, June 28
Valdese, NC – Each year the Town of Valdese celebrates Independence Day by holding an...
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Hickory’s Miracle
Eighty years ago this summer, Hickory was fighting its own second war. While troops were...
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Sails Original Music Series Wraps Up Spring Season, 6/28
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2024 Sails Original Music Series will wrap up the spring...
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Shiny Monolith Removed From Mountains Outside Las Vegas. How It Got There Still Is A Mystery
Las Vegas (AP) — A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near...
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Alaskan Baby Moose Trapped In A Lake Is Saved Just In Time
Anchorage, AK (AP) — An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police...
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Goats In The Shade
When the thermo meter is registering +60° at 5:00 in the a.m. When getting into your car at midday...
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Beach Time: Things To Know About Dangerous Rip Currents
By CURT ANDERSON St. Petersburg, FL (AP) — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails...
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New To Theater & Disc
Now in Theaters: Ghostlight (*** ½) One of the best theatrical offerings I’ve seen...
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Seniors Morning Out Activities To Include Theatrical Performance And Cooking Demos
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in July including a...
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Last Chance To Catch In The Heights This Weekend At HCT
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre is excited to announce the final weekend of...
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The Hiddenite Center Hosts A Free Concert Featuring The Night Move Band On Sat., 6/29
Taylorsville, NC – Local favorites The Night Move Band will perform on Saturday, June 29th...
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AMOREM’s Good Grief Meal to Be Held On Wednesday, July 3
Morganton, NC — AMOREM will hold its next monthly Good Grief Meal at 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, at...
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The Hunt For Stars & Stripes, Wednesday, July 3, In Valdese
Valdese, NC – Get ready for some patriotic fun as Valdese will soon be covered in a sea of...
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Lower Your Risk Of Falling As You Get Older With These Simple Steps
By DEVI SHASTRI (AP) – One in four older adults in the U.S. will fall each year, putting...
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Theaters, Streaming And Disc
Now in Theaters: Inside Out 2 – The long awaited sequel to the 2015 animated smash...
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Saturday Screenings Return To Downtown Hickory This Summer
Hickory – Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Saturday Screenings take place at...
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Green Room Theatre Offers Summer Camp Classes
Newton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre’s summer schedule offers a myriad of...
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Taylor Ashton To Perform For Sails Original Music Series, 6/21
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2024 Sails Original Music Series continues this week with pop-folk...
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Caitlin Clark & The WNBA
New York (AP) – Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the...
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AARP Smart DriverTEK Workshop On June 26
Hickory – There will be a Smart DriverTEK workshop at the West Hickory Senior Center (400...
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Donors Needed! Come Help Save Lives And Get A $15 E-Gift Card Now Through June 30
Charlotte, NC — The American Red Cross stresses that blood and platelet donors are critically...
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Come Groove With The Night Move Band In Valdese, 6/21
Valdese, NC – Join us Friday, June 21st as we celebrate the first official day of summer and...
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Woodcrafters Club To Feature Tool Sharpening, June 22
Hickory – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club June 22 meeting will feature a presentation by...
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Found Around Town
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Lavender Festival At Hickory Farmers Market, 6/22
Hickory – Join the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market and Merchants on Saturday, June 22 from...
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A Chinese Military Buff Inadvertently Bought 4 Books Of Military Secrets For $1
Beijing (AP) — A military history buff in China appears to have made an alarming discovery after...
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Broadway Sensation In The Heights Returns This Weekend
Hickory – After overwhelming demand and rave reviews, the Hickory Community Theatre is...
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NBA Draft Celebration In Downtown Hickory, June 26
Hickory – The Hickory community is invited to watch the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday, June 26, from...
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Michael C. Thorpe: NO EXPECTATIONS Opens At Hickory Museum Of Art, Saturday, June 22
Hickory, NC – Hickory Museum of Art’s newest exhibition features work by college basketball MVP...
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at, Drink, and Be Local Food Festival And Farm Feast Is June 24-29 In Catawba Co.
Catawba County, NC – Eat, Drink and Be Local is an annual week-long celebration of local...
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Scientists Have Traced The Origin Of The Modern Horse To A Lineage That Emerged 4,200 Years Ago
By CHRISTINA LARSON, Washington (AP) — The horse transformed human history – and now scientists...
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UNDEAD Situation Simulation
At the dawn of the zombie apocalypse, it shall not be survival of the fittest. Yes, cardio will...
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The Summer Of ’44 In Hickory
As the Allied invasion of France (D-Day) took place so did the invasion of polio in western...
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What Could Make A Baby Bison White?
Washington (AP) — Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated...
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23 Sets Of Twins Graduate From A Single Middle School
Needham, MA (AP) — Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a Massachusetts middle school,...
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Al G & Friends Band Hits The TGIF Stage In Morganton, 6/21
Morganton, NC – Come join us under the summer stars on the newly designed Courthouse Square...
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Found Around Town
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FCA’s Exhibit Pet Projects On Display Until Saturday, June 29
Hickory – Full Circle Arts is displaying s group of paintings and collages by Karen Parker...
Read MoreRev. Benjamin F. Sudderth, Jr. To Deliver Father’s Day Message
Hickory – The Father’s Day message will be offered by Rev. Benjamin F. Sudderth, Jr. at Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church at 11:00 am Sunday, June 16, 2024. Hartzell children, youth and women will pay tribute to...
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Applications For Valdese Plein Air Fest 2024 Now Available
Valdese, NC – The Town of Valdese, Friends of Valdese Rec, and the Rock School Arts...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
NOW IN THEATERS: Bad Boys Ride or Die – Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are back for a...
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City Of Hickory’s Fall Youth Sports Registration Now Open
Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Fall Soccer, Youth Tackle...
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Here’s How You Can Improve Your Health By Stopping Negativity And Embracing Optimism
By ALBERT STUMM (AP) – Prince Bhojwani never thought of himself as a negative person, until...
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Hurley Says No
Dan Hurley is viewed as one of the best basketball minds in the country. That is a given. After...
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Call To Artists For Morganton’s Third Thursday Art Crawls 2024
Morganton, NC – The Morganton Main Street Office, MCAC, BAC, & VanNoppen Marketing are...
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Sails Original Music Series To Feature Miss Tess, June 14
Hickory – Miss Tess is set to grace The Sails Stage on Friday, June 14, for the City of Hickory’s...
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Community Invited To Summertime Lunch-And-Library
Newton, NC – The Catawba County Library, in partnership with the Backpack Program and the...
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African Elephants Call Each Other By Unique Names, New Study Shows
Washington (AP) — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something...
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World’s Largest Annual Music Event To Be Celebrated Across NC For The First Time On 6/21
Catawba County, NC – Thirteen cities and counties in North Carolina will join forces to...
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Rare 7-Foot Fish Washed Ashore On Oregon’s Coast Coast Garners Worldwide Attention
Gearhart, OR (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern...
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John Dickinson
By David Streater, Ph.D. This vignette is an educational moment in American history. It is about...
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HCT Presents Second Weekend Of Performances For Acclaimed Musical In The Heights
Hickory – Hickory Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the second weekend of...
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Hickory’s D-Day Follow Up
June 1944: It was the third summer of the war. Unprepared for a two front conflict a few years...
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Hickory Public Library Announces New Sunday Hours
Hickory – Hickory Public Library is announcing new Sunday hours at Patrick Beaver Memorial...
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Quicksand Doesn’t Just Happen In Hollywood. It Happened On A Maine Beach
Phippsburg, ME (AP) — A Maine woman enjoying a walk on a popular beach learned that quicksand...
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Hiddenite Arts Offers Summer Day Camps In June
Taylorsville, NC – Hiddenite Arts announces it’s Summer Day Camps for kids! Missoula...
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Catawba Co. Public Health Farmers Market Now Open
Hickory – Catawba County Public Health’s Farmers Market is returned for its 12th season on June 6,...
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Popular FFN Favorite Returns To Temple Field, Friday, June 14
Valdese, NC- Popular favorite Little Johnny Trailer Trash returns to the stage Friday, June 14th...
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3rd Wheel Necessitation
Two’s company, three’s a crowd. Four’s too many and five’s not allowed. But wait… what about one?...
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Found Around Town
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Read MoreLooking For A Cool Place To Show Your Talent And Artwork?
Valdese, NC – Rock School Art Foundation has a place for you on Saturday, August 10, 2024, in the Waldensian Room in the Old Rock School. The fee for this event is $30.00. Each artist will be given an 8ft. table. The...
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Hickory In Longview? It’s Possible.
You never know about oral histories. Stories as folks remembered them are probably true, in a...
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Tickets Still Available To Hickory Community Theatre’s Vacation Extravaganza On June 10
Hickory – A handful of tickets are still available for the Hickory Community Theatre’s...
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Raising Better Beef
(AP) – No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here’s how ranchers and researchers...
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Award-Winning Broadway Musical In The Heights Premieres This Friday, June 7
Hickory – Before there was the Broadway sensation HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the...
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New York Magnet Fisher Catches Safe Full Of Soggy $100 Bills
New York (AP) — James Kane has used a magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City...
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N-Spire Band To Perform At The Juneteenth Celebration In Taylorsville, June 15 At 7PM
Taylorsville, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is thrilled to present the...
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New To Streaming & Disc
NEW TO STREAMING: MoviePass, MovieCrash (***) The rise and fall of the MoviePass app – a...
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Found Around Town
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The SMO Participants Will Enjoy Music, Cooking And Crafts
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in June including a...
Read MoreWestern Region Of The North Carolina Watercolor Society Exhibits At Old Rock School
Valdese, NC – The Watercolor Society of North Carolina Inc. (WSNC) is a professional, non-profit art organization. Their purpose is to strengthen and promote watercolor throughout the state through workshops taught by...
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A Pregnant Stingray With No Male Companion Now Has A ‘Reproductive Disease’
Hendersonville, NC (AP) — A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no...
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Hart Square Hosts Heritage Music Series Beginning June 6
Vale, NC — Celebrate the rich heritage of American music every Thursday in June at 6:00pm at Hart...
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HUB Station Presents The Last Romance For One Weekend Only, June 27- June 30
Hudson, NC – The Town of Hudson and HUB Station will present the delightful comedy, “The...
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Sails Original Music Series Hosts David Childers & The Serpents, 6/7
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature David Childers & The...
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Chasing Phoenix Brings The Rock To Valdese’ FFN, June 7
Valdese, NC- The first June concert in the FFN series kicks off with a bang as Chasing Phoenix...
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Daughter Of Former Pastor To Speak At Hartzell Church, 6/9
Hickory – Stephanie S. Murrill is the daughter of the late Reverend Ralph D. Sharpe &...
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Final Season 75 Trivia Night From Hickory Community Theatre Is Coming Thursday, June 13
Hickory – Hickory Community Theatre announces their next night of live trivia fun on...
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Boger City United Methodist Church VBS, June 25 – 27
Lincolnton, NC – Do you have rising Kindergartners to 6th Grade children or grandchildren? ...
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The Purpose Of People
Buttoning the front of a small navy-blue peacoat, pushing a wisp of curly brunette from big brown...
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HCT Presents She Kills Monsters – Young Adventurers Edition This Thursday Through Saturday Only
Hickory – Come to Hickory Community Theatre this weekend for a comedic romp into the world...
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Mystery Dinner At The Lucas Mansion, May 31 & June 1
Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is hosting two mystery dinner...
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Why I Love My CSA (It’s More Than The Weekly Box Of Fresh Produce)
By KATIE WORKMAN (AP) – I might never have fallen in love with kohlrabi had I not joined a...
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Redhawk Pub. Announces Book Release By Local Author
Hickory – Leslie McKesson, retired community college dean, educator, and author, unveils a...
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Hickory FC: Great Start To The Club’s Inaugural Season
Hickory – Hickory FC has enjoyed a tremendous start to the club’s inaugural season! After 5...
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Sheila Kay Adams & Donna Ray Norton On Stage, Sun., June 9
Happy Valley, NC – Sheila Kay Adams and Donna Ray Norton will share the stage at the Chapel...
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Colleges Are Going Pro
It all began three years ago with the advent of Name, Image & Likeness (NIL). It has clearly...
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3 Day Weekend
Chainsaw’s Psychological Ponderings: Just a thought. When vacuuming and the cord constantly finds...
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The Forest City 2024 Cherry Bounce Festival Is June 7 & 8
Forest City, NC – The Town of Forest City is excited to announce the dates for the 2024...
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Early Days Of Rock ’n’ Roll
Sometimes, things get started in the most unlikely way. A musical phenomenon that can...
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Three Little Piggies At A Yoga Class = Maximum Happiness
Spencer, MA (AP) — Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions had a blast....
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Hickory Celebrates Juneteenth With Festival On June 8
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department invites the community to...
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A Call To Artists For The 37th Annual Open Art Competition
Valdese, NC – The exhibition of entries will open for the 37th Annual Open Art Competition...
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Chasing Cheese Wheels Or Lugging Sacks Of Wool, UK Competitors Embrace Quirky Extreme Races
London (AP) — Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most...
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Local Foundations Expand Exodus Works Shuttle Service
Hickory – Exodus Homes, a faith based United Way agency, is excited to announce the official...
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Rare Blue-Eyed Cicada Spotted During 2024 Emergence At Suburban Chicago Arboretum
Lisle, IL (AP) — It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum’s Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup...
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Have You Tried Pink Noise For Sleep? Here’s What To Know
By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP) – You may have heard of white noise used to mask background...
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Mt. Zion Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary On Sunday, June 2
Hickory – Please join us as Rev. Steve Caldwell is installed as pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist...
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Sails Original Music Series To Feature Pink Beds On May 31
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature electro-indie rock band...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (***) Forty Five years after the first installment, the...
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Alexander County To Host The Whisnants On June 1, At 7PM
Taylorsville, NC – Alexander County will continue the 2024 Summer Concert Series with a...
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Religious Reference
“God, grant me the sanity to deal with s*** I cannot change, the cunning to change the things I...
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Mural Dedication And Documentary Screening About Artist, Friday, May 24
Hickory – A new outdoor mural now covers the basketball court at Miracle of Hickory Park. The...
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Reedy River String Band To Perform For Sails Original Music Series On Friday, May 24
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series continues with Reedy River String Band...
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Hickory Concert Band
The summer after the World War (the first of two) seemed like a new beginning. The world had been...
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FFN Summer Concert Series Hosts Shake Down Band, 5/24
Valdese, NC – The Family Friday Nights Summer Concert Series continues with momentum as...
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Carolina Caring Flights And Bites Fundraiser Breaks Record In Catawba County
Hickory – Carolina Caring is delighted to announce the astounding success of its third...
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The Graceful Geese Mercantile ~ Local Artisan Gallery’s Official Grand Opening, Thursday May 23
Hickory – The Graceful Geese Mercantile, a new local artisan gallery featuring over 100...
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Newcomer Joins Hickory Community Theatre For In The Heights
Hickory – Winthrop University musical theatre major Danielle Banks will be playing the role...
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Found Around Town
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: IF – A young girl discovers she has the power to connect with imaginary...
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Max The Cat Is Now A ‘Doctor Of Litter-Ature’ From Vermont State University
Castleton, VT (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of...
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Memorial Day Office And Facility Closings
Hickory – The City of Hickory will close its offices on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial...
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Hickory Community Theatre Announces Cast For She Kills Monsters, On Stage May 30 – June 1
Hickory – Guest Director Lark Bodnar has just announced the cast of SHE KILLS MONSTERS –...
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706 People Named Kyle Got Together In Texas. It Wasn’t Enough For A World Record
Kyle, TX (AP) — How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough....
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Woodcrafters Club Features Sho Sugi Ban Woodburning, 5/25
Hickory – The Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Club May 25th meeting will feature a presentation by...
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Panthers Already At It
The Carolina Panthers spent the offseason adding new offensive personnel around quarterback Bryce...
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2024 Summer Guide
The Focus 2024 Summer Guide Features Local Events & Live Music! The events are sorted...
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Workers Remove Dozens Of Apparent Marijuana Plants From Wisconsin Capitol Tulip Garden
Madison, WI (AP) — Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the...
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Western NC Sculpture Center Presents “Sculpture Forum 2024” Talks By Sculptors-In–Residence
Lenoir, NC – The public is cordially invited to an Artists’ Talk on Tuesday evening, May...
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When The First Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs Roamed Earth
Dallas, TX (AP) — Scientists once thought of dinosaurs as sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Then...
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New To Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – The fifty six year old franchise gets...
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Juneteenth Celebrations Held From May 16 – June 19
Catawba County, NC – Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the day when federal troops...
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Band Encore
Last week, I dug up the first organized band to entertain Hickory. Like all groups, they broke up,...
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CURATING LIFE: Our Museum, Our Story, May 19 – June 30
Hickory – Art plays a role in all of our lives. This is captured in a special project by...
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Quarterbacks And Cash
It is no secret that you need a good quarterback to win in the NFL. It is also not a secret that...
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Bob Ross’ Legacy Lives On In New ‘The Joy Of Painting’ Series
By ALICIA RANCILIO (AP) – A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make...
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Most Of 15 Million Bees Contained After Bee-Laden Truck Crashes
Clinton, ME (AP) — A tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million honey bees to be used to pollinate...
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Colorado Woman Tried To Steal A Pickup, But Couldn’t Handle The Stick Shift
Boulder, CO (AP) — A Colorado woman’s attempt to steal a pickup truck — shortly after she was...
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Catawba Council On Aging Seeks Craft Vendors For Sept.
Hickory – The Catawba Council on Aging is seeking craft vendors for their Fall Craft Market...
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WPS Ends Season With Two World Premieres
Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of...
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Sails Original Music Series To Feature Johnny Sansone, 5/17
Hickory – The City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series will feature American electric blues...
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Timeless: Under The Sails, Saturday, May 18 At 6:00PM
Hickory – “I’ve always enjoyed listening to Dolly Parton’s music, but it wasn’t until a...
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Mindfulness & Grief Workshop, On Tuesday, May 21
Hickory – Take a moment during your day to intentionally tune in for a Mindfulness and Grief...
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Sylva Brewery Takes Best Of Show At Hickory Hops And Carolinas Championship Of Beers
Hickory – On Saturday, May 11, more than 2,000 festivarians attended the Hickory Hops beer...
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Punxsutawney Phil’s Babies Are Named Shadow And Sunny. Just Don’t Call Them The Heirs Apparent
Punxsutawney, PA (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring now have names that just might help the...
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Studio3 Chorale’s Free Spring Concert, Friday, May 17
Taylorsville, NC – The very popular Studio3 Chorale, an adult community choir, will once...
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Last Chance To Catch Airness At HCT This Thursday – Saturday
Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre has just announced that this is the final weekend of...
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Snakes Almost On A Plane: TSA Discovers A Bag With Small Snakes In Passenger’s Pants
Miami (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of...
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Grand Opening At Wittenburg Access Area Swim Beach, 5/24
Alexander County, NC – The public is invited to the grand opening and ribbon cutting at...
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