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Posted by FOCUS Newspaper | January, 11, 2024 | Local News
Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Baseball and Softball...
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Conover, NC – The Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) at Catawba Valley Community College...
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Newton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre announces auditions for Murder On The Orient...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | January, 11, 2024 | Focus Historian In Residence
In her writings, Hickory poet Emma Ingold Bost, commented up numerous aspects of life in a 20th...
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By Seth Borenstein (AP) – Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with...
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London (AP) – Luke Littler, a 16-year-old on debut at the World Darts Championship, came...
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Hickory – “Roots To Rock”, A Timeline Of African American Music, will be a FREE concert...
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Statesville, NC – Rescue Ranch will host its Outdoor Explorers Day Monday, Jan. 15 from 10...
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Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is pleased to announce the River...
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Orlando, FL (AP) – A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin’, claiming he...
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Newton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre is hosting a very timely and important...
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Newton, NC – The holiday season is over, but it can leave behind a jumble of emotions —...
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Jim Harbaugh barely had time to enjoy taking his alma mater Michigan to a National Title before...
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Hickory – The weird and wacky musical comedy, RIDE THE CYCLONE will be making its debut at...
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Morganton, NC – “Sculpture on the Town” aims to increase community interest for public art...
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Hickory – Hickory City Manager Warren Wood hired Chad Hunsucker to serve as the City of...
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Sydney (AP) – With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of...
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Hickory – The AARP Tax Aide volunteers will begin this year’s tax preparations in February...
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Las Vegas (AP) – For better or for worse, a wave of couples saying “I do” in Las Vegas on...
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Now in Theaters: American Fiction (***) Geoffrey Wright shines in debuting director Cord...
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Hickory – On January 18, 2024 at 7:30pm, the Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS) will present...
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Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Police in Kenya on Monday recovered the body of a man believed to have...
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Hickory – While you were decorating for the Christmas season, did you located in your attic,...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | January, 4, 2024 | Focus Historian In Residence
Among Hickory’s prominent writers was, what was called at the time a “poetess,” Emma Ingold Bost....
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Just kicking back to recall some of the top moments of 2023. Here is some of what I came up with....
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Hickory – The Crawdads have announced that LP Frans Stadium will operate as a cashless...
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Hickory – Grief can be a lonely experience. Anyone in the community who has had a recent...
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Hickory – The year 2024 begins with an active schedule for Hickory Branch National...
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By Devi Shastri When Idaho had a rare measles outbreak a few months ago, health officials...
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Hickory – Join us at the library twice a month for mind-stimulating Brain Games and Bingo on...
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Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in January including...
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CLANG-A-LANG-A-LANG! CLANG-A-LANG-A-LANG! Prompted by the Milliways barkeep, the last call bell...
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Hickory – Hickory Community Theatre is kicking off the new year with a new musical called...
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Hickory – Hickory-based shredding company Enviroshred will offer their annual free paper...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 28, 2023 | Sid On Sports
We are a few days out from 2024, and the NBA season is already one-third into its season. As we...
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“Well, I’m heavenly blessed and worldly wise. I’m a peeping-tom techie with x-ray eyes. Things are...
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In 1920, Emma Ingold Bost published a book. That was a significant feat, perhaps the first time a...
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Now in Theaters: The Color Purple (**) Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson lead the cast in...
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Found Around TownFound Around TownFound Around TownFound Around...
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Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is excited to feature an exquisite...
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Grand County, CO (AP) – Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch...
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Hickory – Get in some laughs before the year ends with James Gregory, “the Funniest Man in...
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Hickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series returned in September for its...
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Hickory – Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western...
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Conover, NC – Carolina Caring’s compassionate hospice and palliative care empowers patients...
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Hickory – Calling all amateur astronomers! BoBfest is a FREE in-person event open to any and...
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Hickory – It’s “Glee” meets “Final Destination 3” when the Hickory Community Theatre...
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Hickory – Jim Armstrong Subaru generously selected Meals on Wheels of Catawba County as...
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London (AP) – A man suspected of stealing an artwork by Banksy of a stop sign adorned with...
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Hickory – In observance of New Year’s, the City of Hickory offices will be closed for New...
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Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre has been named as the recipient of the 2023...
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New York (AP) – It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think. Security officers...
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Hickory – Are you looking to set and keep a resolution in the new year? Let us help you meet...
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Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is pleased to offer after school...
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Hickory – Nominations are accepted now through January 8th for the annual Spirit of King Awards....
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 21, 2023 | News
Hickory – Redhawk Publications is delighted to announce the release of “Unknown Songs,” a book of...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 21, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel
‘Twas the night before Christmas, at the Farm o’ Saw. Not a creature was stirring, nope nothin’ at...
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Billings, MT (AP) — The Biden administration moved on Tuesday to conserve groves of old-growth...
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Hickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and...
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Hickory – If you haven’t already – you can still make a difference. Every year,...
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Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Volleyball and...
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(AP) – Jessica Vincent had just started surveying the shelves of a Virginia thrift store...
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North Carolina – Registration is now open for the NC Writers’ Network’s next online program,...
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Louisville, KY (AP) – Abraham Lincoln’s top hat is missing from a bronze sculpture along the...
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Hickory – Get in some laughs before the year ends with James Gregory, “the Funniest Man in...
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Now in Theaters: Ferrari (***) Adam Driver turns in a very effective performance as the race car...
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Newton, NC – Wondering what you’ll do with your Christmas tree and other natural decorations after...
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Raleigh, NC — Beginning June 15, 2024, most campsites in the North Carolina state parks system...
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Lexington, KY (AP) – One Kentucky family got a little something extra when they picked out...
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By Ralph D. Russo (AP) – The long and winding recruitment of Dylan Raiola ended early and...
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Hickory – Today, the Historical Association of Catawba County and the North Carolina Pottery...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 21, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence
At 487 feet above the ground, one site rises above and tops all of Hickory. It can be seen for...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 14, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel
Reminiscence /‚remɘ’nis(ɘ)ns/ noun-plural noun: reminiscences — a story told about a past...
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It was pretty much universally thought that the ACC had a down year in basketball last season. The...
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Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is thrilled to showcase 10-year-old...
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Charlotte, NC – The rise of online marketplaces and expedited delivery services is...
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Hickory – This is the final weekend of performances for the hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA...
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New York (AP) — It’s the season of giving thanks — and it turns out humans have been doing it for...
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Found Around TownFound Around TownFound Around TownFound Around...
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Hickory – Catawba County Public Health has been reaccredited with honors for the second time in a...
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Hickory – There is only one more chance to catch the holiday spirit in the children’s...
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Now in Theaters: Poor Things (***) Greek director, Yorgos Lanthimos, returns with his first film...
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Boston (AP) — An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese...
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Willkesboro, NC – MerleFest, presented by Window World, taking place April 25-28 on the campus of Wilkes Community College, the 36th annual celebration of Traditional Plus music and founding legend, Doc Watson, promises an...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 14, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – The City of Hickory was selected as the “World’s Greatest City” by How 2 Media and...
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Kissimmee, FL (AP) — An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida...
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Hickory – The newly formed Catawba Valley Cloverleafs Square Dance Club is now welcoming new...
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Hickory – The City of Hickory’s 2023 Business. Well Crafted. Award winners were announced...
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Washington (AP) — Held down by sinking gas prices, U.S. inflation was mostly unchanged last month....
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Hickory – Members of Full Circle Arts are celebrating the winter season with a show of their...
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New York (AP) — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick...
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Newton, NC – You can support the mission of The Corner Table this holiday season by participating...
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Hudson, NC – Eat & Play, one of the most in-demand social media brands in North...
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Hickory – Catawba County Council on Aging is offering monthly Self Defense class at the West...
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Hickory – Domino’s stores across Hickory are teaming up with The Salvation Army to help...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 14, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence
When we go into the great beyond, there is a lot of information we take with us. How we lived,...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 7, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence
When Frankie Silver killed her husband Charlie, up in the hills where the Toe River ran, he had...
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Hickory – On Sunday December 10th, the Hickory National Association for the Advancement of...
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Hickory – A special holiday edition of the Saturday Screenings film series will be presented...
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Hiddenite, NC – The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center is hosting a mystery dinner event...
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Concord, NC – Repticon, a recognized leader in hosting reptile and exotic animal expos...
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By Sean Murphy Oklahoma City (AP) – An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller,...
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Milan (AP) – Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have...
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Toms River, NJ (AP) – A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the...
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Hickory – Hickory resident and author, Terri Perret, has released her book titled, Frankie,...
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Newton, NC – Are you, a friend, or a loved one turning 65? It is very important for everyone...
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Alexander County, NC – The week of December 3-9 is Winter Weather Preparedness Week. State...
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Hickory – Director Gary Moore has just announced the cast for the Hickory Community...
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By Christina Larson Washington (AP) – It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 7, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews
Now in Theaters: Godzilla Minus One (***) The 37th film in the long running franchise is one of...
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Hickory – Celebrate the holiday season and create handmade gifts with Hickory Public...
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Hickory – There are only two more weekends to catch the Hickory Community Theatre’s smash...
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“It is better (more blessed) to give than to receive”. A proverb from the Apostle Paul, quoting...
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Gastonia, NC – Make merry this season at The Schiele with Laser Lights in the Planetarium...
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Hickory – Poet, Scott Owens, and photographer, Clayton Joe Young, will be the featured...
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Hudson, NÇ – The HUB Station presents the 11th Annual Home For Christmas Concert by the 50...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | December, 7, 2023 | Sid On Sports
In athletic competition, the best team doesn’t always win a championship, but it usually gets an...
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Lincolnton, NC – With Christmas just around the corner, Boger City United Methodist...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Out of Focus
New York (AP) – A pair of multicolored briefs peeking out above a robbery suspect’s...
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Hickory – Tickets are now on sale for the Jingle Bell BASH (Benefitting Arts, Science and...
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Conover, NC – Carolina Caring is offering a Glitter and Grief Holiday Workshop for kids and...
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Hickory – Hickory Music Factory hosts an Old Time 1940s Christmas Radio Hour at the SALT...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Sid On Sports
Last week I wrote in these pages that rumors were circulating that Carolina Panthers head coach...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | National News
By Jonel Aleccia and Laura Ungar New York (AP) – Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day...
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Lincolnton, NC – Boger City United Methodist Men will be meeting on Thursday, December 14th...
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Unless you are five years old, which means you likely aren’t reading this, you have lived, watched...
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Hickory – Our Cookies and Carols concert is just around the corner! It’s a great way to...
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Taylorsville, NC – After reviewing an excellent list of nominees, the Alexander County...
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Newton, NC – Tchaikovsky’s beautiful and timeless music never fails to enchant audiences as...
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Hickory – The Long View Lions Club is having a drawing for a free pair of EnChroma glasses...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Found Around Town
Found Around TownFound Around TownFound Around TownFound Around...
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Banner Elk, NC – Get in the holiday spirit during Banner Elk’s A Small Town Christmas. The...
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Hudson, NC – On Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. in the CCC&TI Recital Hall (B-100), Caldwell...
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Now in Theaters: Napoleon (** ½) Ridley Scott is a director of hits and misses in my estimation....
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Hickory – After a nearly sold out opening weekend, the smash hit musical ANASTASIA returns...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in December...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel
A woman comes home from work, carrying a tote bag containing a bottle of wine and some long...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Out of Focus
St. Paul, MN (AP) – Iris Logan was having a hard time growing grass in the front yard of her...
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Omaha, NB (AP) – A Nebraska woman bagged a marriage proposal earlier this month along with a...
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Newton, NC – Connections Clubhouse will be holding our annual pottery fundraiser on...
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Bethlehem, NC – The 47th annual Bethlehem Star Lighting is scheduled for Saturday, December...
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By Summer Ballentine (AP) – A herd of followers are tracking a moose on the loose in...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 30, 2023 | Local News
Newton, NC – You can support the mission of The Corner Table this holiday season by participating...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence
Musician Darrell Scott captured a certain feeling we all get when late November comes around. In...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Sid On Sports
Another lost season. The 2023 season for the Carolina Panthers is not what owner David Tepper had...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews
Now in Theaters: Thanksgiving (** ½) Director Eli Roth, after a decade absent from the genre that...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – Hickory Football Club names Carlos Rubio as head coach. Rubio is the head coach of...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel
Hi, how are you? How’ve you been? What’s shakin’? Stop shaking that… at least while we’re talking....
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Out of Focus
New York (AP) — A cargo jet headed to Belgium from New York had to turn around mid-flight after a...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – The City of Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism is looking for crafters...
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Statesville, NC – The official lighting of the Downtown Statesville Christmas Tree is set...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Taylorsville, NC – The Studio3 Chorale will be in concert on Friday, December 1st at 7:30 pm...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Valdese, NC – Bluegrass at the Rock prepares to welcome a familiar, yet highly requested group to the Old Rock School stage. Appalachian Roadshow will perform Saturday, December 2nd for the third performance of the...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Out of Focus
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It was the most awkward lie of the day for Rory McIlroy. The...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Valdese, NC- The Town of Valdese looks forward to honoring Burke County native Bruce Atwood...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Can You Imagine?, Local News
Hickory – Make a special memory for your child (ages 8 and under) this holiday season with a...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Vale, NC — Hart Square Foundation will welcome visitors to Christmas in the Village on December 2...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – Calling all dogs and their humans! Santa will be visiting from the North Pole on...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – This weekend marks a momentous occasion as the enchanting Broadway musical...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – Hickory Downtown Development Association is hosting the Fourth Annual Downtown...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Conover, NC – Join us for the 31st Annual Christmas in the Park on Tuesday, December 5th...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | Local News
Morganton, NC – Have you been naughty or nice? He knows! Santa is setting up his workshop on...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 22, 2023 | National News
(AP) – For most of her life, Claudia Stearns dreaded Thanksgiving. As a person who struggled...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence
Every region has a curious mix of names that come from the people who occupied the land. Some...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Have Chainsaw Will Travel
Cold winds blow down from the north, with a bit of a nip and a touch of magic. It’s in the air,...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Focus Historian In Residence, Local News
Hudson, NC – Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Associate in Fine Arts –...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – Celebrate a wonderful season of holiday events in Hickory! Festivities kick off on...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Sid On Sports
As the New England Patriots continue to lose games, rumors are circulating through NFL circles...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Local News
Celebrate the holiday season and create handmade gifts with Hickory Public Library! Hickory Public...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Out of Focus
Mexico City (AP) – The lower chamber of Mexico’s congress once again turned to spectacle...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 16, 2023 | Local News
Hickory – HKY4Vets is all about creating meaningful connections. Our goal is to link...
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Hickory – As the festivities of the holiday season begin, Home Instead® encourages residents in...
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By Marcia Dunn Cape Canaveral, FL (AP) – Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first pictures...
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Charlotte, NC – Threatening phone calls, fake web pages and bogus QR codes are among the growing...
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Conover, NC – The Conover Farmers Market is hosting our Annual Holiday Market November 18th...
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Hickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University will host its annual celebration and musical showcase “A...
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By Matthew Perrone (AP) – A recent boom in psychedelic research has given way to a bumper...
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Theaters & Disc New to Streaming: The Killer (**) The great filmmaker David Fincher...
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Hickory – Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church will observe Men’s Day on Sunday...
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Hickory – It’s back! It’s back! After a two-year interruption caused by Covid-19, Praise...
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By Scott Bauer Madison, WI (AP) – In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with...
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Hickory – ANASTASIA, the hit Broadway musical, will make its much-anticipated Hickory...
Read MorePosted by FOCUS Newspaper | November, 9, 2023 | Blu-ray Releases, Film Reviews
New to Streaming: Sly (***) Slyvester Stallone reflects on his fifty plus year career while in...
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Hickory – Celebrate a wonderful season of holiday events in Hickory! Festivities kick off on...
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Hickory – Carolina Caring, the Catawba County Veterans Service Office, and the Hickory Elks...
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By Jonel Aleccia (AP) – More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the...
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Hickory – Redhawk Publications is pleased to announce the release of “‘Round Here,” a new...
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