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Grand Marshal Nominations For Alexander County Christmas Parade Due By Oct. 30

Oct 21, 2026 | Local News

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again At The Hickory Community Theatre

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Hart Square Villages’ 41st Fall Heritage Festival, 10/24

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One Last Opportunity To See Camelot At The Hub Station

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Studio3 Chorale Presents A New Fall Favorites Concert, 11/1

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The Chancel Choir Sings At Feast Of Ascension Day, 11/1

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Family Halloween Events In The Surrounding Areas

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Grand Marshal Nominations For Alexander County Christmas Parade Due By Oct. 30

Grand Marshal Nominations For Alexander ...

Oct 21, 2026

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again At The Hickory Community Theatre

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again At The Hick...

Oct 21, 2026

Hart Square Villages’ 41st Fall Heritage Festival, 10/24

Hart Square Villages’ 41st Fall Heritage...

Oct 21, 2026

One Last Opportunity To See Camelot At The Hub Station

One Last Opportunity To See Camelot At T...

Oct 21, 2026

Studio3 Chorale Presents A New Fall Favorites Concert, 11/1

Studio3 Chorale Presents A New Fall Favo...

Oct 21, 2026

The Chancel Choir Sings At Feast Of Ascension Day, 11/1

The Chancel Choir Sings At Feast Of Asce...

Oct 21, 2026

Family Halloween Events In The Surrounding Areas

Family Halloween Events In The Surroundi...

Oct 21, 2026

Sold-Out Crowds Demand The Return Of Hand To God For A Second Weekend

Sold-Out Crowds Demand The Return Of Han...

Oct 21, 2026

New Poetry Collection By Local Artist, Now Available

New Poetry Collection By Local Artist, N...

Oct 21, 2026

NFL Players Are Dropping Like Flies

NFL Players Are Dropping Like Flies

Oct 21, 2026

Lenoir-Rhyne Celebrates Homecoming 2026, Oct. 16–17

Lenoir-Rhyne Celebrates Homecoming 2026,...

Oct 14, 2026

Catawba County Wig Bank Provides Free Wigs And Mastectomy Apparel To Support Women Through Medical Hair Loss

Catawba County Wig Bank Provides Free Wi...

Oct 14, 2026

Bluegrass Musicians Darin And Brooke Aldridge, 10/18

Bluegrass Musicians Darin And Brooke Ald...

Oct 14, 2026

CSC Invites Adults To Bones, Blood, And Booze At Science After Dark On October 23

CSC Invites Adults To Bones, Blood, And ...

Oct 14, 2026

Monster Mash In Downtown Hickory On Friday, October 23

Monster Mash In Downtown Hickory On Frid...

Oct 14, 2026

Alexander County Veterans Job Fair Is Thursday, Oct. 29

Alexander County Veterans Job Fair Is Th...

Oct 14, 2026

Applications And Donations For Alexander County DSS Angel Tree Program Are Now Open

Applications And Donations For Alexander...

Oct 14, 2026

Carolina Spook Tales Brings Carolina Legends To Life At Greenroom Community Theatre, 10/29

Carolina Spook Tales Brings Carolina Leg...

Oct 14, 2026

Hickory Choral Society Announces Its 49th Season With Fall Concert On October 18

Hickory Choral Society Announces Its 49t...

Oct 14, 2026

Catawba Council On Aging Hosts Two Vaccine Clinics

Catawba Council On Aging Hosts Two Vacci...

Oct 14, 2026

Raise Your Hand If You Love Twisted Puppets. The Dark Comedy, Hand To God, Opens This Friday, 10/16, In The Firemen’s Kitchen

Raise Your Hand If You Love Twisted Pupp...

Oct 14, 2026

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Lowes Foods City Park Temporarily Closes For Improvements

Lowes Foods City Park Temporarily Closes...

Oct 14, 2026

Bluegrass Fan Favorite Kicks Off 2026-2027 Bluegrass At The Rock Season

Bluegrass Fan Favorite Kicks Off 2026-20...

Oct 7, 2026

HCT Newcomer, Ashleigh K. Jackson Brings The Dark Comedy In Hand To God

HCT Newcomer, Ashleigh K. Jackson Brings...

Oct 7, 2026

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Arizona Woman’s Three Year Wait For An Intestine Shows The US Organ Transplant System’s Complexity

Arizona Woman’s Three Year Wait For An I...

Oct 21, 2026

Killing Endangered Wildlife Is Legal If They Aren’t The Target, New Trump Rule Says

Killing Endangered Wildlife Is Legal If ...

Oct 14, 2026

BBB Scam Alert: Going Big With Your Holiday Decorations? Don’t Fall For This Scam

BBB Scam Alert: Going Big With Your Holi...

Oct 7, 2026

There’s An Easy Way To Get Rid Of All The Reusable Bags Piling Up In Your Home

There’s An Easy Way To Get Rid Of All Th...

Sep 30, 2026

Dolly Parton Corn Mazes Crop Up In Fields Nationwide

Dolly Parton Corn Mazes Crop Up In Field...

Sep 23, 2026

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An Oyster Pail Turned Takeout Icon: The American Story Of The Chinese Food Carton

An Oyster Pail Turned Takeout Icon: The ...

Oct 21, 2026

Indonesia Returns 20 Green Sea Turtles To The Ocean After Bali Smuggling Raid

Indonesia Returns 20 Green Sea Turtles T...

Oct 14, 2026

3,156-Pound Pumpkin Grown In Rhode Island Is Inspected For Possible World Record

3,156-Pound Pumpkin Grown In Rhode Islan...

Oct 14, 2026

Police Arrest 12 Suspected Of Snatching Cats For Meat

Police Arrest 12 Suspected Of Snatching ...

Oct 7, 2026

A Tip About A Swerving Van Leads Police To 66,000 US Silver Coins In A Fraud Case

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