Home For Christmas Concert At HUB Station, 12/10 & 12/11
Hudson, NC – A little over a decade ago, Caldwell County theatre and music director, Keith...
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Gaston Co. Presents Annual Historic Christmas Village, 12/11
Dallas, NC – Gaston County Parks and Recreation will host the Annual Historic Christmas...
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The Slapstick Youth Musical Bugsy Malone Opens This Friday, December 3, At HCT
Hickory – BUGSY MALONE, the musical comedy featuring an all youth cast, begins its eight...
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New To Medicare Seminar, Thursday, December 9, Hickory
Hickory – Are you, a friend, or a loved one turning 65? It is very important for everyone...
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Hickory Ballet Presents The Nutcracker, December 10-12
Newton, NC – Generations of families make it a tradition to see a performance of The...
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Pictures With Santa At Highland Recreation Ctr., Free On December 4
Hickory – Kids and adults of all abilities are welcome to join us at Highland Recreation...
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Hickory Choral Society To Perform Three Christmas Concerts
Hickory – Join the Hickory Choral Society for their Christmas Concerts at Corinth Reformed...
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A Small Town Christmas: Banner Elk Yuletide Fun Is Dec. 3-5
Banner Elk, NC – For those who need a little Christmas this holiday season, the Blue Ridge...
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WPS Presents A Down Home Christmas Concert, Dec. 4th
Lenoir, NC – The Western Piedmont Symphony presents “A Down Home Christmas” under the direction of...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in Theaters: Encanto (2021) Disney’s latest animated feature is the tale of a Colombian family...
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Lenoir Needs A Factory
Bang the drum. Shout loudly in the press that something needs to change. And it will. It always...
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The Giving Tree Supply Drive For Safe Harbor At Patrick Beaver Memorial Library Till Dec. 17
Hickory – From now until December 17, the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library will be collecting...
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Last Of LRU’s First Friday Three Part Lecture Series Is Dec. 3
Hickory – The last of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s three-part First Friday series this semester...
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Free Grief Workshop On Thurs., December 9th, In Newton
Newton, NC – There is no doubt COVID-19 has had a profound impact on our community, with the...
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Bethlehem Star Lighting/Remembrance Ceremony Planned For Saturday, December 4
Bethlehem, NC – The Bethlehem Star has continued to shine during the challenges of the Covid...
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Burglars Steal Lego Bricks
Berlin (AP) – German police are looking for witnesses after burglars broke through the wall...
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Starry Night Christmas Parade In Downtown Lenoir, Friday, Dec. 3
Lenoir, NC – Downtown Lenoir will present Starry Night Christmas Parade in Lenoir on Friday,...
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Dozens Stuck In England’s Highest Pub After Snow Storm
London (AP) – Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest altitude pub...
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Downtown Newton’s Light Up The Town, Friday, December 3
Newton, NC — Ring in the Christmas Season during Light Up the Town in Downtown Newton from 5 to 8...
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Q&A: Mel Brooks, 95, Is Still Riffing
New York (AP) — Leave it to Mel Brooks to blurb his own memoir. There, along with laudatory quotes...
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Got The Wrong Goat: West Point Cadets Try To Nab Navy Mascot
West Point, NY (AP) – West Point cadets attempting to nab the U.S. Naval Academy’s mascot...
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Rare Coin Minted In Colonial New England Sells For $350,000
Boston (AP) – One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England, which was recently...
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Morganton Christmas Parade, December 7th, At 6:00pm
Morganton, NC – Please join the Morganton Downtown Development Association as they present...
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The Waldesian Trail Of Lights Is Open Till Christmas Eve
Valdese, NC – It’s that special time of year…the time of year we celebrate Christmas! The...
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Seniors Morning Out To Include Holiday Programs And Crafts
Hickory – Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in December including holiday programs...
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Downtown Hickory 2nd Annual Cookie Crawl, December 11
Hickory – Join us in Downtown Hickory for the Downtown Hickory 2nd Annual Cookie Crawl!...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in theaters: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Jason Reitman, taking the reins from his father,...
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Jim Armstrong Subaru’s 2021 Share The Love Event Benefits Catawba Co. Meals On Wheels
Hickory – Jim Armstrong Subaru generously selected Meals on Wheels of Catawba County as...
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Hendersonville’s Home for the Holidays: A Sleigh Full of Events
Hendersonville, NC – Hendersonville’s collection of holiday events, known as Home for the...
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Full Circle Arts Holiday Market Show And Sale, Dec. 2 – 30
Hickory – Full Circle Arts invites the public to a special Holiday Market Night Thursday,...
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Introducing Dandy Dan’s Gang From Bugsy Malone, Opens 12/3
Hickory – BUGSY MALONE, coming to the Hickory Community Theatre beginning December 3, is a...
Read MoreMillionaire Pooch Selling Miami Villa Once Owned By Madonna
Miami, FL – Gunther the German shepherd spent a recent morning playing with his tennis ball, rolling in the grass, slobbering a little and napping a lot. Later, he had a “meeting” with the real estate agents selling his...
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BBB Reminds Consumers To Be Mindful Of Online Transactions On Cyber Monday, Nov. 29
Charlotte, NC – The Monday following Black Friday, known as Cyber Monday, has become one of...
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Page Burners Book Club At Novel Taproom, November 30
Hickory – Do you like to read, support local business, and check out new places? Then we...
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Drivers Scramble As Cash Falls From Armored Truck On Freeway
Carlsbad, CA (AP) — Drivers scrambled to grab cash Friday morning after bags of money fell out of...
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American Red Cross: Help Avoid Impact To Patients Over Holidays
Charlotte, NC – With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many Americans are beginning to...
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Wittenburg Access Area On Lake Hickory To Close For Upgrades Beginning November 29
Alexander County – The Wittenburg Access Area on Lake Hickory in Bethlehem will temporarily close...
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Register For Santa’s Call Or Letter From Santa By Nov. 30th
Hickory – The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department is again offering an...
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Gingerbread House Kits At ShopHMA, November 26 & 27
Hickory – The holidays are upon us. Get a jump on your holiday shopping and save $ at our...
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Que: A Thankful Retrospective
“The human race, it never fails to confound, confuse or disappoint.” – (Chainsaw). Through...
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Hickory’s Thanksgiving Closings
Hickory – The City of Hickory will close its offices on Thursday, November 25, and Friday,...
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Florida Family Faces Fine For Early Christmas Lights Display
Tampa, FL (AP) — A Florida family is in trouble with their homeowners association for putting up...
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Valdese Prepares For Annual Christmas Parade On Dec. 4th
Valdese, NC – The Town of Valdese is delighted to announce that North Carolina Representative Hugh...
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D.A. Smith, The Unsung Father Of Furniture
Like any area in the South after the Civil War, western North Carolina looked for a way to recover...
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Catawba County Offices To Close For Thanksgiving Holiday
Newton, NC – Catawba County government offices will be closed Thursday, November 25 and Friday,...
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Under Pressure, Apple Allows Self-Repairs To iPhones And Macs
By MATT O’BRIEN (AP) – Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp...
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Walk Off The Turkey At Schiele Museum On Nov. 26th, For Free
Gastonia, NC – Get moving and out of the house and share The Schiele with your family &...
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Steroid Debate Will Resume
Alex Rodriguez is eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time on the 2022 ballot....
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Connections Clubhouse To Host Pottery Fundraiser, December 4
Newton, NC – Connections Clubhouse is once again hosting their pottery fundraiser. This year...
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Shop Small In Downtown Hickory On Saturday, Nov. 27
Hickory – Hickory NC: Downtown Hickory’s small, independent businesses welcome you to SHOP...
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LR Celebrates The Holiday With Christmas Concert, 12/2 – 12/4
Hickory – The joy of the holiday season comes alive during Lenoir-Rhyne’s annual concert, “A...
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Foothills Faith and Friendship Welcomes Public For Thanksgiving Of Sharing On November 22
Hickory – Foothills Faith and Friendship, a Hickory-based young adult Christian group, welcomes...
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Man Earns Ph.D., Fulfills Dream Of Being Physicist At 89
East Providence, RI (AP) — An 89-year-old Rhode Island man has achieved a goal he spent two...
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Last Chance To Catch The Thanksgiving Play At HCT, Nov. 18 – 21
Hickory – It’s the final weekend for the Hickory Community Theatre’s production of THE...
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Furniture ‘Rock Stars’
The most famous person to make furniture in North Carolina did not come from the manufacturing...
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Injured Deer Runs Into Hospital And Climbs Up Escalator
Baton Rouge, LA (AP) — A deer ran through the front door of a Louisiana hospital and climbed up an...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in theaters: Belfast (2021) Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical look at his coming of age in...
Read MoreAugmented Reality Project Brings Olympics Birthplace To Life
Olympia, Greece (AP) — What would it be like to walk around the ancient religious sanctuary of Olympia when the Olympic Games were held? An unusual partnership between Microsoft and Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sport is...
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Jacinda Townsend To Judge Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize, Submit By Jan. 2
Winton-Salem, NC – The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize, which honors the best...
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Author Speaks About Debut Novel At Library On Nov. 27
Hickory – Visit the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Saturday, November 27 at 2:30pm to...
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NCSSM Information Session, Monday, November 29, 6:30 PM
Hickory – Join the library in welcoming Robert Andrews, from the North Carolina School of Science...
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A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas Runs Nov. 26 – Dec. 19
Flat Rock, NC – A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas kicks off the holiday season with a Flat Rock...
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Carolina Caring Offers Free ‘Mourning’ Coffee Break, 11/24
Hickory – Grief can be a lonely experience. Anyone in the community who has lost a loved one...
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Roadrunner, Going Faster, Ends Up In Maine After Hitchhike
Freedom, ME (AP) — A wayward roadrunner is on the mend in Maine after traveling across the country...
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Parents’ Night Out At Hickory Church of Christ, November 20th
Hickory – Hickory Church of Christ invites parents to register and bring kids (ages 0 to 16...
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Blowing Rock’s Christmas In The Park & Lighting Of The Town, 11/27
Blowing Rock, NC – Blowing Rock’s Christmas in the Park & Lighting of the Town...
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Cam’s Back
Admit it. The thought of Cam Newton returning to the Carolina Panthers never crossed your mind. It...
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Annual Light Up Lenoir Kicks Off With Winter Wonderland, Nov. 27
Hickory – Light Up Lenoir is the start of the City’s annual holiday light show in Downtown...
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Well-Known Grizzly And 4 Cubs Spotted In Wyoming Downtown
Jackson, WY (AP) — A grizzly bear and her four cubs who are already well-known to wildlife...
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Do You Have Your Golden Ticket? Willy Wonka Opens This Friday, November 19, At Green Room
Newton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre presents Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka. It is the...
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Introducing Fat Sam’s Gang From Bugsy Malone, Coming Soon To HCT, December 3rd
Hickory – The pint sized, pinstriped classic, BUGSY MALONE is coming up for a three-weekend...
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Hartzell Church To Host Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner On Saturday, Nov. 20
Hickory – On Saturday November 20th, the Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church will host...
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Sit And Knit At The Alexander County Library On Thursdays
Taylorsville, NC – The Alexander County Library is pleased to restart its “Sit & Knit”...
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Why Is…”It’s Beginning”
“…to look a lot like Christmas…everywhere you go! Take a look at the five and ten, it’s glistening...
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Lincolnton Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, Sun., Nov. 28
Lincolnton, NC – The 2021 Annual Lincolnton Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting, Santa House,...
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Interfaith Council Program On Darkness And Light, Nov. 21
Hickory – As we once again approach the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year,...
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Problem + Solution = More Problems
QUICK RECAP: Last week we discussed an article, which was submitted by a reader, and this writer’s...
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Celebrate The History & Heritage Of Our Nation’s First Inhabitants, November 19 & 20
Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper has declared November as American Indian Heritage Month, an...
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Exodus Ribbon Cutting For New Fellowship Hall & Entry Into The United Church Of Christ, 11/14
Hickory – Exodus Homes, a faith based United Way agency providing supportive housing for...
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Senior-Adult Thanksgiving Luncheon At Highland Rec., 11/23
Hickory – Hickory Parks & Recreation invites Hickory senior citizens to our Senior-Adult...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in theaters: Spencer (**) Kristen Stewart is the real reason to see Pablo Loraine’s take on a...
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Honor Your Loved Ones In Downtown Morganton, Nov. 20
Morganton, NC – Each year on the Historic Courthouse Lawn in downtown Morganton, a beautiful...
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Oktoberfest Castle Of Cans Virtual Fundraiser Reaches Record-Breaking 105,000 Pounds Of Food
Hickory – In its 23rd year, the 2021 Susan L. Coleman Castle of Cans has set a new record of...
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Tickets On Sale Now For Annual Fundraiser, Jingle Bell BASH, 12/6
Hickory – The Jingle Bell BASH (Benefitting Arts, Science and History) is our annual...
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Planetarium Show Solar System Odyssey!, Now Showing At CSC
Hickory – Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time...
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Scholarship Fund Raises $3K For Free Music Lessons To Foster Kids
Hickory – The Hickory Music Factory’s “Betty Cline Scholarship Fund” raised over $3000...
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The Thanksgiving Play Continues This Weekend At HCT
Hickory – There are six more performances remaining in the run of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, a...
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Hickory Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, November 19
Hickory – The City of Hickory will host its annual holiday season kick-off event, the Lowes...
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‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, Is Oldest To Hike Appalachian Trail
Portland, ME (AP) — An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a...
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5th Annual Downtown Newton Christmas Crawl, Nov. 12 & 13
Newton, NC – Kick off the holiday season by shopping, dining, and enjoying local during the...
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Newton Main Library To Host How Do I Eat This? On Nov. 15
Newton, NC – Have you ever seen an item in the produce aisle and thought “What is that and...
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With A Wink, Judge Fights ‘Tyranny’ Of Elf On The Shelf
Marietta, GA (AP) — Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a Georgia...
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Ye Olde Cabinet Shop
How did the manufacture of furniture become a signature industry for western North Carolina? Was...
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Annual Celebration Of Seagrove Potters Studio Tour, Nov. 19-21
Seagrove, NC – Seagrove announces its 14th Annual Celebration of Seagrove Potters Studio...
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No Toilet For Returning SpaceX Crew, Stuck Using Diapers
Cape Canaveral, FL (AP) — The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station on Sunday...
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Hickory Police Department’s 2021 Cops For Tots, Dec. 14 & 15
Hickory – The Hickory Police Department has started collecting monetary donations and new...
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Moonlit Movies At Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, Nov. 18
Hickory – On Thursday, November 18 at 6pm, in collaboration with the Hickory Community...
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Coach K Victory Tour Begins
In case you missed it, Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has announced that this will be...
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Trash Can Travels: Myrtle Beach Bin Makes Its Way To Ireland
Myrtle Beach, SC (AP) — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered...
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Community Breakfast For Veterans This Saturday, Nov. 6
Hickory – Hickory Area veterans are invited to attend a breakfast in their honor this...
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Theaters, Streaming & Disc
Now in theaters: Last Night in Soho (***) The latest from filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the...
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Valdese Christmas In November Craft & Gift Show, Nov. 12 & 13
Valdese, NC – Enjoy an indoor event with over 60 handmade craft vendors offering unique...
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Asian Spider Takes Hold In Georgia, Sends Humans Scurrying
Atlanta (AP) — A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines,...
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HCT Announces The Cast For Musical Comedy Bugsy Malone
Hickory – Bugsy Malone is a pint-sized, pinstriped classic is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to...
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BBB Scam Alert: Beware Of Medicare And ACA Cons During Special Enrollment Period
Charlotte, NC – The coronavirus pandemic left many Americans unemployed, and uninsured. To...
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Return To Sender? Stolen Elvis Bust Is Back In Illinois Bar
West Peoria, IL (AP) — The King of Rock n’ Roll is back in the building. An Elvis Presley bust...
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Giant ‘Corpse Plant’ Draws Crowds In Southern California
Encinitas, CA (AP) — The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the “corpse plant”...
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Braves Win, Braves Win
It is hard to fathom that it had been over a quarter century since the Atlanta Braves won a World...
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Newton Writer Publishes Going Plaid Collection, Partial Proceeds To Benefit The Corner Table
Hickory – Tammy Wilson of Newton has partnered with Redhawk Publishing to compile a...
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Register For Carolina Caring’s Free Online Support Group
Conover, NC – The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an unprecedented level of loss....
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Found Around Town
Amos HowardsCorner PocketHops and GrapesSnack BarStationTap...
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Full Circle Arts Annual Auction, Open Now Till November 13
Hickory – Full Circle Arts’ annual auction is now open online. All of the items are also on...
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Exodus Homes 2021 “A New Way” William Mangum Honor Cards, Available Now!
Hickory – Exodus Homes’ 2021 William Mangum Honor Cards are now available for the holidays....
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Cast Iron Cooking Over An Open Fire Class, November 13
Hickory – Join us at The Thankful Goat Farm for a special library event. Dawn Mathews, owner...
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Set For Nov. 6
Newton, NC – Catawba County’s annual spring residential household hazardous waste collection event...
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Hiddenite, NC – The 5th Annual “Run for the Dogs” Trail Race is set for Saturday, November 6 at 8:30 a.m. at the Rocky Face Park multipurpose building/visitors center. Choose your distance of 4, 8, or 12 miles for only $10...
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Some Florida Beaches See Record Year For Sea Turtle Nests
Fort Lauderdale, FL (AP) — Biologists were taken by surprise by a record number of leatherback...
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‘Mrs. Gilligan’ Memoir To Be Showcased At The Southern Christmas Show, November 12-15
Charlotte, NC – Wife of late TV-icon Bob Denver, Dreama Denver’s latest award-winning...
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The Thanksgiving Play Opens Friday, November 5, With Reduced Price Tickets At HCT
Hickory – What happens when a group of “woke” theatre artists get together to create a...
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Social Overdose
“I want a new drug, one that won’t make me sick! One that won’t make me crash my car or make me...
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A Furniture Journey
There was once an industry that grew in this region, much like the wood it used. From Statesville...
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Celebration Planned For Old Hickory City Hall Centennial, 11/7
Hickory – The Hickory Landmarks Society and Hickory Community Theatre, in partnership with...
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Fries With That Exam? College Profs Asked To Help With Food
East Lansing, MI (AP) — Hey, professor, hold the mayo! Short of help, Michigan State University is...
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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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