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Hickory Museum of Art (HMA) announced that Jon Carfagno, Executive Director, has accepted a position in Mobile, Alabama, as the Executive Director of Mobile Museum of Art (MMofA). He will depart HMA effective January 14, 2023. Carfagno
On December 3rd a body was found on Lee Cline Road, near the intersection with Eckard Road. An autopsy has been performed on the man and it has been ruled by the medical examiner as a homicide.
The Bill McDonald Scholarship Fund Committee donated $4,000 to local charities to benefit children this holiday season. Hickory Fire Department’s Bikes for Tykes program and Hickory Police Department’s Cops for Tots program each received a $2,000 donation.
Five teenagers have been charged in the shooting death of 35-year-old Shonniel Blackburn, four of which are being tried as adults. Prosecutors were awaiting autopsy results and other evidence to provide to the defense attorneys during the
The N.C. Department of Transportation has temporarily closed Lynn Mountain Road at the bridge near Gracie Lane in Catawba County. Crews will perform maintenance on the bridge, which is scheduled to reopen December 22. A detour takes
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s TRIO/Educational Talent Search Success Coach Sarah Cuthbert was recently named one of three NC TRIO Achiever Award winners. Cuthbert was nominated by CCC&TI TRIO Director Emily Garrison and was selected to
Three newly elected members and one returning member of the Catawba County Board of Education were sworn in Monday evening at the regular Board of Education meeting. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Catawba County Schools
On the evening of Tuesday November 8, 2022 at around 6PM, a motor vehicle collision occurred where a man walking was struck, on Leach Street in Marion. 72-year-old Kay Crisp was driving her 2008 Cadillac east on
Andrew Terrel Jolly was not feeling jolly after being taken into custody Friday by Probation & Parole Officers for failing to register as a sex offender. Jolly was convicted of second-degree rape in 2007, and sentenced to
Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant announced that he plans to retire on January 31st, 2023 after 30 years of service. Chief Whisnant has served the community greatly during his time as a law enforcement officer. According to
