Local News Archives

The City of Hickory will close its offices on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. City of Hickory offices will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, at 8:30 a.m. Other city department closings and/or schedule updates:

A Hickory man was arrested on charges from Gaston County.  35 year old Patrick William Walker faces felony failure to appear on charges related to financial card theft among multiple other charges.  He was arrested by Hickory

Bond was set at $150,000 for a Hickory man.  50 year old Henry Dwayne Autrey was arrested by the Burke County Sheriffs Department officers.  He faces felony trafficking heroin and methamphetamine and many other drug charges.  He

UNC Healthcare Blue Ridge is expanding in Morganton.  A groundbreaking was held on Tuesday for a new six-story 220,500 square foot building.  The cost is $118 million.  The new facility will house the expanded emergency department with

A Morganton man is charged with identity theft.  39 year old Rolando Mario Juarez Vasquez was arrested by Hickory Police.  He also faces possession or manufacture a fraudulent ID.  He was placed in the Catawba County Detention

3 people are dead in a Burke County shooting.  The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a triple murder.  Officers from Avery County assisted in responding to an address on Rhododendron Run in Newland after a 911

Bond was set at $137,500 for a Hickory woman.  34 year old Whitney Takeyla Harris was arrested by Hickory Police.  She faces habitual larceny among multiple other charges.  She was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility

A ribbon cutting was held yesterday at the Hickory Airport.  Officials from Hickory and Burke County celebrated the opening of a new 12,000 square foot hanger.  The cost of the project was $1.5 million.  The airport is