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NC Department of Commerce recently awarded Tri-County Speedway a $485,000 grant to assist with facility upgrades, including new lighting, paving, and additional bathrooms and concession stand. “As owners of Tri-County, the Higgins family has made a huge
Bond was set at $50,000 for a Lenoir man. 24 year old Shane Tyrell Stenson was arrested by Hickory Police. He is facing failure to appear, felony possession of a firearm by a felon, and assault with
The Foothills Community Housing Fair is being hosted by a coalition of local housing nonprofits and housing industry professionals who make up the Housing Committee of the Hickory Branch NAACP’s Equity and Inclusion Task Force. It’s our
A Taylorsville man is facing embezzlement charges from a church. 79 year old Jerry Mayes was arrested Wednesday by Taylorsville Police. He faces felony embezzlement from New Zion Baptist Church where he was a deacon. He was
Fleeing to elude arrest and multiple drug charges were brought against a Hickory woman. 31 year old Elizabeth Nicole Pearson was arrested by Hickory Police. She was taken into custody after a vehicle and then foot chase
Western Piedmont Community College ranked number 18 out of 801 community colleges in the US. The report was from Smart Asset, an online financial firm. The honor was for providing high quality education at a reasonable price.
Since 2020, Caldwell County Environmental Health has reduced its backlog of well and septic applications and increased the number of restaurant inspections completed. In a report to the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners, Public Health Director Anna
A Hickory man faces habitual larceny charges. 52 year old Robert Christopher Noe was charged in a larceny from a business on Main Ave NE. Noe was placed under a $10,000 unsecured bond with a court date
A longtime staple restaurant in Hickory is being torn down. Shell’s Bar-B-Que on Springs Road will be demolished, it closed in August of 2020. A new Biscuitville restaurant will occupy that site in the next year.
A Hickory man is charged with larceny in Caldwell County. 20 year old Daravan Rayshawn Stokley was also charged with felony breaking and entering and possession of stolen property. He was placed in the Caldwell County Detention
