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Beginning April 1, City of Hickory parks will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. To maximize available daylight, the City of Hickory seasonally changes the hours of operation for all city-owned parks. Effective April

The Burke County Health Department reports 16% of the county has been fully vaccinated for Covid 19.  There is currently one person in the hospital in Burke County, 13 people hospitalized in Catawba County and 7 hospitalizations

A court date is set for today for a Hickory woman.  Jessica Dawn Wright 32, faces felony hit and run with serious injury or death, driving while license revoked and failure to report an accident.  She was

A Hickory man is charged in a shooting.  Dimitris Reshawn Williams 29, was arrested in connection with shooting at a residence on Ramseur Rd in Maiden.  A male and female victim were shot multiple times, both are

Multiple charges were brought against a Hickory man.  Todd Lee Hefner 31, faces charges of felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle and possession of methamphetamine among other charges.  He was placed in the Catawba County Detention

The Burke County School Board has named an interim superintendent.  Dr Mike Swan will take over as interim from Dr Larry Putnam.  Swan has been the assistant superintendent since last year, and has served in many capacities

The Catawba County Health Department is reporting that 12% of the county’s population is now vaccinated for Covid 19.  There are currently 16 people in the hospital in Catawba County, 11 hospitalizations in Caldwell County and 3

Hickory Police responded to a stabbing at Quality Suites on 13th Ave Drive SE on Thursday.  The victim is Deon Thompson 37, he was allegedly stabbed by Landon Allen Thompson, his 18 year old son after an