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The MANNA FoodBank is being held December 8th from 11:30 until the food runs out.  This is event is a touch free drive through pick up at the Old Rock School Gym located at 185 Shady Street,

A 65-year-old Morganton man was convicted of second-degree murder by a Burke County jury on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the conclusion of a week-long trial.  The jury found George Lee Allison guilty in the shooting death

Catawba County Schools was recently the recipient of an NCDPI School Safety Grant in the amount of $959,644. The grant specifies that $219,996 go to the funding of School Resource Officers while $739,648 is designated for school

The City of Hickory will host its annual holiday season kick-off event, the Lowes Foods Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, on Friday, November 18. Lowes Foods has been the sponsor of this festive event since the first

On Monday, October 31, Adam Thomas Morgan pled guilty to two counts of Second Degree Murder. Morgan was sentenced to 221 to 278 months of active prison time, with credit for time served. Morgan has been incarcerated

A tractor-trailer filled with chickens overturned, spreading the chickens all over the highway.  Sgt. J.D. Allen with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol the crash happened when a Case Farms truck hauling live chickens flipped over because

The Hickory Police Department’s November traffic enforcement Pay Attention in City Traffic or “PACT” will be observed in two locations next month. The first location will be in Edward PACT at 7th Avenue SW from 4th Street

The City of Hickory invites the public to attend the naming dedication of the Danny Thompson Field Complex on Friday, November 4, at 11:30 a.m. at Stanford Park. The three softball/baseball fields at Stanford Park are being

The Caldwell Arts Council will be hosting a one day Holiday Pop-Up Market on Small Business Saturday, November 26th, 2022! The event will run from 10am to 4pm, with set up available from 8-10am, and break down

The Hickory Police arrested 19-year-old Jayden Maniyan Annette Ashford  on two felony counts of credit card fraud and one felony count of financial transaction card fraud on Wednesday the 26th.  An elderly woman reported her debit and