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Steve Hunt, 56, Catawba Valley Community College's executive director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is a busy man.
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Through the end of 2011, Catawba County residents donated more than $20,400 to the top presidential candidates, with Mitt Romney raising more than his GOP rivals and President Obama, according to campaign-contribution reports recently released by the Federal Election Commission.
In a political year that promises to put North Carolina in the national spotlight, Monday kicks off the election filing date for candidates. The filing period for candidates opens at noon Monday and ends at noon on Feb. 29. Primary election day is May 8. This year’s General Election is set for Nov. 6.
Unregulated tattooing dangerous, ‘a growing problem’
Alleged incident happened at Monday meeting
Couple robs Wells Fargo Bank, but caught within an hour at Walmart.
Events and opportunities to enjoy this weekend.
Church was nominated for best country album of the year for "Chief." He's up against fellow nominees Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, George Strait, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton for the award.
There are 41 more days until the world gets to see “The Hunger Games” and local areas that were filming locations for the movie. According to those connected to the movie, Lionsgate, the film production company, will hold at least one, possibly two, advance screenings in North Carolina. Any dates or locations for advance screenings have not been announced. The studio is looking forward to showing the film in the state where it was filmed, say those connected to the movie.
Police seek additional suspects in Hickory, Conover, Newton
Gov. Bev Perdue heads a list of Democratic incumbents who won’t seek re-election this year, but the Democratic Party in North Carolina is upbeat about its prospects, taking the position that the surprising turn of events is not a disaster, but an opportunity.
The Hickory Foundation YMCA indoor pool will be closed Saturday and Sunday because of a swim meet. The closure includes the hot tub and sauna.
The defense attorneys for one of the men accused of killing a Hickory cab driver have received several CDs containing information about the case from the district attorney’s office. Adam Williams, 32, was killed Aug. 23 while on duty for Yellow Cab Company. He was robbed of $60 and stabbed in the face and neck. He died at an area hospital.
A couple was watching TV at home midday Wednesday when a car tore through their kitchen wall, just a few yards from where they were sitting. “I heard what sounded like breaks and then it sounded like an explosion,” said Thomas Shotwell.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is hoping for information about a Chevrolet Impala Super Sport involved in a hit-and-run on Saturday. Timothy Huffman, 21, got off his shift at Walmart at about 6 a.m. on Saturday to go to his home in Granite Falls, said Trooper D.W. Church. Wearing a reflective vest, he was driving his mo-ped in the right lane of US 321 north when he was struck by a driver at about 6:35 a.m.
A Conover City Council member’s spouse denies assaulting someone during Monday night’s council meeting but city officials say five people saw the assault. Coy Lee Hester, 58, of Morningside Drive, Conover, was taken by ambulance to Frye Regional Medical Center, where he was released on Tuesday.
Two derelict buildings off Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard at Highland Avenue, SE, are getting a $3 million makeover.
Kristen Morrow and Holly Johnson thought their first boyfriends were guys that would treat them right. They were handsome and Christian. However, both girls’ relationships ended after the romantic courtship dissolved into abuse. Morrow experienced verbal abuse. Johnson went through emotional and physical abuse.
Final tweaks to a passive public park with walking trails, playground equipment and stormwater wetland at Conover Station got approval Monday night. The Conover City Council voted to approve several measures that included a minor subdivision of the 6.6 acres where the park will be located, as well as the stormwater restrictions at the park.
Citizens for Equity in Government, a local group organized to make sure every citizen has a voice in city government, will continue its efforts to educate voters and get petitions signed supporting the change to a pure ward system of government in Hickory on Saturday at 10 a.m.
During the past 100 years, Peoples Bank has weathered two world wars, the Great Depression and most recently the Great Recession. The bank, founded in Catawba in 1912, now has 18 banking centers in five counties and $1.1 billion in assets.
Prowling the Super Bowl sidelines with the New York Giants are defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and tight ends coach Mike Pope. They’re graduates of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Couple jailed on $3,000 bond
Steve Aaron and John Speagle, longtime Hickory business and civic leaders, were recently honored with Life Member status by the Kiwanis Club of Western Catawba County. Life membership is the highest recognition a Kiwanis club can bestow on a member.
Things to see and enjoy this weekend.
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