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  • Romney leads GOP rivals, Obama in fundraising in Catawba County

    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.

  • Election filing opens at noon Monday

    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.

  • Tattooing the right way View Video

    Unregulated tattooing dangerous, ‘a growing problem’

  • Husband of councilwoman arrested on assault charge

    Alleged incident happened at Monday meeting

  • Couple robs Hickory bank but doesn't get far

    Couple robs Wells Fargo Bank, but caught within an hour at Walmart.

  • 5 Things to do in the Hickory area this weekend

    Events and opportunities to enjoy this weekend.

  • Granite Falls' Eric Church up for Grammy

    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.

  • Hype building for 'Hunger Games' premiere

    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.

  • Counterfeit arrest: 18-year-old charged in fake money scam in Hickory area

     Police seek additional suspects in Hickory, Conover, Newton

  • Losing Perdue, other incumbents hasn't depressed Democrats' spirit in Hickory area

    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.

  • YMCA pool closed this weekend

    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.

  • Cab driver murder defendant makes court appearanceView Video

    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.

  • Car crashes through Hickory homeView Video

    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.

  • Authorities ask for information in hit-and-run in Granite Falls area

    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.

  • Possible assault at Conover council meeting could lead to charges

    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.

  • Hickory grant will help with mill renovations

    Two derelict buildings off Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard at Highland Avenue, SE, are getting a $3 million makeover.

  • Teens can find ways out of dating violence

    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.

  • Conover council approves new park

    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.

  • Organization continues push to change ward system

    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.

  • Newton banker has investment in community

    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.

  • Super connections

    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.

  • Hickory couple busted breaking into cars

    Couple jailed on $3,000 bond

  • Hickory Kiwanians achieve Life Member status

      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.

  • 5 Things

    Things to see and enjoy this weekend.

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