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Hickory Daily Record building sold for $1.9 million, newspaper staff moving to new location in Hickory

1 week ago | hickoryrecord.com | Virginia Annable |Billy Chapman

The former Hickory Daily Record building sold in May to a Winston-Salem-based group. The newspaper is moving to a new office in Hickory. The 75,000-square-foot building, located at 1100 11th Ave. Blvd. SE off Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard, was sold to Conwest Holdings LLC on May 12 for $1,937,500, according to Catawba County real estate records. The registered agent for Conwest Holdings is Joe Joseph, Jr., a Hickory native.
See photos of Statesville High School 2025 graduation

2 weeks ago | statesville.com | Virginia Annable

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See photos: Statesville High School graduates 230 students in Saturday ceremony

2 weeks ago | statesville.com | Virginia Annable

Statesville High School seniors graduated on Saturday on a dewy football field under a bright morning sun. The 230 graduates walked onto the field in royal blue robes to the sound of cheers from an enthusiastic crowd. Honor speaker Farrah Ramsey led her classmates through an affirmation, asking the graduates to repeat after her, reminding them to seize each day. The senior class song was "Time after Time" by Cyndi Lauper, sung by the school chorus.
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2 weeks ago | statesville.com | Virginia Annable

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See photos of Foard High School graduation Thursday; 240 students earned diplomas

2 weeks ago | hickoryrecord.com | Virginia Annable

Fred T. Foard High School graduated 240 students on Thursday. In a ceremony bathed in the light of a glowing sunset on the school’s football field, a sea of graduates in light blue gowns celebrated together. Heather Katherine Wright gave the graduate address, congratulating her classmates for reaching the milestone. "Take a second to think about what you personally have overcome during high school that no one else here knows about.
Photos of Fred T. Foard High School 2025 graduation

2 weeks ago | hickoryrecord.com | Virginia Annable

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Did you feel it? 4.1 magnitude earthquake in Tennessee rattles Hickory area

4 weeks ago | hickoryrecord.com | Virginia Annable

Saturday morning, an earthquake in Tennessee shook homes for miles. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Some shakes from the the earthquake reached the Hickory area. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake in Greenback, Tennessee, just south of Knoxville, happened at 9:05 a.m. It was a 4.1-magnitude earthquake. The effects were felt from areas of Kentucky to Atlanta as well as North Carolina.
Hickory summer concert series returns this May, June, September. See this year's lineup.

1 month ago | hickoryrecord.com | Virginia Annable

Live music will return to downtown Hickory this summer and fall. The city of Hickory's Sails Original Music Series will bring free concerts under The Sails on Union Square. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. Friday evenings in May, June and September. One concert will be held in a different venue. The concert will be at the Samuel William Davis Sr. Multipurpose Field in Taft Broome Park on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m., in conjunction with the city's Festival on the Field event.
23 state alcohol board managers make at least $100,000, and one makes $217,900. See the list

2 months ago | globegazette.com | Virginia Annable

North Carolina's liquor sales system, which employs managers for each of the state's 171 governmental alcohol control boards, has been described as unwieldy and redundant by critics and beneficial to taxpayers by supporters. An analysis of the salaries of the general manager running about 140 of the state’s 171 boards shows the average salary is about $70,000, the highest being $217,000 in Mecklenburg County.
New $15 million hotel planned for Morganton, expected to open in 2027

2 months ago | morganton.com | Virginia Annable

A new hotel is planned in Morganton off Interstate 40 at exit 105. The hotel is expected to be complete by 2027. MRI Hotels plans to build a Home2 Suites by Hilton behind LongHorn Steakhouse in Morganton, according to Sid Maheshwari with MRI Hotels. Maheshwari said he expects to have the building design complete this year, and hopes to file for construction permits by the end of the year. Once started, construction is expected to take about 15 months, he said.