Two men's and two women's App State cross country runners were named as Runners to Watch by the Sun Belt Conference for the upcoming 2020 season. On the men's side, Isaac Benz and Ryan Brown were tabbed as Runners to…
22-year-old Zachary Demill Jones of Hickman Avenue in Hudson was arrested Thursday (August 20) by Lenoir Police Officers. He’s charged with felony second-degree sexual assault by force. Jones was previously arrested Tuesday (August 18) on a charge of second-degree forcible…
37-year-old Chad Anthony Bowman of 3rd Avenue Place S.E. in Hickory was arrested by Hickory Police at about 1:20 yesterday afternoon (August 19) for a felony probation violation. The warrant for his arrest was issued on August 14. Bowman is…
49-year-old Ty Eugene Hardin of Brandywine Drive N.E. in Conover was arrested by an Officer with North Carolina's Division of Community Corrections Tuesday (August 18) as a fugitive awaiting extradition to another state. He is wanted in Walker County, Texas…
Residents of the Hickory Metro area reported feeling tremors from a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit near Sparta shortly after 8 a.m. today (August 9). The quake was reported at 8:07 a.m. by the U.S. Geological Survey. Tremors were reportedly…
After extensive discussions and careful deliberation among the Sun Belt Conference Presidents and Chancellors, Athletics Directors, SBC COVID-19 Advisory Panel, medical advisors, and other governance groups, the Sun Belt Conference announced today that its football season will begin over Labor…
29-year-old Gage Andrew Ward of 10th Avenue NE in Conover was arrested Friday (July 31) by Granite Falls Police Officers. He's charged with two felony counts apiece of forgery of an instrument and uttering a forged instrument. Ward was brought…
15 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Sunday (August 2) by Catawba County Public Health, increasing the total to 1,939, with 28 deaths. There were 17 people hospitalized with the coronavirus Sunday, the same total as Saturday (August 1). Catawba…
Unemployment rates dropped across the Hickory Metro once again and all of North Carolina's counties saw jobless rate decreases. The North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor and Economic Analysis Division released the latest report last week. The update shows the…
Burke County Public Health was notified late yesterday of the 27th and 28th COVID-19-associated deaths in Burke County. Both individuals were in their 80s and they were both hospitalized. One is reported to have had underlying medical conditions. The other…