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Fifty Year Old Student Earning Degree After Raising Family
Written on 30 Oct, 2009 at 9:04 in Local News | viewed 9 times | No Comments
“I always knew I was going back to school,” said Barbara Fensterer of Nebo. But for Fensterer, 50, that dream took a long time to fulfill. She felt her family came first, and so she delayed her education while raising... (Continue reading)
Governor Perdue Announces Launch of Smoke Free Website
Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 9:38 in State News | viewed 4 times | No Comments
Governor Bev Perdue announced today the launch of www.SmokeFree.NC.gov, a website to help implement North Carolina’s new law that requires restaurants, bars and lodging establishments that serve food and drink to go smoke-free as of January 2, 2010.... (Continue reading)
Deaf Student Does Art Therapy Internship At Broughton Hospital
Written on 28 Oct, 2009 at 16:27 in Default | viewed 7 times | No Comments
Bethany Hickman, a junior at Lenoir-Rhyne University, is participating in an art therapy internship this semester at Broughton Hospital, a state psychiatric hospital in Morganton, NC.... (Continue reading)
“NC Data Center Corridor” Multi-County Initiative Announced
Written on 28 Oct, 2009 at 11:39 in State News | viewed 7 times | No Comments
A region anchored by Apple, Google, the State’s Data center, and financial data centers in Charlotte will be promoted by several counties in a focused marketing effort to attract more data centers, communications firms, and high-tech industries.... (Continue reading)
Financial Services Company To Bring 419 Jobs To Hickory
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 17:38 in State News | viewed 10 times | No Comments
Fiserv, Inc., the leading global provider of financial technology solutions and a Fortune 500 company, has selected Hickory for a project that will create more than 419 customer service jobs supporting the financial services industry over the next three years... (Continue reading)
NCDOT Announces Plan To Begin Clean-up of I-40 Rock Slide
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 11:59 in State News | viewed 6 times | No Comments
The NC Department of Transportation has established a plan to begin cleaning up and stabilizing the area where a rock slide occurred on I-40 on Oct. 25. The interstate is closed at Exit 20 in North Carolina and at Exit... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne University Announces Plans For New Science Complex
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 15:41 in Default | viewed 11 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University has announced plans for a $25 million Science Complex, which is expected to boost the economy of the Catawba Valley region of North Carolina.... (Continue reading)
Holiday Festival Could Be Affected By Damaged Decor
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 15:25 in Default | viewed 4 times | No Comments
As Exodus Homes began preparing for its sixth annual Christmas Lights Festival and Food Crawl, they discovered that a leaky roof in their warehouse caused extensive water damage to most of the lights and Christmas decorations.... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Visiting Writer Event To Be Featured On NPR
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 11:32 in Default | viewed 7 times | No Comments
Visiting Writer Jeannette Walls will be interviewed before a live audience by Mike Collins at 7 pm November 5 in the Lenoir-Rhyne University Belk Centrum, located at 628 Seventh Avenue Place NE. This event will be taped for later broadcast... (Continue reading)
Lenoir-Rhyne Freshmen Donate School Supplies To Hickory Schools
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 11:27 in Default | viewed 1 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University freshmen have donated a total of 753 school supply items to the Hickory Public Schools to help students in need.... (Continue reading)
Safely Dispose of Hazardous Waste & Electronics
Written on 25 Oct, 2009 at 0:01 in Columns | viewed 2 times | No Comments
Do you have any kind of household products, like paints, cleansers, solvents, antifreeze, batteries or used motor oils, that you know can be dangerous to the environment but you want to safely get rid of?... (Continue reading)
Halloween Tradition Continues In Lenoir
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 14:18 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
The streets of historic downtown Lenoir will fill with children in Halloween costumes on Friday, October 30, from 3 until 5 pm. Youngsters can begin their candy crawl by picking up Trick R Treat bags with fire safety tips at... (Continue reading)
Construction Begins On Clement Blvd Extension Project
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 13:14 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
The Clement Boulevard, NW extension project is a new roadway project that will connect Old Lenoir Road and US Highway 321. The new road will begin at Old Lenoir Road, cross the railroad tracks, and tie into US Highway 321... (Continue reading)
Hickory To Sell Compost In Time For Fall Planting
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 11:09 in Default | viewed 3 times | No Comments
The City of Hickory Solid Waste Division will open the city’s yard waste facility two Saturdays to sell leaf compost. Compost is limited and will be sold on a first come first serve basis.... (Continue reading)
Local Halloween Events & Happenings
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 0:01 in Local News | viewed 4 times | No Comments
Check out what Halloween events are happening in the area. This page is being updated regularly as we learn of new events. If we are missing an event that you know about, let us know about it so... (Continue reading)
Newton Police, Target Team Up To Battle Sickness
Written on 21 Oct, 2009 at 15:42 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
Thanks to the Target Distribution Center and the Newton Police Department every homeroom in Newton-Conover Schools now has hand sanitizer available to students and staff to help battle illness this winter.... (Continue reading)
Hickory Public Schools Names Wachovia Principal of the Year
Written on 21 Oct, 2009 at 14:32 in Default | viewed 4 times | No Comments
Stephanie Dischiavi, principal of Jenkins Elementary School, has been selected as the 2009-2010 Wachovia Principal of the Year for Hickory Public Schools in a program sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Wachovia Corporation, a Wells... (Continue reading)
Solmaz Institute for Obesity Established At Lenoir-Rhyne University
Written on 21 Oct, 2009 at 12:19 in Default | viewed 9 times | No Comments
Lenoir‐Rhyne University has announced the creation of the Solmaz Institute for Obesity, established with a gift of $3 million from Gungor and Diana Solmaz of Denver, NC.... (Continue reading)
County Employee Honored For Green Initiatives
Written on 21 Oct, 2009 at 10:07 in Default | viewed 6 times | No Comments
For more than a decade, Catawba County Government has focused strongly on environmental policies, which have become known as “green initiatives”. The County’s EcoComplex, which is enjoying national recognition, is one example of this focus.... (Continue reading)
Hickory Fire Department Shares Halloween Safety Tips
Written on 19 Oct, 2009 at 12:55 in Default | viewed 3 times | No Comments
Warning! Soon ghost and goblins (also known as "Trick or Treaters") will be roaming the county to find treats on Halloween. Before sending "trick or treaters" out, parents should take extra precautions to ensure the safety of these... (Continue reading)
Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries
Written on 19 Oct, 2009 at 12:00 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
As the fall time change approaches on November 1st, the Hickory Fire Department wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives - changing the batteries in their smoke alarms.... (Continue reading)
Are You Ready To Face The Winter?
Written on 19 Oct, 2009 at 0:01 in Columns | viewed 3 times | No Comments
I admit to being a “spring” type of person. I prefer moving from cold to warm rather than into colder weather. When we have the first very chilly and raw day of fall, as we did last... (Continue reading)
Two NC Byways Receive National Designations
Written on 16 Oct, 2009 at 16:47 in State News | viewed 4 times | No Comments
North Carolina’s Scenic Byways program has garnered attention from the federal government, which has bestowed two of the state’s routes with prestigious national designations and also provided grants to fund projects along two others.... (Continue reading)
Governor Appalled At Court Ruling That Releases Violent Offenders
Written on 15 Oct, 2009 at 17:27 in State News | viewed 3 times | No Comments
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue this week asked her attorneys and the NC Department of Justice to review all options available to the state to reverse and delay the NC Supreme Court ruling in the State v. Bowden case. The... (Continue reading)
Local High School Students Attend Safe Teen Driver Program
Written on 14 Oct, 2009 at 18:05 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
On Friday, October 2, Bandys High School was privileged to have an assembly with renowned speakers Bruce Murakami and Justin Cabezas. Bruce is the founder and director of Safe Teen Driver, a non-profit organization dedicated to “steering teens and young... (Continue reading)
Curbside Leaf Pick-up To Begin In Hickory
Written on 14 Oct, 2009 at 16:15 in Default | viewed 4 times | No Comments
City of Hickory public service crews collected more than 2,400 tons of leaves during the 2008-2009 leaf season and crews are geared up and ready to begin this year’s loose leaf collection on November 9, 2009. Loose leaf collection will... (Continue reading)
Poets Featured In Next Visiting Writers Event
Written on 13 Oct, 2009 at 14:48 in Default | viewed 3 times | No Comments
Lenoir-Rhyne University’s next Visiting Writers program will feature a joint appearance by Tess Gallagher and Paula Meehan. They will read from and discuss their work at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Belk Centrum, located at 628 Seventh Avenue... (Continue reading)
County Saves Money By Using Staff For Engineering Project
Written on 11 Oct, 2009 at 0:01 in Columns | viewed 4 times | No Comments
I’ve written here on many occasions about how Catawba County staff is always searching for grants from the State and Federal government, and even private foundations, that help stretch tax dollars farther.... (Continue reading)
City Preparing For OktoberFest Event
Written on 8 Oct, 2009 at 17:34 in Default | viewed 3 times | No Comments
This weekend, downtown Hickory will be filled with the sights and sounds of OktoberFest - an annual festival that attracts nearly 100,000 people. The City of Hickory and the Hickory Downtown Development Association are in full swing preparing for... (Continue reading)
Newton Fire Department Receives $106,875 Grant
Written on 8 Oct, 2009 at 14:57 in Default | viewed 2 times | No Comments
The City of Newton Fire Department has received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) in the amount of $106,875. U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry personally presented the grant at Newton City Hall on Monday, October 5.... (Continue reading)
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