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11 hrs ago | Hickory Daily Record

Sex offenders banned from Hickory parks

Convicted sex offenders are no longer allowed in Hickory's parks. After months of deliberation, the Hickory City Council enacted the sex offender ban Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Hickory, NC

Tue Aug 19, 2008

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Methane-harvesting project to help improve Rockingham County's economy

Rockingham County could be on the verge of becoming greener - both environmentally and fiscally.

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Related Topix: Catawba, NC, Appalachian State University

Hickory Daily Record

Claremont company to grow

Poppelmann Plastics U.S.A. Inc. will grow with its second phase on its site in Claremont.

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Sun Aug 17, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

Request for ABC store temporarily withdrawn

A request for an ABC store has been temporarily withdrawn to acquire a zoning change on the proposed tract on N.C. 150.

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Related Topix: Black Mountain, NC

Fri Aug 15, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

Thumbs up, thumbs down

THUMBS UP to Alex Hughes and Andrew Benton who spent their time this summer getting food for the Hickory Soup Kitchen.

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

Take the challenge: Abolish spanking in schools

An open letter to the Catawba County Board of Education: When proposed legislation aimed at banning school corporal punishment in North Carolina schools was being debated in 2007, Rep.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Waxhaw, NC

Mon Aug 11, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

LOST: Injured deputy's dog

As David Chastain continues to recover from severe injuries he received in a hit-and-run accident, he probably felt he had made it through the worst of his trauma.

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Hickory Daily Record

Fill 'er up

Jill Thompson waited in line 20 minutes to fill up her Ford Explorer with gas on Monday.

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Related Topix: Granite Falls, NC, Conover, NC, Ford, Ford Explorer, Hickory Metro

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

High-speed chase ends with wreck in yard, arrest

A high-speed chase early Friday morning ended after the suspect crashed the stolen truck he was driving into a yard on Wandering Lane.

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Related Topix: Conover, NC

Fri Aug 08, 2008

Charlotte.com

Catawba goal: More animal adoptions

Catawba County recently filled a new position at its animal shelter to focus on adoptions of animals.

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Related Topix: Catawba, NC

Thu Aug 07, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

$3 billion solution: Paper ballots

This November, after $3 billion and nearly eight years of improvements to Election Day balloting, how will most Americans cast their ballots? On paper.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News

Hickory Daily Record

Code orange day

Air quality officials issued a health notice today for air pollution in Catawba County and surrounding counties.

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Tue Aug 05, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

County critiques legislative work

Catawba County Board of Commissioners were updated Monday on issues addressed during the state General Assembly's Short Session affecting the county.

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Related Topix: Conover, NC, Lottery

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

Public policies, not personal life, count

In her letter of July 28, Ms. Elizabeth Mawyer discussed "unsupported allegations" and stated: "Those who have made many such allegations against Patrick McHenry are now called on to support their allegations ...

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Sat Aug 02, 2008

Hickory Daily Record

Midnight motivation through basketball camp

The Forrest Hunt Midnight Basketball Camp finale was held at Catawba Valley Community College Saturday.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Hildebran News

Armed Robbery Arrest

Newton- A teenager has been arrested in an armed robbery in Catawba County. Jamar Martin, 18, has been arrested on charges of armed robbery and possession of a controlled substance.

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Related Topix: Newton, NC, Catawba, NC

Hickory Daily Record

Fire damages 3 apartments

Wilma Noe was inside her apartment when she heard a loud clap of thunder Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Fire

Tue Jul 29, 2008

Ag Professional

New Biodiesel Research Facility at Appalachian State

New Biodiesel Research Facility at Appalachian State Jul. 28, 2008 A new $1.7 million biodiesel research facility will be built in Catawba County, N.C. Researchers from Appalachian State University in Boone, ...

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Related Topix: Boone, NC, Appalachian State University

Sun Jul 27, 2008

WFMY-TV Greensboro

Deputies Bust Texting Teens And Charge Them With Numerous Break Ins

Some North Carolina deputies know how to "finger" a suspect. They were chasing two teens wanted in a series of break-ins and captured a 16-year-old. Deputies confiscated the suspect's cell phone.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Offbeat

The Charlotte Observer

One dead in Newton fire

One person died in a apartment fire in the Catawba County city of Newton late Saturday, but that's all police and fire department officials are saying.

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Related Topix: Newton, NC, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

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