Hickory News

About 1,400 national council members voted on whether to stop excluding youth scouts solely for being gay.

" Teen Mom " Jenelle Evans writes that her recent arrest wasn't "that big of a deal." Evans was in and out of jail in about two hours yesterday after she failed to appear in court for cyber stalking charges filed by ex-boyfriend Gary Head .

What's something most people don't know about you?: I'm terrified of roller coasters and I am obsessed with dark abstraction.

The nonprofit RiverLink announced plans to build a new mixed-use building containing 200 apartments, retail space and a parking deck on property at the corner of Clingman Avenue and Roberts Street in the River Arts District.

The Surry Shrine Club was presented with the first place Salvation Army Bellringer Award.

After stumbling at the end of 2012, the regional economy has begun to regain its footing in the first quarter of the year, according to the Western North Carolina Economic Index, compiled by the Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis at Appalachian State University.

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. The Catawba County Sheriff's Office says they've identified a new victim and filed additional charges against a teacher who's accused of secretly videotaping students.

Zahra Baker disappeared in 2010 and her remains were later found by police in different locations in North Carolina.

The rumors have circled the old Backstreets property for months, and finally Mellow Mushroom, a pizzeria and craft beer chain, has decided to scoop the property, and open in early spring 2014.

Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company President and CEO Dave Colburn took his message of "One Company, on the Move, Together" to employees today, announcing a re-branding initiative that includes the consolidation of a number of brands and divisions under one name - HSM.

A middle school teacher in Catawba County has been suspended and banned from school grounds after deputies say he was charged filming two students at school.

The University of North Georgia softball team will be the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Southeast Regional of the 2013 NCAA Division II National Tournament and will travel to Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C. as announced by the NCAA office on Monday.

She's quick to point out she's a rap artist, not a singer. Her music is raw, edgy and in-your-face. The studio is her home, where she can be herself.

State and local authorities are investigating the death of a child who lived in an apartment complex in Long View and injuries to another child.

Caldwell County's unemployment rate continued its trend of year-over-year declines, dropping to 10.7 percent in March, a full 1.4 percentage points lower than the 12.1 percent rate seen in March 2012, the N.C. Labor and Economic Analysis Division reported Wednesday.

The congressional decision to end furloughs for air traffic controllers leaves questions about whether towers at small airports will still be closing soon.

Hickory Springs Mfg., a components supplier for the furniture, bedding and transportation markets, has broken ground on a 10,000-square-foot expansion of its foam production complex here.

Public utilities officials in Hickory say work is under way to replace a 20-inch water line that stretches about a half-mile on the city's northwest side.

The Atrium furniture showroom will be up for auction again, this time at the tail end of the April High Point Market.

A Merchant's Distributors Inc. truck turns off of Highway 321 onto Alex Lee Blvd.