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May 11, 2026

Hickory

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1 dead, 11 hurt in shooting outside Catawba County house party

June 1, 2025 The Associated Press
HICKORY — Gunfire erupted around a house party near Hickory early Sunday and one person was killed and 11 others were hurt, some with gunshot wounds and others with injuries from fleeing the shooting in […]
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State high school basketball tournaments tip off

February 28, 2024 Cory Lavalette
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball playoffs start Tuesday with rounds one through four hosted by higher-seeded teams before the regional finals and state championship games are played March 15-16 at Joel […]
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4 schools crowned state football champions

December 13, 2023 Cory Lavalette
The high school football season came to an end last weekend when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its four championship games, two each at the homes of NC State and UNC football. […]
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15 counties holding local elections Tuesday

July 25, 2022 North State Journal Staff
RALEIGH — Tuesday, July 26 will see local elections in 15 counties covering mayoral races, city council races, school board races, and two runoffs for the office of sheriff. Many of the local elections were […]
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Cooper announces 125 jobs in Hickory as Merchants Distributors begins new expansion

July 15, 2022 The Associated Press
HICKORY — Merchants Distributors, LLC (MDI), a wholesale grocery distributor founded in Hickory in 1931 will invest $35 million in a new expansion of its services and operations, creating 125 jobs, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday. […]
Golf

Hickory’s J.T. Poston goes wire-to-wire for 2nd PGA title

July 4, 2022 The Associated Press
SILVIS, Ill. — J.T. Poston completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the John Deere Classic for his second PGA Tour title and a spot in the British Open. Three strokes ahead entering the day at […]

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