WWII B-17 Bomber – Takes Flight over Hickory September 29 & 30
HICKORY, NC (September 25, 2018) -- The World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Madras Maiden” will take to the skies over Hickory. Flight Experience fights in the airplane ($450 per person) are available on a first come first served…
Stallergenes Greer Volunteers at Caldwell Hospice
LENOIR, NC (September 25, 2018) -- Special thanks to staff from Stallergenes Greer in Lenoir for spending an afternoon doing yardwork at Caldwell Hospice’s Forlines Patient Care Unit in Hudson. This is the third year they have chosen…
2018 White House Christmas Tree Selected right here in North Carolina
NEWLAND, NC (September 24, 2018) – North Carolina Christmas tree grower, Larry Smith of Mountain Top Fraser Fir welcomed special guests from our nation’s capital who were sent to select the 2018 White House Christmas Tree. White House…
Swannanoa Resident Sustains Injuries after Bear Encounter
SWANNANOA, NC (September 23, 2018) -- A Swannanoa woman sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries after an incident with a black bear on Tuesday, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reported this afternoon. Toni Rhegness, 75, was…
NCDOT Announces Routes to Wilmington
RALEIGH, NC (September 22, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Saturday that it has identified three safe alternate routes the public may use to access Wilmington, which was flooded by Hurricane Florence.
These are the…
Downtown Hickory mural added to Appalachian Mural Trail
HICKORY, NC (September 20, 2018) -- The City of Hickory’s “Historic Beginnings” mural has officially been added to the Appalachian Mural Trail.
“Historic Beginnings” is a 35 by 25 foot mural, located at 234 Union Square in Downtown…
CCC&TI Students Receive Scholarships
HUDSON, NC (September 21, 2018) -- Two Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute students were recently awarded the State Employees’ Credit Union “People Helping People” scholarship to cover cost of tuition, books and…