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Firefighter rewards city council with "Patriotic Employer" certificate

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 12:51pm
Firefighter rewards city council with "Patriotic Employer" certificate

HICKORY - During the February 15 Hickory City Council meeting, Hickory Firefighter Patrick Auton presented Hickory City Council with the certificate of “Patriotic Employer” which is given by the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve. 

Auton has also recommended the City of Hickory receive a higher-level award from the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) called “Above and Beyond.” 

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Last chance to "CHEER" for Hickory

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Friday, February 4th, 2011, 12:50pm

HICKORY -  Mayor Rudy Wright wants to remind everyone about CHEERING for Hickory on www.rd.com!  

Just a few more days to go and just think, on Tuesday you were over 100 and now we are in the 70s!

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Monthly book sale this Feb. 26

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Friday, February 4th, 2011, 12:23pm
Monthly book sale this Feb. 26

HICKORY - The Friends of Hickory Public Library will hold their “4th Saturday Book Sale” on February 26.  The sale runs from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library. 

The library is located at 375 3rd Street NE on the SALT Block.  Please bring your own bags, if you can.

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Reader's Digest gives $1,000 to Hickory

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011, 11:54am
Reader's Digest gives $1,000 to Hickory

HICKORY - About two dozen people, Mayor Wright, City Council members, and Conrad the Crawdad came out in the rain to welcome Reader’s Digest representatives on the “We Here You America Tour” in Downtown Hickory on Union Square on Tuesday. 

Reader’s Digest presented Mayor Rudy Wright a $1,000 check.  Mayor Wright will discuss how to spend it with the City Council at the next meeting on February 1. 

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Hickory By Choice 2030 receives stamp of approval

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Monday, January 24th, 2011, 1:43pm

HICKORY - The Hickory City Council accepted Hickory By Choice 2030 (HBC 2030) during its January 18 meeting, and also adopted the new Land Development Code (LDC), and zoning map. Hickory staff, HBC 2030 committee, citizens and City Council, have been working on the updated plan, code and map for almost two years.

“The Planning and Development Department is very much pleased with City Council’s acceptance of the Hickory By Choice 2030 Plan, the Land Development Code and the official zoning map,” said City of Hickory Planning and Development Director Brian Frazier.

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Church members donate wood to thrift store

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Monday, January 24th, 2011, 12:32pm
Church members donate wood to thrift store

HICKORY - Hickory Church of the Master UCC members Nevin and Cecil Mae Feather recently donated a large amount of dry hard wood to Exodus Works Thrift Store to help support the employment program of Exodus Homes, a faith based United Way agency that provides supportive housing for homeless recovering people.

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Send us your winter weather photos on Monday!

Submitted by Cameron Easley
Friday, January 7th, 2011, 3:39pm
Send us your winter weather photos on Monday!

Winter weather appears to be on its way MONDAY and we want to see what it looks like in your neck of the woods!

Snap some photos and upload them onto WBTV.com via this page, http://sendit.wbtv.com/.  We'll publish those photos on WBTV.com and our In Your Community websites. 

There's even a great chance your photo could end up on TV!  Click here to see the hundreds of winter weather photos we've already received this season.

 

 

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