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North Carolina ranks ninth nationally for innovation capacity in the 2026 Tracking Innovation report — its first top-10 finish — with Catawba County’s fiber and tech projects part of the “every region” story.
Prysmian broke ground Sept. 10 on its more than $1 billion Claremont campus expansion — 385 jobs, new glass capacity, and a 2030 buildout target.
O’Charley’s closed its Hickory restaurant on Sept. 9 after 26 years on Highway 70 SE, ending the chain’s last North Carolina location as company-owned stores shut nationwide.
Mooresville residents filled two hours of public comment on the Islamic Center of Lake Norman. The board says religious assembly is by-right in that zone — and it has no vote to take.
Hickory City Schools students earned a 3 or higher on nearly 75% of 398 AP exams in 2025–26, beating state and global averages in six courses.
Corning expands optical cable in Hickory for Meta, while Microsoft builds data campuses across Catawba County and Verizon locks in more Corning fiber.
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North Carolina ranks ninth nationally for innovation capacity in the 2026 Tracking Innovation report — its first top-10 finish — with Catawba County’s fiber and tech projects part of the “every region” story.
At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Michael Whatley cast Roy Cooper as a radical and framed North Carolina’s Senate race around affordability, crime, and national party urgency.
A State Auditor performance audit finds lottery sales up 51% in two years while the share of sales sent to education fell from 23% to 16%, driven by digital instant games.
Corning expands optical cable in Hickory for Meta, while Microsoft builds data campuses across Catawba County and Verizon locks in more Corning fiber.
Monroe Mayor Robert Burns called Gavin Newsom’s Union County rally a thin crowd, and tied the visit to Cooper, Stein, and the 2028 governor’s race.
Roy Cooper says a Supreme Court stay on discounted party TV ads, plus outside Republican money, gives the other side a midterm edge he does not have.
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Smith, Jarvouis Daquan, 22, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 9/11/2026 on an alleged charge of FEDERAL INMATE SERVING, according…
Reid, Rodney Rodriquez, 29, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 9/11/2026 on an alleged charge of FEDERAL INMATE SERVING, according…
Morgan, Deangelo Contrell, 40, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 9/11/2026 on an alleged charge of DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED, according…
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