Author: Ara

Leading Democrats from across US and NC converge on Raleigh for NewDEAL network summit to discuss winning strategies for messaging, governing.

The college is one of 10 North Carolina community colleges in a Siemens Foundation expansion aimed at electrical-trades training after a Wake Tech pilot.

Proposed safety work on Second Street NE from 12th Avenue NE to 16th Avenue NW comes from the Hickory Moving Forward plan; a May 18 meeting was set in Council Chambers.

The 7 p.m. meeting also surplus-listed a CVMC Hickory property for a $240,000 Lutheran Home offer and recognized Civic Leadership Academy graduates.

Age-group events run 6–9 p.m. at the LRU outdoor track; series entry is $30, or $10 a night, with a $5 walk-up increase.

Conover, Newton, Maiden, Long View, and the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office join the eastbound loop on 2nd Avenue SW through downtown.

North Carolina’s Local Government Commission has given Littleton until May 4 to show enough progress to avoid a financial takeover.

After CW-DMAG declared Stage 2 of the Low Inflow Protocol on May 1, Hickory entered Stage 2 under its Water Shortage Response Plan, with odd/even irrigation days and listed penalties.

Mayor Jerry T. Hodge cites expanding extreme drought and the Jacob Fork River supply as the city issues a voluntary advisory, not a mandate.

CW-DMAG’s May 1 declaration shifts Conover from voluntary conservation to scheduled irrigation, pool limits, and utility-bill surcharges.