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Charles George VAMC ranks 49th in total VA system pending appointments

By Hickory Sun | Jul 19, 2021

The Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville ranked 49th among VA health care systems with 93,807 pending appointments across its four locations during the period ending Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 2.2% of people in Catawba County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Hickory Sun | Jul 19, 2021

Of the 157,613 citizens living in Catawba County in 2019, 97.8 percent said they were only one race, while 2.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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COUNTY OF BURKE: Jonas Ridge Convenience Site & Cranberry Bog Nature Park

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

Burke County is working hard to bring you the future Jonas Ridge Convenience Site and Cranberry Bog Nature Park.

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CITY OF MORGANTON: Election Filing for Morganton City Council to begin July 26

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

Election filing for the City of Morganton will begin at Noon on July 26, and end at Noon on Aug. 13.

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CITY OF MORGANTON: Crews Closing Lanes of Traffic Downtown Next Week

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

Crews will be closing lanes of traffic in Downtown Morganton next week to ensure their safety while performing construction work on the Courthouse Square.

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TOWN OF HILDEBRAN: Vacant Board Positions

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

The Planning Board/Board of Adjustments currently has one vacant position and one vacant alternate position.

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TOWN OF LONG VIEW: Blood Donation Event on July 29, 2021

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

All donors will receive a OneBlood Beach Towel and a $20 eGift Card.

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COUNTY OF CALDWELL: County Tax Office Warns of Scam

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

The Caldwell County Tax Office warns residents about a scam that has been reported in a neighboring county.

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COUNTY OF BURKE: Notice of Public Hearing July 20

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

The Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings at 6:00 p.m. on July 20, 2021 in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room/County Services Building, 110 N. Green St. in Morganton, NC (Door E).

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TOWN OF MAIDEN: Fall Sports Regular Registration End July 15

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

Maiden Parks and Recreation Fall Sports Regular Registration end July 15, 2021.

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TOWN OF LONG VIEW: Back to School Event on August 16, 2021

By Press release submission | Jul 18, 2021

Free haircuts for all pre-k, elementary, middle, and high school students.

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Charles George VAMC ranks 47th in total VA system pending appointments

By Hickory Sun | Jul 18, 2021

The Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville ranked 47th among VA health care systems with 92,742 pending appointments across its four locations during the period ending Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 2% of people in Caldwell County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Hickory Sun | Jul 18, 2021

Of the 81,884 citizens living in Caldwell County in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 86.3 percent of people in Rutherford College Town were old enough to vote in 2019

By Hickory Sun | Jul 17, 2021

Of the 1,286 citizens living in Rutherford College Town in 2019, 1,110 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 28, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Hickory Sun area weekly mass times

By Hickory Sun | Jul 17, 2021

The following parishes in the Hickory Sun coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Charles George VAMC ranks 46th in total VA system pending appointments

By Hickory Sun | Jul 17, 2021

The Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville ranked 46th among VA health care systems with 92,785 pending appointments across its four locations during the period ending Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 1.8% of people in Burke County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Hickory Sun | Jul 17, 2021

Of the 89,968 citizens living in Burke County in 2019, 98.2 percent said they were only one race, while 1.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 1.4% of people in Alexander County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Hickory Sun | Jul 16, 2021

Of the 37,213 citizens living in Alexander County in 2019, 98.6 percent said they were only one race, while 1.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 77.6 percent of people in Catawba County were old enough to vote in 2019

By Hickory Sun | Jul 16, 2021

Of the 157,613 citizens living in Catawba County in 2019, 122,363 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Charles George VAMC ranks 48th in total VA system pending appointments

By Hickory Sun | Jul 16, 2021

The Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville ranked 48th among VA health care systems with 87,961 pending appointments across its four locations during the period ending Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.