Hickory Police launch a traffic safety campaign, P.A.C.T., targeting distracted driving and other offenses on city roads.

A small-town high school basketball movie set in the 1950s still speaks to some of us, and the late Gene Hackman helped bring it to life.

Do you know who Walter Hunt was? I am guessing you probably do not recognize the name, but he made a significant contribution that we all have used. In 1849 he invented the safety pin. He received his ...

In transition training at Roy's Hickory Pit BBQ, Kirk and Julia Johnson promise "a steadfast commitment to quality, value, ...

Six of District 10's 32 PIAA qualifiers hail from Cathedral Prep and 13 from Erie County. See a full list of state qualifiers and more from an action-packed Saturday at Sharon.

In “Hoosiers,” Gene Hackman, whose death was announced Thursday, created a man with understated strength, a taskmaster with ...

Eastern North Carolina barbecue, which Skylight Inn exemplifies, is characterized by whole-hog cooking and a vinegar-based ...

Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town ...

The Caldwell Chamber of Commerce drew more than 300 guests to the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center Thursday for its annual meeting, a longtime local event held to strengthen local businesses and honor ...

Get scores from the second round of the NCHSAA girls’ high school basketball playoffs Friday, plus next week’s schedule ...