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5Q: Dr. Bryan Taylor

Posted by amy-mccauley 02/07/2022 9:25 am

This month’s 5Q (Five Questions) features Dr. Bryan Taylor, who joined Hickory Public Schools as superintendent this past July. With a career spanning nearly three decades in education, Dr. Taylor has worn just about every hat imaginable including teacher, coach, principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent. We recently caught up with him to learn more about his new… View More

Libraries Are for Lovers

Posted by amy-mccauley 02/14/2022 8:07 am

Love is in the air this week… and in case you haven’t noticed lately, there’s lots to love at your local library. Don’t believe it? Tell it to the folks who named February National Library Lover's Month. We asked Catawba County Library System Director Siobhan Loendorf to help us understand what makes libraries so lovable in Catawba… View More

Calling All Mountain Bikers!

Posted by amy-mccauley 02/22/2022 9:04 am

With Mountain Creek Park set to open 18+ miles of mountain biking trails later this spring, our ears perked up when we heard about the Lake Hickory Short Track Mountain Bike Series coming to Lake Hickory Trails this March and April.… View More

Learning in Two Languages

Posted by amy-mccauley 03/08/2022 7:55 am

Over the past several years, schools in all three public school systems in Catawba County have begun offering dual language immersion programs. What exactly is dual language immersion, and how does it benefit students? We asked Dr. Dana Greene, director of English as a Second Language and Dual Language Immersion at Catawba County Schools, to fill us… View More

We're Getting Social!

Posted by amy-mccauley 03/15/2022 7:59 am

Social districts have recently been established in two of our community’s vibrant downtowns: the Downtown Newton Social District, which was established in December 2021, and the Hickory Downtown… View More

5Q: Ingrid Anna-Lisa Keller

Posted by amy-mccauley 03/22/2022 7:59 am

This month’s 5Q is with Ingrid Anna-Lisa Keller, the newly-minted executive director of the United Arts Council of Catawba County. Keller’s lifetime interest and work in the arts, including her most recent time at the helm of the Western Piedmont Symphony, prepared her well to lead an organization dedicated to helping arts and culture thrive in Catawba… View More

Foster One, Save Two

Posted by amy-mccauley 03/29/2022 8:01 am

Meet Clarabell, a 5-month-old Labrador Retriever-Dalmation mix who is as sweet and playful as she looks (that smile!). Clarabell is currently (as of 3.29.2022) one of the many great dogs and cats available for adoption or… View More