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Hickory, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Hickory! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have your say on new sidewalks in Kenworth
  • Where Hickory’s lowest listed gas prices landed this week
  • Two sisters close decades of music at Temple Baptist

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Bazaar Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 40.
  • Friday: Cooler with partial sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Public Input Meeting Scheduled For Hickory Sidewalk Project (whky.com) — Kenworth residents can weigh in on proposed sidewalks along portions of four neighborhood streets at a November 18 open house. Hickory and NCDOT are developing the project to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility. Drop by City Hall’s Council Chambers anytime from 4–6 p.m. to review plans and share feedback.
   

2. Cheapest gas stations in Hickory (rrdailyherald.com) — Murphy USA on Highway 70 SW and Sam’s Club on US-70 SE tied for the lowest listed regular gas price in a November 9 Hickory-area comparison, at $2.86 a gallon. Stacker compiled the rankings using GasBuddy data, so the listed prices are a snapshot rather than a guarantee at the pump.
   

3. Sisters retire after nearly 100 combined years of music ministry at North Carolina church (christianindex.org) — Sisters Maxine Swanson and Kay Bumgarner have retired after nearly a century of combined music ministry at Hickory’s Temple Baptist Church. The congregation honored them August 16 with favorite hymns and a final performance. Swanson, the church’s only living charter member, served for more than 70 years.
   

4. Woman Charged With Assisting Husband With Alleged Rape (whky.com) — Hickory police have charged Kendra Hill Wilkinson, 21, with aiding her husband in an alleged rape involving a juvenile and helping him evade investigators. She is held on a $25,000 secured bond, while her husband, Kobus James Wilkinson, remains jailed without bond on rape and other sexual-offense charges.
   

5. College football: Catawba ends season against rival (salisburypost.com) — Lenoir-Rhyne heads to Salisbury on Saturday with a winning season riding on its rivalry game against Catawba. Both teams are 5-5 entering the 6 p.m. kickoff at Shuford Stadium, and the Bears will try to extend a seven-game winning streak in the series after last year’s narrow victory in Hickory.
   

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    Thursday November 12
  • Open Paint Thursday →
    Azalea Design Craft Studio, 264 Union Square NW STE 101, Hickory
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We found her!!
    She was LOCKED in an abandoned house next to us, we have no clue how she got in there but yayayaya! (Nextdoor Kenworth)
  • Please think about this then try to answer!
    There was that time you walked into the room and you forgot what you came for or the time you went to the store then forgot what it was you were… (Nextdoor Hickory Springs / Woods)
  • Jim 'N Nick's posted a job opening for Pit Master/Meat Cutter in Hickory. Apply here.
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Cafe Associate in Hickory. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hickory here.

Ok Hickory! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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