Community Corner
🌱 Black and Gold Thursdays and 11 more events
And check out Open Paint Thursday on the Icard Patch calendar
Hi Icard! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 66.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Black and Gold Thursdays →
App State Hickory Campus, Hickory
8:00 am - Open Paint Thursday →
Azalea Design Craft Studio, 264 Union Square NW STE 101, Hickory
11:00 am - 2026 Showcasing Burke: Around the World Edition
R.O. Huffman Center Location : Drexel, NC Time: 3-7pm
3:00 pm - Showcasing Burke: Around the World →
63 N Main Street, Granite Falls
3:00 pm - Volleyball vs RS Central
Hibriten High, 1350 Panther Trail SE, Lenoir
4:00 pm - Volleyball Home vs Freedom
South Caldwell High, 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson
4:30 pm - Soccer Home vs McDowell
South Caldwell High, 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson
4:30 pm - Volleyball @ Watauga
South Caldwell High, 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson
4:30 pm - Classic Films with Joe Barrett →
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, 375 3rd St. NE, Hickory
5:30 pm - Ridgeview Chess →
Ridgeview Branch Library, 706 1st St. SW, Hickory
6:00 pm - Pick Your Project Thursday →
Azalea Design Craft Studio, 264 Union Square NW STE 101, Hickory
6:00 pm - JV Football @ McDowell
South Caldwell High, 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson
6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lamour Group posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Hildebran. Apply here.
- The Adecco Group posted a job opening for 2nd shift Plywood Assembler needed in Hildebran, NC in Hildebran. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Icard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hickory
- Sunrise Camping Center Expands RV and Golf Cart Options in Hickory (timesoftheislands.com)
- River cleanup set Oct. 3 (taylorsvilletimes.com)
- Catawba County Names New Communications And Marketing Director (whky.com)
Lenoir
- Yankees Birthday of the Day: Johnny Allen (pinstripealley.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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