Monday, January 6th, 2025
Good morning, Hickory. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 6th of January.
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Unemployment rates in the Hickory Metro area and across North Carolina have risen, according to the latest Department of Commerce report. WHKY
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Catawba County Schools and QUEST child care will open with a two-hour delay on Monday due to forecasted freezing rain and cold temperatures. Hickory Daily Record
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
~ Greek Proverb
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