Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 5th of September.
Good morning, Hickory.
🎭 Culture
A piece of the World Trade Center's North Tower (acquired by Conover in 2011) remains on display 25 years after Sept.
11. The artifact serves as a respectful reminder of a moment that changed our community.
🏈 Sports
Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball opened conference play with a 3-1 win over UVA Wise on Friday, Sept.
4, 2026 — their home opener — as Rachael Chambers led with 18 kills and six blocks while the Bears extended their 11–0 record against the Cavaliers.
On Friday, Sept. 4, high school football teams played competitively, with Hickory scoring 65 points in its conference match and other teams posting varied non-conference results (Alexander Central 53 and Tuscola 47 among them).
The scores set the stage for an exciting season ahead.
Zoila Sicilia, a defending NCAA DII champion from Lenoir-Rhyne, won the ETSU Buccaneer Collegiate Cup Sprint Triathlon in Johnson City on Sept.
4 in a time of 27:36.38 — she and the Bears will head to Pittsburgh to compete in the Beaver County Tri Cup on Sept. 19.
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