Freelance writers at risk because of missing contracts and compensation disputes ... owned by Clarity Digital Group, LLC and HULIQ, a fully owned subsidiary of Hareyan Publishing Co. LLC, based in Hickory, NC. The process that is currently in place with The Examiner is very straight forward from the time an application is filed as a ... Publ.Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Including top-10 finish, former resident learning fast with Joe Gibbs Racing ... all part of the learning process for DiBenedetto, 19, who now competes for Joe Gibbs Racing and makes his home in Hickory, N.C. He finished 10th on June 5 at the Nashville SuperSpeedway, but has run into bad luck in more recent races. "It's all ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:48:32 GMT Back to life Union Square Emporium in downtown Hickory is coming back to life. Sam Glaberman, a former New York resident who moved to Mooresville to retire, is buying the store and keeping the name. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT New principal announced for Hickory High Hickory Public Schools' board of education hired its second high school principal in four days on Thursday. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Robbers douse victim with bleach ... man left Randolph Billiards on Second Street, NW, at about 1 a.m. and was walking toward Union Square in downtown Hickory when two men yelled at him, according to police reports. When the man turned around, one of the men threw a cup of bleach at ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Illusionist aims for world record ... for six weeks. Making the official records book would be like a cherry on top, he said. Instead of Guinness judges, Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright will preside over events, checking to make sure Cortino can't see through his blindfold and that the ... Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:01:07 GMT Arrest on 1XX Southwest Blvd, Newton, 28658, NC Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear On Misd Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT The jury is out on the Prestwood murder trial ... ended when Prestwood, 46, killed Gilley, 28, by beating him to death with a cinder block in a homeless camp behind Hickory's Toys R Us store. Gilley had made his way to Hickory after being abandoned in Charlotte where he and friends had attended a ... Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Boat smashes into bridge pillar Two people were hurt Friday night when their boat crashed into a bridge support in Lake Hickory. Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Hickory business robbed ... brick on the sidewalk in front of the store, next to the broken glass. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hickory Police Department at 328-5551. Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Sewer line project almost done The Cripple Creek sewer line replacement project is almost finished. Hickory Sand Co. Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Viewmont post office open for business ... office will help to increase convenience and access to postal services for customers unable to travel to the other Hickory postal facilities," said Jim Frizzell, Hickory postmaster, who will oversee the Ace CPU. "A full line of postal products and ... Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Stalking trial set to begin today ... former high school teacher charged with stalking a student is scheduled to begin today. John Michael Donadio, 59, of Hickory, is a former occupational teacher at Fred T. Foard High School. On May 13, 2009, he was arrested on one count of misdemeanor ... Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Bear makes itself at home ... we were watching it." Catawba County Parks Manager Blair Rayfield said bears will likely become more common in the Hickory area, especially as development encroaches farther into their territory. Normally, people see young bears that have been ... Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:29:00 GMT Arrest on 25XX Us Hwy 70 Se, Newton, 28658, NC Arrest on chrg of Larceny Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT 2 prime examples of business growth Hickory seeks to improve the local economy by attracting new business and helping existing business grow through the branding and marketing initiative. Publ.Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Decaying old churches face 'trouble in paradise' ... the collection plate, a chorus of screams pierced the air. Chunks of the ceiling in the 52-year-old church near Hickory , North Carolina , came crashing down on the crowd of 200 or so, striking about 14, who were later treated and released from ... Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:03:27 GMT 1970 Chevrolet Suburban ... has been done by me) And it features a Vintage Air system to keep things cool, installed by Rutter's Rod Shop in Hickory, NC. And a custom console which I built to compliment the new seats and bring some of that cool a/c to the rear seats. It is ... Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:58:07 GMT Area jobs picture brightens slightly Unemployment in the Greater Hickory area dropped for a fourth consecutive month in June. Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:30:26 GMT CSI techs testify at trial ... threatened to steal his moped and came at him with a knife. Lt. Scott Hildebrand was the sergeant overseeing the Hickory Police Department's investigations division when Prestwood killed Gilley. He went to the homeless campsite where the altercation ... Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT