/tags/hickory Hickory en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Eli Chen, Layna Hong /health/2024-02-01/wanabana-lead-hickory-family-lawsuit-contamination Two more North Carolina parents are suing the food distributor WanaBana, saying their children suffered lead poisoning from the company's fruit puree products. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:19:56 GMT /health/2024-02-01/wanabana-lead-hickory-family-lawsuit-contamination Will Michaels /business-economy/2023-05-17/nc-congressional-delegation-supports-keeping-textile-trade-rule The rule is part of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, which Congress approved almost 20 years ago. Wed, 17 May 2023 16:13:54 GMT /business-economy/2023-05-17/nc-congressional-delegation-supports-keeping-textile-trade-rule Bradley George /news/2022-05-19/raleigh-durham-make-top-10-of-best-places-to-live-list-hickory-tops-cheapest-category Best Places To Live rankings were based on quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people's desire to live there. Thu, 19 May 2022 18:15:30 GMT /news/2022-05-19/raleigh-durham-make-top-10-of-best-places-to-live-list-hickory-tops-cheapest-category Joe Jurney /health/2020-08-31/hickory-area-company-helped-develop-contact-tracing-devices-used-at-rnc A company in the Hickory area helped develop a technology that could make social distancing and coronavirus contact tracing easier. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:06:06 GMT /health/2020-08-31/hickory-area-company-helped-develop-contact-tracing-devices-used-at-rnc Claire Donnelly /education/2019-09-09/school-bus-driver-shortage-a-constant-for-nc-districts Most school years across North Carolina are well underway, and that means giant yellow school buses are out on the roads each morning and afternoon. But… Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:57:31 GMT /education/2019-09-09/school-bus-driver-shortage-a-constant-for-nc-districts Cole del Charco /law/2019-03-20/through-the-eyes-of-a-sexual-assault-nurse-examiner By Jordan Hensley, Hickory Daily RecordAbout once per month, one of the two sexual assault nurse examiners at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory… Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:03:05 GMT /law/2019-03-20/through-the-eyes-of-a-sexual-assault-nurse-examiner Jordan Hensley