“I think really just in the preparation, the way they approached the week,” Belichick said of UNC (2-0), which begins ACC play on Sept. 19 at Clemson in Death Valley.
- Mark Parker Hickory Daily Record Sports Correspondent
Missed opportunities played a role in the Crawdads' defeat on Friday, starting with the first inning, when they loaded the bases with one out, but did not score.
- Mike Conley
The 2026 Walk for Recovery is the first of several events planned for Recovery Month.
- Mike Conley
On Saturday, Marion celebrated the Culturas Unidas Festival for 2026.
- Mike Conley
Here's what's on the agenda for meetings in McDowell County today and tomorrow.
- Mike Conley
“Twenty-five years later, may we never forget the lives that were lost,” Will Kehler said. “May we never forget the heroes who answered the call.”
- Mark Parker Hickory Daily Record Sports Correspondent
The winner of game three will advance to the Carolina League Championship Series against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
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BOSTON — It’s going to be a long four weeks without A.J. Brown. Maybe even five or six. Brown’s high ankle sprain landed him on injured reserve Saturday, meaning he must miss the Patriots’ upcoming games versus the Steelers, at the Jaguars, at the Bills and against the Raiders at home. If Brown sits for six weeks, a common recovery time for players at his position with this injury, he would ...
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Eastbound Stockton Street between Sullivan Road and Brookdale Drive will close Sept. 17, 2026, for waterline work and is expected to reopen by Oct. 2, weather permitting.
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Three Nashville songwriters will perform in Abingdon on Oct. 10, 2026, with concert proceeds funding memorial scholarships for students at the SWVA Higher Ed Center.
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Evan Siary’s six shutout innings and Kaden Carpenter’s three extra-base hits lifted Hickory over Charleston 4-3, forcing a decisive Game 3 in the Southern Division series.
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