🌱 Hickory’s Isaac Ellis makes a big-time college hoops commitment

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In today's newsletter:

• Hickory’s Isaac Ellis makes a big-time college hoops commitment
• Hickory resident charged after undercover probe at Gastonia strip club

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 51 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 55, low: 31.
• Thursday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Isaac Ellis joins Louisville basketball's 2027 recruiting class (courier-journal.com) — A standout point guard from Hickory, Isaac Ellis, has verbally committed to join the University of Louisville’s 2027 basketball recruiting class. The 6-foot-1 Overtime Elite star, who recently decommitted from South Carolina, was impressed by Louisville’s culture and coaching staff after an unofficial visit and is already putting up huge scoring numbers in Atlanta.
   

• Strip club near Charlotte hit with liquor violations for ‘fondling' and drugs (charlotteobserver.com) — A Hickory resident is among three people charged after a three-month undercover investigation into liquor and drug violations at the Leather & Lace strip club in Gastonia. State Alcohol Law Enforcement agents documented drug sales, after-hours drinking, and improper conduct by dancers, leading to possible fines and a liquor license suspension for the club.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Point of View Teen Writing Club
  Patrick Beaver Memorial Library , 375 3rd St NE , Hickory
  5:00 pm
• B Chord Live Corn Hole
  B Chord Live , 47 Duke St , Granite Falls
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Teen Space Opinion Poll In-Person
  Teen Space Lenoir: , Lenoir
• Storytime In-Person
  Southern Branch , Southern
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Drendel Auditorium , 243 3rd Ave NE , Hickory
  8:45 pm

Friday December 19

• Window Walks: Exploring the Art of Retail — Hickory Museum of Art
  Valley Hills Mall. , 1960 US Hwy 70 SE , Hickory
  11:30 am
• Game Night (Christmas)
  Walkin' Roll Activities League, Inc. , Albert Parkhurst Municipal Complex , 202 S Center St , Hildebran
  6:00 pm
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
  Newton Performing Arts Center , 60 W 6th St , Newton
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Andy Buckner Music
  THE VINE-Wine Shoppe , 16 S Main St , Granite Falls
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• LEGO Play In-Person
  Children's Area Lenoir: , Lenoir
• Game Time: Tantrix In-Person
  Teen Space Lenoir: , Lenoir

Tuesday December 23

• Anime Afternoon - Dr. Stone In-Person
  Library Program Room A Lenoir: , Lenoir
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi everyone!
  I just moved here. Looking forward to getting to know everyone! These are my two babies. My female is Stella a 8 yr old Belgian Malinois/German… (Nextdoor The Legends)
• I’m looking for someone to come clean my home on a weekly basis.
  I need an affordable and reliable source thank you (Nextdoor Northlakes)

• Corning, Inc. posted a job opening for Tool & Die Maker II in Hickory. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Hickory. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hickory here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maiden

• Basketball Game Preview: Fort Mill Yellow Jackets vs. Marvin Ridge Mavericks + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

Taylorsville

• Taylorsville Man Charged Following Four Month Multi-Agency Drug Investigation, Second Suspect Sought (whky.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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