Spotlight Bricks & Minifigs aims to be community store for buying, selling and building Legos in Hickory Billy Chapman Apr 14, 2026 13 hrs ago 0 × Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Payne Jones started building Lego sets after he graduated high school as a way to relax his mind after work.kAmw6 76== :? =@G6 H:E9 E96 9@33J 2?5 :D @A6?:?8 2 DE@C6 :? w:4<@CJ 7@C C6D:56?ED 2?5 G:D:E@CD E@ 6?;@J E92E D2>6 766=:?8]k^AmkAm“~?46 x 8C25F2E65 9:89 D49@@=[ x 8@E :?E@ :E 2D 2 H2J E@ A2DD E:>6 27E6C 86EE:?8 9@>6 7C@> H@C<[ ;FDE <66A >J >:?5 DE:>F=2E65 H9:=6 2=D@ ;FDE C6=2I:?8[” y@?6D D2:5] “|2<6D :E 2 =:EE=6 62D:6C @? >6] r@>6 9@>6[ D:E 5@H? @? E96 4@F49[ 3F:=5 D@>6E9:?8]”k^Am Payne Jones sits behind his desk at the new Bricks & Minifigs store in Hickory. 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Billy Chapman, Record Billy Chapman is a reporter with the Hickory Daily Record.wchapman@hickoryrecord.com 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Payne Jones walks through areas of the Bricks & Minifigs store in Hickory Watch Now: Related Video Unable to play video AP top stories April 14 AI Is Cutting 16,000 US Jobs Monthly—and Gen Z Is Feeling It First AI Is Cutting 16,000 US Jobs Monthly—and Gen Z Is Feeling It First Which college majors do grads actually love—and which would they skip? Which college majors do grads actually love—and which would they skip? Why being a first‑generation college student matters Why being a first‑generation college student matters Recommended for you
