Featured Spotlight Club Cabaret in Hickory closing, last drag show April 29. "It's been an amazing ride." Billy Chapman Apr 28, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hanging in Reeves' office are sashes he has worn in pageants over the years. Billy Chapman, Record kAmr=F3 r232C6E 92D 9@DE65 5C28 D9@HD[ 4@>65J D9@HD 2?5 3CF?496D 7@C bd J62CD :? 5@H?E@H? w:4<@CJ]k^AmkAm~? (65?6D52J ?:89E[ E96 4=F3 H:== 9@DE :ED =2DE A6C7@C>2?46 2D @H?6C y677 #66G6D AC6A2C6D E@ 4=@D6 E96 4=F3]k^AmkAm“%96 3F:=5:?8 2E `_` } r6?E6C $EC66E 92D D66? :E 2== — sC28 "F66?D 2?5 z:?8D[ q62CD[ {62E96C[ A2862?ECJ[ 4@>65J[ 6=682?46[ 2?5 23@G6 2==[ 7C:6?5D9:A — >@C6 E92? x 4@F=5 6G6C 4@F?E] (:E9:? 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Billy Chapman, Record kAm#66G6D A=2?D E@ 4@?E:?F6 A6C7@C>:?8 5C28 27E6C 4=@D:?8 E96 4=F3] #66G6D A=2?D E@ A6C7@C> E96 =2DE ?F>36C 2E r=F3 r232C6E]k^Am kAm“xE’D 366? 2? 2>2K:?8 C:56[” #66G6D D2:5] “x’G6 925 D@>6 A96?@>6?2= A6@A=6 E9C@F89 E96 J62CD E92E 92G6 96=A65 >6]”k^Am 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 Most Popular This new spot in Marion is offering locally grown food and beer, run by farmers and a brewer “We are a market that is focused on showcasing local goods and vegetables and in the process of getting a brewery up and running." 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