Top Story Spotlight HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Basketball standouts from Maiden, Hickory, McDowell to play in East-West all-star games jason.koon Jun 24, 2026 Jun 24, 2026 Updated Jun 24, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hickory's Jace Blocker, Maiden's Khiara Culliver and McDowell's Clara McCartha each closed their high school careers with one more honor. kAmq=@4<6C 92D 366? D6=64E65 E@ A=2J :? E96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 3@JD t2DE\(6DE p==\$E2C v2>6D[ H9:=6 |4r2CE92 2?5 rF==:G6C H:== 36 A=2J:?8 :? E96 8:C=D 82>6D] k^Am Hickory's Jace Blocker (23) gets a fast-break dunk past North Lincoln's Carter Abernethy (11) and Nick Whitener (24). Ernest Masche, Record file kAmk2 E:E=6lQ|2:56?[ w:4<@CJ 32D<6E32== A=2J6CD ?2>65 r2E2H32 r@F?EJ A=2J6CD @7 E96 J62CQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^9:4<@CJC64@C5]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^a4`hc34d\a72c\c4g_\2e5f\c6ahhcf7d2c2^Qmq=@4<6C H2D 2 9F86 AC6D6?46 :? 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Here's the schedule Culturas Unidas Festival returns to downtown Marion Nonprofit to build two new homes for Hurricane Helene survivors in McDowell County Lake Lure business gets slight eviction reprieve as judge leaves open combining suits See which western NC high school football team had to cancel this week's games due to injuries President Trump is planning a visit to Gastonia. Here's what to know Marion nonprofit proposes community room space in city community building McDowell County ceremony honors the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks Wildflowers flattened at Burke County I-40 exit, Highway Patrol investigating WNC Renaissance Faire set for this weekend in McDowell County Baxter International issues recall of IV solutions made at McDowell County plant kAmq=@4<6C H2D ?2>65 E96 k2 E:E=6lQw:4<@CJ 3@JD H:? ?:?E9 DEC2:89E s:4<UR_bhjD $A@CE:?8 v@@5D r=2DD:4 32D<6E32== 492>A:@?D9:AQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^9:4<@CJC64@C5]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^464efd36\fg6a\c`73\3fh_\`b56_e2h3fc`^Qm|'! @7 E96 s:4<VD w@=:52J r=2DD:4k^2m 2?5 E96 w:4<@CJ s2:=J #64@C5VD r2E2H32 r@F?EJ q@JD !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C] k^Am Maiden's Khiara Culliver (10) goes up for a layup against Bandys' Lexi Vaughan (2) March 13 in Catawba. David Scearce, Record file kAmrF==:G6C H2D E96 r2E2H32 r@F?EJ v:C=D !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C 27E6C =625:?8 |2:56? @? 2? 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