Hickory, NC Community Links

Hickory is the banking, commercial, medical, and transportation hub of a 350,000-person metropolitan area, with over 38,000 of those people living in the city limits. Hickory is famous for its furniture and hosiery industries, and is now known for its telecommunications industries, which produce much of the world's supply of fiber optic cable. Hickory is located in Catawba County.

Hickory Educational Opprotunities Hickory Public Schools Catawba County Public Schools Catawba Valley High School Tabernacle Christian School Hickory Day School Hickory Christian Academy Catawba Valley Community College Hickory Metro Higher Education Center Lenior-Rhyne College Appalachian State University (45 miles NW of Hickory)

 

Government Related Links Catawba County Government Catawba County GIS Institute of Government Home Page City of Newton, NC Burke County Government Burke County GIS Caldwell County Government Alexander County Government North Carolina General Assembly State of North Carolina US Census Bureau - Catawba County- NC Summary North Carolina Ozone Forecast Center

Catawba County Chamber of Commerce Catawba County Economic Development Corporation Catawba County Schools Catawba Valley Heritage Alliance Charlotte Observer - Catawba Valley Neighbors Current Weather Conditions in Hickory Downtown Development Association Hickory Public Schools Hickory Community Theatre Hickory Daily Record Hickory Metro Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Hickory Metro Convention Center Hickory Metropolitan Higher Education Center Hickory Metro Sports Commission The Innovation Groups Lenoir-Rhyne College North Carolina Community Foundation North Carolina Local Government Credit Union Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG) WHKY Radio and Television WRAL-TV Online (NC News)

Hickory, North Carolina - where almost every doorway says, "come on in," and every smiling face greets you with Southern hospitality. Folks around here want to make you feel at home, whether you're shopping for furniture or enjoying a quiet weekend getaway.