Entertainment

VIDEO: Emmy Nominations Shock Fans

On Thursday the released Emmy nominations surprised everyone when many shows thought to be shoe-ins got left out of the running. The variety talk series category left out favorites such as The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.

Railroad Museum Hosts Storytelling Event at Newton Depot

NEWTON, NC (June 29, 2017)—Newton’s own Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum will host its second “Tales of the Rails: An Evening of Railroad Folklore and Music” event in the historic Newton Depot’s Abernethy Meeting Room on Tuesday, July 25. There will be showings at 2 p.m.

VIDEO: 5 cool tips for your summer BBQ

5 cool tips for your summer BBQ Turn your watermelon into a keg Add taco fillings to your corn chips for mess-free tacos Fill a kiddie pool with ice to keep food cold Throw in a game of oversized Scrabble Use coffee filters as hot-dog holders

Catawba Valley Camera Club announces winner of competition

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the June 7, 2017 meeting. The competition was for projection images with the assigned topic of “Glass”.

Winners from the June 7 Projection Competition are:

VIDEO: California sixth grader wins National Spelling Bee with 'marocain'

Ananya Vinay, a 12-year-old from Fresno, California, took the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy home on Thursday night. After many rounds, the sixth grader won by spelling 'marocain' correctly. Vinay and Rohan Rajeev were the last two standing of the initial 291 spellers.

Season Comes in for a Landing with Boeing Boeing

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Catawba County Library This Week @ Your Library Jun 3-10th

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Carolina Style Chorus committed to bringing musical joy

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Conover- Carolina Style Chorus, a women’s 4 part a cappella singing organization based in Conover, has completed phase two of their commitment to bring musical joy to those confined to long-term care at Abernethy Laurels, Newton.

VIDEO: Millennials Are Expected To Take Over 25,000 Selfies in a Lifetime

Selfies have by now become an epidemic, seems like everywhere we turn there’s someone with a camera trying to catch the perfect angle to snap the photo

Hickory Choral Society Holds Auditions for New Singers

Hickory Choral Society will hold auditions for the 2017 - 2018 season on Monday evening, May 22, 2017. Openings are available for Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses. Know that reading musical scores is important. Be prepared to sing the first verse of America (My Country Tis of Thee).