Hickory Riverwalk

The city of Hickory has reopened its Riverwalk Outerwater Bridge, a pedestrian and cycling bridge that runs over Lake Hickory on the Catawba River. The bridge had been closed since late September after Hurricane Helene damaged a section of its handrail.

For 16 years, the city of Hickory had one mayor."This city loved Rudy Wright," Cline says. "He had a lot of friends. Just a fine man and also a fine…