
US-321 between Blowing Rock and Lenoir will close at 7 p.m. Thursday due to construction. Fans coming from the Lenoir/Hickory/Charlotte areas for Thursday's postseason basketball doubleheader at the Holmes Center (women vs. Charleston at 5:30 p.m., men vs. Pacific at 8 p.m.) are encouraged to arrive early to beat the closure and have an alternate route planned for the trip home (321 won't reopen until 6 a.m. Friday).