Missing person report lifted

At the request of the Hickory Police Department, the NC Center for Missing Persons has cancelled the missing person report for 89-year-old John Calhoun McDowell Jr. of Hickory. A missing person report was issued for Mr. McDowell on Wednesday (June 26). Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the report was cancelled. A spokesperson for the Hickory Police Department told WHKY News this morning (June 27) that no further details could be released.