Newton News

It was May 13 when Pastor Charles Worley of Maiden, N.C.'s Providence Road Baptist Church told congregants how to ''get rid of all the lesbians and queers.'' His simple plan featured fenced-in pens, lesbians in one, gay men in the other, where they would remain till they died.

Philadelphia community's 14th annual Juneteenth celebration will be 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 16 at 165 Schenck Farm Road, Lawndale.

A Catawba County pastor has refused to retract what some have called "hate speech" and "genocide," references he made towards the gay community at his independent Baptist church in Maiden earlier this month, drawing protesters and national attention.

The Times-News has learned that a woman and infant died after their vehicle hit a tractor-trailer head-on this morning on N.C. 150 near the Lincoln/Catawba County line.

At least one person is dead following a wreck involving a tractor-trailer this morning on N.C. 150 near the Lincoln/Catawba County line.

Few people changed their minds about homosexuality and the Maiden preacher last Sunday in spite of the rallies in Newton and Maiden.

Thousands of protestors armed with signs and slogans lined Newton's Southwest Boulevard on Sunday morning.

Newton Police Chief Don Brown requests the driver's license of Rev. Billy Ball of Faith Baptist Church of Primrose,Ga. as he writes Rev.

About 200 people showed up Sunday morning in Newton to stage a protest against a Maiden preacher's anti-gay sermon.

We hope the 1,500 or so expected in Catawba County on Sunday remember the Biblical imperative that the preacher they're protesting apparently forgot – to love each other, and to treat people as they would like to be treated.

Deb Butler, candidate for North Carolina Senate, will lead a cross-state caravan to Newton, NC for the "Love, Not Hate" protest against a recent sermon by Rev.

Catawba County has issued a statement saying the request for a protest demonstration planned by the Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate for Sunday at the Justice Center in Newton NC has been denied.

Catawba County recycled 56,000 tons of materials during its latest fiscal year, the top county total in North Carolina, The Observer News Enterprise of Newton reports.

A western Lincoln County woman recently resigned from a Catawba County DMV office where she worked after she was accused of illegally issuing more than 50 driver's licenses since the beginning of the year.

Haley Nicole Caldwell and Mark Adam Schrum were united in marriage at The Quarry at Carrigan Farms, Mooresville on April 7, 2012 with Rev.

Newton-Conover City Schools must replace one of its board members representing the Newton seat, after a member resigned this week.

City of Newton residents likely won't see a tax rate increase in the coming year but could see a spike in electric rates and garbage collection fees.

The senior examiner at the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Newton was charged with 13 felonies.

Dan Brigman will be superintendent of the Catawba County Schools, starting July 1, The Observer News Enterprise of Newton reports.

Dwight Herman appealed to county commissioners Monday to create an ordinance with setback requirements for cemeteries to save others from the heartache his family has been through.