Catawba County News

Convicted sex offenders are no longer allowed in Hickory's parks. After months of deliberation, the Hickory City Council enacted the sex offender ban Tuesday.

Rockingham County could be on the verge of becoming greener - both environmentally and fiscally.

Poppelmann Plastics U.S.A. Inc. will grow with its second phase on its site in Claremont.

A request for an ABC store has been temporarily withdrawn to acquire a zoning change on the proposed tract on N.C. 150.

THUMBS UP to Alex Hughes and Andrew Benton who spent their time this summer getting food for the Hickory Soup Kitchen.

An open letter to the Catawba County Board of Education: When proposed legislation aimed at banning school corporal punishment in North Carolina schools was being debated in 2007, Rep.

As David Chastain continues to recover from severe injuries he received in a hit-and-run accident, he probably felt he had made it through the worst of his trauma.

Jill Thompson waited in line 20 minutes to fill up her Ford Explorer with gas on Monday.

A high-speed chase early Friday morning ended after the suspect crashed the stolen truck he was driving into a yard on Wandering Lane.

Catawba County recently filled a new position at its animal shelter to focus on adoptions of animals.

This November, after $3 billion and nearly eight years of improvements to Election Day balloting, how will most Americans cast their ballots? On paper.

Air quality officials issued a health notice today for air pollution in Catawba County and surrounding counties.

Catawba County Board of Commissioners were updated Monday on issues addressed during the state General Assembly's Short Session affecting the county.

In her letter of July 28, Ms. Elizabeth Mawyer discussed "unsupported allegations" and stated: "Those who have made many such allegations against Patrick McHenry are now called on to support their allegations ...

The Forrest Hunt Midnight Basketball Camp finale was held at Catawba Valley Community College Saturday.

Newton- A teenager has been arrested in an armed robbery in Catawba County. Jamar Martin, 18, has been arrested on charges of armed robbery and possession of a controlled substance.

Wilma Noe was inside her apartment when she heard a loud clap of thunder Wednesday night.

New Biodiesel Research Facility at Appalachian State Jul. 28, 2008 A new $1.7 million biodiesel research facility will be built in Catawba County, N.C. Researchers from Appalachian State University in Boone, ...

Some North Carolina deputies know how to "finger" a suspect. They were chasing two teens wanted in a series of break-ins and captured a 16-year-old. Deputies confiscated the suspect's cell phone.

One person died in a apartment fire in the Catawba County city of Newton late Saturday, but that's all police and fire department officials are saying.