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Hickory, Catawba County football coaches adapt to near-record summer heat
The sun had barely been up for 30 minutes at Frank Barger Stadium when the Hickory High Red Tornadoes football team took the field for their second fall practice of the season on Aug. 1. As part of Hickory football’s strategy to keep players safe during the intense summer heat...
NAACP chapter plans workshop on community outreach programs
The August meeting of the Catawba County Branch NAACP will be on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 4 p.m. at Mt. Olin AME Zion Church, 2583 Smyre Farm Road, Newton. This month’s workshop will be led by Newton City Council member Beverly Danner, who will talk about community outreach programs in Catawba County, said Jerry L. McCombs, branch president.
#UniteNC “Ready to Vote” Training In Hickory, Aug. 20
Hickory — As the 2024 elections cycle heats up, North Carolinians will be getting a heads-up on the state’s new voting rules and maps. On Tuesday, August 20th, Common Cause NC’s #UniteNC “Ready to Vote” Community Education Tour is coming to Catawba County. Members of the public can RSVP and save their seat for this 75-minute educational event for local voters at ccnc.me/CatawbaTrain.
Catawba County Community Care Event, Saturday, Aug. 10
Hickory – Attention all surrounding Catawba County communities! Please join us for our first Care Event on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Ridgeview Recreation Center located at 115 7th Ave SW, Hickory, NC 28602. You will be able to register to vote,...
Partners Provides Therapy Dog To Newton-Conover City Schools
GASTONIA, N.C. – Partners Health Management joined the Newton-Conover City Schools Board of Education, Catawba County government officials and others in welcoming Jett, a therapy dog, as a member of the school district’s support staff Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, during a board work session. Jett will work alongside...
Taylorsville Woman Jailed in Catawba County on Drug Charges; More
44-year-old Phillisia Theighann Propst of Pine Ridge Drive in Taylorsville has been arrested in Catawba County on charges of driving while license revoked, felony possession of a schedule II controlled substance, operating a vehicle with no insurance, shoplifting with concealment goods, and fictitious or altered title, registration card, or tag. Propst was jailed today (August 6) in the Catawba County Detention Facility with bond set at $12,203. A Superior Court appearance on the drug charge was scheduled yesterday with District Court dates coming up on September 5 and October 15, all in Newton.
Claremont Man Jailed on Fugitive Warrant from Tennessee
43-year-old Samuel Thomas Bivens of Highview Court in Claremont was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers Saturday (August 3) on a felony fugitive warrant. Bivens is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office in Sevier County, Tennessee for a probation violation in connection with a charge listed as “dangerous drugs.” Following his arrest, Bivens was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility where he is being held without bond. A first appearance in District Court was scheduled today (August 5) in Newton.
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