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CATAWBA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS
  • April 10, 2013  STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ISSUES FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY FOR LAKE NORMAN COUNTIES, INCLUDING CATAWBA

  • March 22, 2013  HICKORY CAREER ARTS AND MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WINS 2013 DISTRACTED DRIVING VIDEO CONTEST

  • February 18, 2013  LORI MATHES APPOINTED AS NEW CATAWBA COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR

  • February 17, 2013   BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DEDICATES ENTRANCE AREA OF JUSTICE CENTER IN HONOR OF RETIRED SHERIFF DAVID HUFFMAN

  • February 6, 2013  POLLY PEARSON RETIRES AFTER 40 YEARS OF HELPING OTHERS AT CATAWBA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES

  • February 5, 2013  NEW SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECYCLING SERVICES

  • January 28, 2013  UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING DIRECTOR BARRY EDWARDS NAMED REGIONAL ENERGY LEADER BY CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL

  • January 24, 2013  MAKER OF PRODUCTS FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY LOCATES FIRST US MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN CONOVER, CREATING 78 NEW JOBS

  • January 16, 2013  ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FINALIZED FOR NEW SHERRILLS FORD BRANCH OF CATAWBA COUNTY LIBRARY

  • January 9, 2013  CATAWBA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT

  • December 18, 2012  NEW CATAWBA COUNTY FACTS & FIGURES WEB PAGE OFFERS WEALTH OF DATA AND STATISTICS IN DOZENS OF CATEGORIES.

  • December 12, 2012  UPDATE OF CATAWBA COUNTY CHILD DATA SNAPSHOT RELEASED

  • December 11, 2012  APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

  • December 10, 2012   CATAWBA COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM WINS TWO AWARDS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION

  • December 3, 2012   ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 SHOWS COUNTY CONTINUED TO DELIVER SERVICES IN PRUDENT FISCAL MANNER.

  • November 29, 2012   ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER DEWEY HARRIS EARNS CREDENTIALED MANAGER DESIGNATION FROM INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

  • November 27, 2012 ASSISTANT COUNTY PLANNER MARY GEORGE NAMED OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO AGRICULTURE IN CATAWBA COUNTY

  • November 21, 2012  COUNTY SEEKS TO REFINANCE DEBT AT LOWER INTEREST RATE, SAVINGS OF $850,000 EXPECTED

  • November 6, 2012 CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTES DENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN THROUGH TOURS

  • October 25, 2012 TEN CHILDCARE CENTERS EARN "HEALTHY CHILD CARE" STATUS FROM CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

  • October 24, 2012  AGREEMENT EXTENDS BORROWING PRIVILEGES AT LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY TO REGISTERED USERS OF COUNTY, HICKORY LIBRARIES

  • October 24, 2012  TAX COLLECTOR, RECOGNIZED FOR PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING, LISTENING, NAMED 2012 CATAWBA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

  • October 18 , 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY NEWTON EMS BASE BECOMES CAR SEAT CHECK LOCATION

  • October 2, 2012 BED BATH & BEYOND ANNOUNCES DATA CENTER LOCATION IN CLAREMONT

  • September 17, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR, MARY GEORGE, AMONG LEADERS OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RIVER CONSERVATION EFFORT

  • September 6, 2012  NEW STATE FOOD RULES EXPECTED TO ENFORCE SAFE FOOD HANDLING AND REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES

  • August 3, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY EMS NAMES 2011 EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR

  • July 24, 2012  COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM GETS HIGH MARKS IN ANNUAL CUSTOMER SURVEY

  • July 17, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY NAMED AMONG "TOP 10 DIGITAL COUNTIES" IN U.S.

  • July 3, 2012  PLAN BEING DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND FARMING

  • June 28, 2012  ECO COMPLEX FEATURED IN STUDY OF BEST "GREEN" PRACTICES IN SEVEN SOUTHEASTERN STATES

  • June 22, 2012  LEIGH ANNE CHARLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH NAMED EMERGING DIETETIC LEADER.

  • June 19, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY DECLARED A "STORM READY" COUNTY BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

  • June 12, 2012  COUNTY LIBRARY TO USE STATE GRANT TO UPGRADE CHILD LITERACY COMPUTERS

  • June 4, 2012  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ADOPTS FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 COUNTY BUDGET

  • June 1, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPANDS DENTAL PRACTICE

  • May 31, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY YOUTH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND STATE CONFERENCE

  • May 31, 2012  TWO COUNTY PROGRAMS WIN NATONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ACEHIEVEMENT AWARDS

  • May 21, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY RANKS NUMBER ONE IN STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN RECYCLING, PER PERSON, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011.

  • May 2, 2012  WINNERS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING VIDEO CONTEST ANNOUNCED

  • April 18, 2012  COMMUNITY LEADERS LEARN ABOUT NEW SAFETY INITIATIVES

  • April 12, 2012  THREE COUNTY PROGRAMS WIN NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

  • April 2, 2012  COUNTY CREATING NEW REAL ESTATE WEB SITE

  • March 22, 2012   CATAWBA COUNTY HONORS EMPLOYEES WITH 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE.

  • March 9, 2012  STARTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIFTH GRADERS WINS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST.

  • March 5, 2012  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR NEW MEALS ON WHEELS ROUTES

  • January 27, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH LAUNCHES WEB PAGE TO UPDATE COMMUNITY ON NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK.

  • January 27, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY WINS STATE GRANT AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF QR CODES ON BUILDING PERMITS

  • January 27, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY BUDGET OFFICE WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR 23RD STRAIGHT YEAR.

  • January 27, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY WINS STATE AWARD FOR USE OF QR CODES ON BUILDING PERMITS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE ACCESS TO DATA.

  • January 24, 2012  COUNTY BEGINS OFFERING USED COOKING OIL RECYCLING (RESIDENTIAL ONLY) AT BLACKBURN CONVENIENCE CENTER.

  • January 19, 2012  CATAWBA COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO SUFFERED PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM TORNADOES THAT STRUCK IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.

  • January 9, 2012  PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC TO BE RENOVATED

  • January 6, 2012   CATAWBA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT

  • December 15, 2011  EMPLOYEES AT CLAREMONT FACILITY GIVE BICYCLES TO FOSTER CHILDREN.

  • December 15, 2011  COUNTY TEENS FOCUS ON DANGERS OF UNDERAGE DRINKING.

  • December 10, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NAMES EMPLOYEE OF YEAR. 

  • November 30, 2011  GERMAN COMPANY TO OPEN FIRST U.S. FACILITY IN HICKORY, CREATING 62-80 JOBS.

  • November 28, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY HIRES NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER

  • November 24, 2011  NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL PRESENTS CITIZEN LIFE SAVER AWARD TO THREE CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC SERVANTS

  • November 22, 2011  NEW CATAWBA COUNTY AGING PLAN LOOKS TOWARD BUILDING A SENIOR-FRIENDLY, LIVABLE COMMUNITY.

  • November 21, 2011  U.S. EPA ANNOUNCES THAT CATAWBA COUNTY IS AGAIN IN "ATTAINMENT" FOR PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION AS OF DECEMBER 19, 2011.

  • November 16, 2011  NEW LIBRARIAN NAMED FOR CLAREMONT AND CONOVER BRANCH LIBRARIES.

  • November 8, 2011  EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

  • November 5, 2011  NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONS ON HIGHWAY 16. SOUTH WIDENING.

  • November 4, 2011  STATE CHANGES RULES FOR LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BEGINNING IN 2012.

  • November 2, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES WINS BEST PRACTICES AWARD FROM STATE ASSOCIATION.

  • October 26, 2011  ASSISTANT REGISTER OF DEEDS NAMED 2011 CATAWBA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

  • October 18, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS WIN STATE PRESENTATIONS CONTEST

  • October 12, 2011  MEALS ON WHEELS NOW COLLECTING FOOD FOR PETS OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE

  • September 15, 2011  CONOVER BRANCH LIBRARY OPENS IN NEW LOCATION

  • September 14, 2011   ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER LEE WORSLEY NAMED DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER IN DURHAM COUNTY.

  • September 14, 2011  GREENWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ANNOUNCES NEW ROUTES TO BEGIN OCTOBER 1.

  • September 12, 2011  HICKORY VOLUNTEER WINS NATIONAL MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICAN VOLUNTEER AWARD

  • September 9, 2011  TWO NON-PROFITS MERGE TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN

  • September 1, 2011  SOCIAL SERVICES BEGINS ACCEPTING ONLINE DONATIONS TO FUNDS ASSISTING CHILDREN

  • August 26, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF QR CODES

  • August 17, 2011  SHERIFF’S OFFICE PART OF PROGRAM PROVIDING PLACES FOR CITIZENS TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF UNUSED AND UNWANTED MEDICATION.

  • August 15, 2011 CATAWBA COUNTY-APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY BIODIESEL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FACILITY OFFICIALLY OPENS.

  • August 15, 2011  COUNTY LIBRARY CARD CATALOG NOW AVAILABLE VIA SMART PHONES

  • August 2, 2011  VOLUNTEER GARDENERS PROVIDE FRESH PRODUCE FOR MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS.

  • August 1, 2011   COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT IS HONORED NATIONALLY

  • July 20, 2011  PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ANNUAL CHILD CARE CENTER CREDNETIALS

  • July 15, 2011  WIC PROGRAM, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PLANT SEEDS OF HEALTHY LIVING

  • July 12, 2011 CATAWBA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS UPDATING WARD, DISTRICT LINES.

  • June 29, 2011  LEE INDUSTRIES OF CONOVER ADDING 75 JOBS, RENOVATING EXISTING CONOVER CHAIR BUILDING.

  • June 28, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY SENIOR NUTRITION SERVICES RELOCATES.

  • June 27, 2011  PREVENT-A-THON WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED TO TEACH ADULTS HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE.

  • June 24, 2011  NCDOT PROPOSES "SUPER STREET" DESIGN FOR WIDENED NC HIGHWAY 16.

  • June 16, 2011  SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM HELPING TEENS MAKE SMART CHOICES IS HONORED NATIONALLY.

  • June 14, 2011  COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, TELEVISIONS BANNED FROM LANDFILLS BY STATE LAW, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011.

  • June 14, 2011  SENIORS MORNING OUT PROGRAM OPENS NEW CLAREMONT LOCATION.

  • June 6, 2011  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HONORS NED JARRETT FOR ELECTION TO NASCAR HALL OF FAME, LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO COUNTY.

  • June 3, 2011  WINNERS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING VIDEO CONTEST ANNOUNCED.

  • May 31, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PAGE.

  • May 26, 2011  PUBLIC HEALTH AWARDS "HEALTHY SCHOOL" STATUS TO 10 CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS.

  • May 12, 2011  CHILDREN'S AGENDA COMMITTEE RELEASES REPORT AFTER TWO YEARS OF STUDY AND RECEIVING PUBLIC INPUT.

  • May 9, 2011  COUNTY FINANCE OFFICE WINS 29TH STRAIGHT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

  • April 15, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY HONORS EMPLOYEES WITH 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE.

  • April 15, 2011  TURBOCOATING INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW HICKORY FACILITY THAT WILL CREATE AT LEAST 80 NEW JOBS.

  • April 8, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY BUDGET OFFICES WIN NATIONAL AWARD FOR 22ND STRAIGHT YEAR.

  • April 4, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY P.I.O. GIVEN HIGHEST AWARD OF STATE ASSOCIATION.

  • March 30, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY MANAGERS JOIN MAYORS TO ASSIST SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

  • March 23, 2011  NEW SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM OFFER ADOPTEES AND BIRTH PARENTS ASSISTANCE IN FINDING EACH OTHER.

  • March 7, 2011  SPEAKER'S BUREAU AVAILABLE FOR CATAWBA COUNTY CIVIC CLUBS, OTHER GROUPS

  • March 1, 2011  "START SOMETHING HERE" WEB SITE BRINGS TOGETHER A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES, ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS AVAILABLE IN COUNTY

  • February 24, 2011  COUNTY EcoCOMPLEX FEATURED IN NATIONALLY PUBLISHED GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWSLETTER

  • February 22, 2011  PUBLIC HEALTH GETS MARCH OF DIMES GRANT TO HELP PREGNANT WOMEN QUIT SMOKING

  • February 22, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY PARAMEDIC RECOGNIZED IN N.C. GOVERNOR BEVERLY PERDUE'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

  • February 18, 2011  FAIRMONT DESIGNS TO ESTABLISH NEW OPERATIONS AND CREATE 200 NEW JOBS IN HICKORY

  • February 17, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER NAMED ONE OF TOP 25 "DOERS, DREAMER AND DRIVERS" NATIONALLY BY GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE

  • February 10, 2011  STRATEGIC PLAN CREATED FOR CATAWBA COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

  • February 2, 2011  FORMER ANIMAL SHELTER DOG RAISES ADOPTION AWARENESS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION

  • January 27, 2011  PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDS SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER

  • January 18, 2011   DL-TEE GOLF, ROCK BARN GOLF AND SPA, PARTNER WITH SOCIAL SERVICES TO FEED CHILDREN IN NEED.

  • January 6, 2011  COUNTY VETERANS, THOSE SUPPORTING VETERANS, TO "HAVE A HAND" IN NEW NORTH CAROLINA VETERAN'S PARK

  • January 5, 2011  CATAWBA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT