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SUV flips, crashes into fence near Newton

The driver of an SUV walked away with minor injuries after his Chevy Blazer ran off the road, flipped and then hit a fence on Business 321 South near Catawba Farms Tuesday morning.

Assisted living facility employee accused of setting fire at nursing home

On 16 September 2018, at 7:13 pm, at the request of Newton Fire Department, Newton police officers responded to Carillon Assisted Living located at 1088 Radio Station Road, Newton reference a suspicious fire.

Police: Masked gunman robs Newton Family Dollar

On 16 September 2018, at 8:53 pm, Newton police responded to an Armed Robbery at the Family Dollar Store located 419 West ‘A’ Street, Newton.

Transfer truck wrecks in Newton, knocks out power

An 18-wheeler traveling east on N.C. 10 ran off the road flipped near Jarrett Farm Road in Newton. The wreck knocked out power to a large portion of residences in Newton and Startown.
Read more in the Tuesday edition of the O-N-E.

Schools announce delays for Monday

The Catawba County school system and Newton Conover Schools are both on a two-hour delay for Monday.

UPDATE: Catawba man charged with murder in double homicide

From the Town of Catawba-

CATAWBA COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners has declared a State of Emergency in Catawba County due to the severe weather event affecting Catawba County.

SBI investigating double homicide in Catawba

The SBI – along with the Town of Catawba police department – is investigating a double homicide that occurred Thursday evening on N.C. Highway 10.
Few details have been release, but officials did say they have a suspect in custody.

All three school systems closed on Friday

With the threat of Hurricane Florence looming, Newton-Conover City Schools, Catawba County Schools and Hickory Public Schools have announced they will be closed on Friday, Sept 14.

Be Overly Prepared - Officials urge Catawba County residents to not take Florence threat lightly

A recent release from the National Hurricane Center predicts the projected path of Hurricane Florence to follow a more western path that would dump up to a foot of rain in Catawba County.