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Local Girl Scouts celebrate World Thinking Day

Saturday March 16th the Girl Scouts of Peaks to Piedmont Council, one of 112 councils across the United States, which serves nearly 14,000 girls in central and western North Carolina, held the service unit 134 annual World Thinking Day event at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Hickory.

Saying goodbye to Hi-Lites

Hi-Lites, a women’s specialty boutique and Newton staple, is closing. For 18 years, the store has catered primarily to those aged 30 and up, carrying many name-brand clothing pieces.

Claremont Fire Department earns ISO3 Rating

Jason Brown, City Manager, stated that out of 1533 Fire Departments in the state of North Carolina, only 61 departments hold a ISO rating of 3. Even more amazing than that, only 28 fire departments across the state have a higher rating than 3.

Local business is blooming

ABC Florist, located at 214 South College Avenue in downtown Newton, stays pretty busy this time of year. With the arrival of spring right around the corner, owner Bud Reinhardt tells us that after twenty years of business, he is prepared for the 30 plus phone calls the florist can get in a day.

Roc’n Oven celebrates five year anniversary

Roc'n Oven, a restaurant located at 902 Conover Blvd E.Conover (near the YMCA) is celebrating five years of success. The O-N-E sat down with the owner, Kevin Baier, and found out exactly what has made Roc'n Oven the winner that it is.

Breaking news

Vehicle runs into house on Spencer Road.

Kiwanis “Terrific Kid” program celebrates thirty years

For 30 years now, the Terrific Kid program has recognized good students.

Les Sigmon, chairman of youth services, for the Eastern Catawba County Kiwanis, has fond memories of the beginning.

Woman to serve 12-19 year sentence for sex offense

Sherry Lyden, 28, of Hickory, will serve an active prison sentence of at least 12 years following her conviction for statutory sex offense with a child during Burke County Superior Court on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Grand Re-Opening

The Historical Association of Catawba County will be hosting an open house event at the History Museum located in the former 1924 Courthouse on the square in Newton on Thursday, March 7 from 5:00-6:30 pm.

Single car wreck sends one to the hospital

A single-vehicle wreck involving a Ford halts traffic on Herman Sipe Road Friday. Herman Sipe Road was closed down shortly after 10:00 am on Friday morning after a car overturned. A 2015 Ford, driven be Eva Lucero, of Conover, was traveling at an unsafe rate of speed.