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Caldwell was an inspiration

Melvin Caldwell, 70, a beloved member of the Newton community, passed away on Tuesday, April 21. Throughout his adulthood, he did things that helped better the world around him.

Search warrant leads to three arrests

On Friday April 17, 2020, at 7:30 a.m. a search warrant was executed at a residence on East Ridge Dr in Conover.

FED EX Driver Shot at After Running Over Dog

On Monday, 04/20/2020 at 12:32 p.m. deputies responded to a report of a Fed Ex driver (the driver) being chased in his vehicle by an armed person. Deputies initially located both the driver and two suspects in the parking lot of the North Carolina Hwy Patrol District Office on Smyre Farm Rd.

Pinwheels & remembering Zahra Baker

HICKORY – April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and The Children’s Advocacy & Protection Center of Catawba County has joined Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina in reinforcing the role that each person plays in ensuring that children, families and entire communities thrive by partici

Donation from Mike Johnson’s Toyota will feed 7,500 Hickory students

Being a good neighbor is one positive that has surfaced since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic.

Governor Cooper Shares Path Forward for North Carolina

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today charted a path forward for eventually easing certain COVID-19 restrictions while still protecting North Carolinians from a dangerous second wave of the virus.

TWO NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IDENTIFIED IN CATAWBA COUNTY

HICKORY – Two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Catawba County, bringing the county’s total number of residents who have tested positive to 38. We have received 613 negative test results.

Angela and Neal Powell honored as Newton’s N.C. Main Street Champions

NEWTON, NC— The Downtown Newton Development Association (DNDA) named Angela and Neal Powell, owners of Geppeto’s Pizza and More, as the 2019 N.C. Main Street Champions for Newton.

ONE NEW CASE OF COVID-19 IDENTIFIED IN CATAWBA COUNTY

HICKORY – One new case of COVID-19 has been identified in Catawba County, bringing the county’s total number of residents who have tested positive to 36. We have received 517 negative test results.

Catawbans missing Easter worship

When the pioneer settlers of what is now Catawba County came south from Pennsylvania and Virginia to make a home in the New World, they brought their religious heritage with them.