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County sees long lines for early voting

Despite the current pandemic, Catawba County saw long lines at polling places on Thursday for the first day of early voting in North Carolina.

To read more of this article see the Saturday, October 17th edition of the Observer News Enterprise.

Sites for early voting open today

This election, the Catawba County Board of Election decided to have uniform hours throughout the county in order to simplify the early voting process. All sites are open starting on Thursday, October 15th through October 31st. Hours are: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 8:00 a.m.

United Way awards $17,740 to Senior Nutrition Services

Catawba County United Way awarded Catawba County Senior Nutrition Services $17,740 to help cover meal costs for Meals on Wheels and Seniors Morning Out programs during calendar year 2021.

Loendorf to direct county library system

Catawba County has named Siobhan Loendorf to serve as Library Director for the Catawba County Library System, effective October 3, 2020.

Mullinax is new president of the Historical Association of Catawba County

The new president of the Historical Association of Catawba County carries a tradition of local historical heritage and when he was elected to the post on September 15 he gave a moving speech about the importance of preserving our county history.

United Way raises more than $1,000

While the numbers were down, the spirit of giving was still strong from those involved in this year’s Catawba County United Way’s annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive.

Catawba County Board of Education approves transition to Plan A for grades 2-5

On Tuesday evening, the Board of Education voted to transition to in-person learning four days per week for all second- through fifth-grade students as allowed by the Governor’s latest orders.

Foothills Folk Art Festival canceled for 2020

The Downtown Newton Development Association and Hickory Museum of Art announce the cancellation of this year’s Foothills Folk Art Festival originally planned for Saturday, October 3, 2020.

Markings on cars reported in Hickory

Hickory Police Department has received some reports of markings on car windows with none of the reports resulting in harm to citizens.  We are currently investigating these incidents to identify the person(s) responsible and will take out any applicable charges.

Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletic Director to speak at leadership conference

What makes a community strong? Speakers at this year’s Catawba Valley Leadership Conference will address themes related to this important question. The conference, which will be held Friday September 25th at 8:30 AM, will feature four area leaders: