HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in December including a Bluegrass Christmas performance by the Sigmon Stringers on December 1st at First United Methodist Church in Hickory. This performance is supported by the United Arts Council of Catawba County through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the state of North Carolina. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join… View More
November 2022
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We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Tiny to Two Mondays at 10 am Main Library in Newton This sweet, simple, 20-minute story time features rhymes, bounces, sensory play, and singing for our youngest learners. Playtime follows. Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs,… View More
Catawba County Commissioners (pictured center L-R) Sherry Butler, Board Vice Chair Barbara Beatty, Board Chair Randy Isenhower, Kitty Barnes and Austin Allran celebrated the completion of the newly-constructed Catawba County EMS base in Newton with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, November 21. The ceremony was attended by Catawba County EMS staff, construction partners Winstead Architecture, Moss Marlow and Brittain Engineering, and county… View More
Jim Armstrong Subaru generously selected Meals on Wheels of Catawba County as their Hometown Charity for the 2022 Subaru Share the Love Event. From November 17, 2022 through January 3, 2023, when someone buys or leases a new Subaru, the company donates $250 to a charity selected by the customer. Last year, Jim Armstrong Subaru accrued $25,239 to donate to Meals on Wheels of Catawba County, which includes Subaru buyers electing for… View More
We’re coming up on the end of the year, the perfect time to reflect on how the library has met its mission of empowering lives and building community by bringing people, information, and ideas together. We continue to adapt to meet the needs of the community and this year, we’ve seen a need for updating library spaces. We’ve been able to meet the shift to virtual interactions by outfitting our meeting room spaces with… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Tiny to Two Monday at 10 am Main Library in Newton This sweet, simple, 20-minute story time features rhymes, bounces, sensory play, and singing for our youngest learners. Playtime follows. Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Main Library in Newton Wednesday at 10… View More
Catawba County government offices and facilities will observe the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday as follows: Catawba County government offices will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. They will reopen following their usual hours Monday, November 28. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers Mountain, Mountain Creek, Riverbend and St. Stephens) will be closed Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 24) but will… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Tiny to Two Monday at 10 am Main Library in Newton This sweet, simple, 20-minute story time features rhymes, bounces, sensory play, and singing for our youngest learners. Playtime follows. Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Main Library in Newton Wednesday at 10… View More
Leaders of Catawba County, the Cities of Conover and Hickory, the Town of Maiden, and the Catawba County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced today that Microsoft Corp. plans to invest a minimum of $1 billion in the phased development of four datacenters in Catawba County over the next 10 years. The datacenters will be located in Conover, Hickory and Maiden and will create at least 50 new jobs. Read more… View More
The Catawba County Justice Center in Newton will be illuminated in green November 7-13, 2022, as part of Operation Green Light, a new nationwide initiative supported by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers. Operation Green Light’s mission is to show support for veterans of all military conflicts. The program is… View More
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Fall Back Safely! Sunday, November 6th marks the end of daylight savings time in North Carolina. This means colder temperatures, less sunlight and winter weather on the way. While you may not be ready to see the sun set at 5 pm for the next few weeks, you can get prepared for winter. 1. Make sure you have a good flashlight An end to daylight… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Tiny to Two Monday at 10 am Main Library in Newton This sweet, simple, 20-minute story time features rhymes, bounces, sensory play, and singing for our youngest learners. Playtime follows. Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Main Library in Newton Wednesday at 10… View More