HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in November including musical performances, craft classes and cooking demonstrations. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning Out, which is held Monday through Thursday mornings at five convenient locations. A hot, balanced lunch is served each day. Programs are free to participants, who may pick and choose which days to attend. Bus… View More
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HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in November including musical performances, craft classes and cooking demonstrations. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning Out, which is held Monday through Thursday mornings at five convenient locations. A hot, balanced lunch is served each day. Programs are free to participants, who may pick and choose which days to attend. Bus… View More
During the month of November, the Catawba County Library will host a suitcase drive to benefit children in foster care. Due to lack of resources, unexpected moves, and needing to quickly gather all of their belongings for transport, garbage bags have become the unofficial suitcase for children in foster care. Imagine the confusion and embarrassment of carrying everything you own in a garbage bag, while everything in your life is… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11… View More
Residents can clean out their basements, garages, and attics and bring their hazardous waste to Catawba County’s annual fall residential household hazardous waste collection event, which takes place Saturday, November 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at LP Frans Stadium. The stadium is located at 2500 Clement Blvd NW in Hickory. The event is open to Catawba County residents only and is free of charge. Residents are advised to be prepared to… View More
Click on any of the titles below to put a copy on hold for yourself! Patron Picks - Books Ravenfall by Kalyn… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11… View More
Catawba County recognized several employees for exceptional performance during its annual employee recognition celebration Oct. 18. Lieutenant Michael Hoyle, an investigator with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations division,… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11… View More
Catawba County welcomed 13 employees into the organization’s Quarter Century Club, which recognizes employees who reached the 25-year service mark with the County within the past year. Past and current inductees were celebrated during the Club’s annual luncheon Oct. 12. New inductees pictured L-R: Sylvia Fisher, EMS Manager, Emergency Services; Lela Macijewski, Administrative Assistant II, Facility Services; Justin Teague, Deputy… View More
SCHOOL NURSE HONORED WITH CHILD HEALTH AWARD HICKORY – Catawba County Public Health School Nurse Amy Phillips was presented with this year’s North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Child Health Recognition Award for Individual Achievement at the North Carolina Public Health Association’s Fall Educational Conference on September 27. The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation supports the awards program, which… View More
VACCINATIONS RECOMMENDED IN ADVANCE OF ‘RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON’ HICKORY, NC – With cooler weather in Catawba County, now is the time for Catawba County residents to get vaccinated against common respiratory illnesses that circulate more in cooler months. For some people, this can include annual influenza vaccine, updated COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine to protect certain people against Respiratory Syncytial… View More
We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11… View More
Do you know what to do in case of an Earthquake? Most people in the U.S. think about California when they hear the word earthquake and with good reason. In the last 12 months, there have been 15 earthquakes in the continental U.S. with a magnitude rating of 4.5 (or greater) and 9 of those events were in California. What about us in Catawba County? Do we really need to be prepared for earthquakes? … View More
CATAWBA COUNTY NURSE HONORED AS ‘SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR’ HICKORY – Amy Phillips, RN, has been named School Nurse of the Year by the School Nurse Association of North Carolina. She was recognized at the Catawba County Board of Education meeting on September 25. “I have served students in Catawba County for many years and never, even in my wildest dreams, did I think I would be recognized in this… View More