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… View More
November 2025
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HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in December including musical performances, crafting classes, and cooking demonstrations. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning Out (SMO), 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… View More
All library locations will be closed from 5 pm on Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. 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… View More
The November 17, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE. BOC approved minutes from the Board’s Regular Meeting of November 3, 2025. Presentations 1 – Board Delegate Cliff Moone presented a North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature update. 2 – The… 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… View More
As you prepare to fry this year’s Thanksgiving turkey, Catawba County Utilities & Engineering encourages you to recycle your used cooking oil afterwards through Catawba County’s cooking oil recycling program. The program recycles used cooking oil and grease into clean-burning, locally-made biodiesel fuel. “Cooking oil should never be poured down the drain as it turns solid in the pipes and can cause major clogs and… 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… View More
VACCINES OFFER PROTECTION IN RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON HICKORY, NC – With lower temperatures in the area, 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 (flu) vaccine, updated COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine to protect vulnerable people against Respiratory Syncytial Virus… View More
Catawba County has hired Laura McBryde to serve as Budget and Management Director beginning December 1, 2025. McBryde brings significant local government experience to Catawba County, most recently serving in Mecklenburg County where she supported County leadership by driving citizen engagement around community budget priorities and managing a non-profit grants program in her role as Senior Management and Budget Analyst. Through her… View More
The November 3, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE. BOC approved minutes from the Board’s Regular Meeting of October 6, 2025, two Special Joint Meetings of October 15th, 2025, and Special Meetings Minutes of October 21, 22, 23, and 28, 2025. Appointments Chair… View More