Catawba County government offices and facilities will observe the Monday, September 5 Labor Day holiday as follows: Catawba County government offices will be closed and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6. The Catawba County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, in the Catawba County Justice Center’s Board of Commissioners Meeting Room. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers… View More
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Paul Murray has been named Assistant County Manager for Catawba County, effective August 29, 2022. Murray will join County Manager Mary Furtado and Assistant County Manager Alison Alexander on the county’s leadership team. As an assistant county manager, Murray will collaborate with county leadership and department heads to carry out the goals, objectives and policies established by the Board of Commissioners. In doing so, he will… View More
Catawba County Emergency Medical Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attack, ultimately saving lives. Each year, more than 250,000 people experience a type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), caused by a blockage of… View More
Catawba County government offices and facilities will observe the Monday, July 4 Independence Day holiday as follows: Catawba County Government offices will be closed and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 5. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers Mountain, Mountain Creek, Riverbend and St. Stephens) will be open Monday and all weekend from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. All Catawba County Library System branches (Newton,… View More
Catawba County Register of Deeds Donna Hicks Spencer is pleased to announce a new service provided free of charge to citizens and real property owners in Catawba County. This new service is called Property Notification and is a website that will send an e-mail to registered users when a name that they have registered appears on a document filed in the office. There are links to the new Property Notification site on the Register… View More
Catawba County hosted a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting June 18 to commemorate the official opening of the newest destination in the Catawba County Park System, Mountain Creek Park. Located on 606 acres of preserved natural habitat at the northwestern tip of Lake Norman in Sherrills Ford, Mountain Creek Park is the only large-scale regional recreation destination in southeastern Catawba County and the fourth park in the… View More
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners adopted a Fiscal Year 2022/23 budget of $306,247,224 at its June 6 scheduled meeting. The budget maintains a property tax rate of $0.575 per $100 of assessed valuation. On May 16, County Manager Mick Berry presented a recommended budget of $306,484,812. The manager’s recommendation was based on a continued strong revenue forecast for Catawba County. During deliberations following the May 25… View More
Mountain Creek Park, the Catawba County Park System’s newest outdoor destination, will open to the public with a grand opening celebration on Saturday, June 18. The park, which spans 606 acres on the northwestern tip of Lake Norman, is located at 6554 Little Mountain Rd. in Sherrills Ford. Gates will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Scheduled activities to celebrate the park’s grand opening on the 18th include an 8:00 a.m.… View More
Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) students Stephanie Huitron, Gideon Hart and Maddie Barrymore were honored at the May 2 Catawba County Board of Commissioners meeting for their creation of a four-piece artwork series representing the Catawba County Park System. The artwork was created through a project partnership between Catawba County and the Advertising + Graphic Design (AGD) Program at CVCC. The project, which was… View More
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners has selected Mary Furtado to serve as County Manager beginning July 1, 2022, following the retirement of current County Manager Mick Berry. The announcement was made by Catawba County Board Chair Randy Isenhower following a closed-session meeting of the Commissioners Monday, May 2. Furtado was selected through a competitive application process. Furtado, who currently serves as Deputy… View More