The Catawba County Purchasing Division has received the 2020 Sustained Professional Purchasing Award (SPPA) from the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing (CAGP). This marks the seventh consecutive year Catawba County has earned this recognition. The Sustained Professional Purchasing Award is presented annually to CAGP member agencies that have demonstrated excellence in purchasing standards during the calendar year.… View More
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Catawba County government offices will be closed Friday, April 2 in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Libraries will be closed April 2 and April 3. The Animal Shelter will be closed on Friday April 2 and Saturday April 3 and will reopen to the public on Tuesday April 6th. Catawba County Parks (Bakers Mountain, Riverbend and St. Stephens) and the Blackburn Municipal Sanitary Landfill will be… View More
The Catawba County Park System, which currently includes Bakers Mountain Park in Hickory, Riverbend Park in Conover and St. Stephens Park in Hickory, will begin operating seven days a week starting April 1, 2021. County parks will be open 362 days a year, weather permitting, and will close on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additionally, all Catawba County parks will open one hour earlier, at 8:00 a.m., beginning… View More
Starting March 15, 2021, there is a new way to get Medicaid health care. Most people will get the same Medicaid services in a new way – through Managed Care Health Plans. You will be able to choose the health plan that is best for you. A health plan is a group of doctors, hospitals and other providers. They work together to give you the health care you need. Everything will come from the same health plan. This… View More
As the state’s vaccine rollout plan opens up to people with one or more conditions that increase their risk of severe COVID disease and people living in congregate housing, Catawba County Public Health, Catawba Valley Health System and Frye Regional Medical Center will continue to provide a joint vaccination appointment request process through www.CatawbaVaccine.org. Eligible individuals… View More
By Jennifer McCracken Catawba County Public Health Director As I look back on the past year, there is a classic Bob Dylan song that keeps coming back to me. And even though it first came out in the mid-60s, its words ring true for the incredible year we’ve had as a community, as a state, a nation and the globe. “You’d better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone, oh the times, they are… View More
As the state’s vaccine rollout plan opens up to frontline essential workers, Catawba County Public Health, Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) and Frye Regional Medical Center (FRMC) are making significant changes to the joint vaccination appointment request process for local employers and individuals. Due to limited vaccine supply and anticipated high demand for vaccination appointments, these changes are being implemented to help make the… View More
Due to forecasted weather and potentially hazardous road conditions, Catawba County government facilities, including parks and libraries, will open at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 18. Facilities that normally open at 10 a.m. or later will operate on their usual schedule. The COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Hickory Metro Convention Center will operate from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 18. Individuals scheduled between… View More
Due to forecasted weather and potentially unsafe road conditions, Meals on Wheels of Catawba County has cancelled meal deliveries for Thursday, February 18, 2021. Meal recipients or volunteers who have questions about deliveries may call Catawba County Senior Nutrition Services at (828)… View More
Governor Cooper announced today that educators and child care providers will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning February 24, and other essential workers in Group 3 on March 10. Catawba County Public Health and our vaccination partners, Catawba Valley Health System and Frye Regional Medical Center, will be coordinating vaccinations for Group 3 directly with employers. No appointments for Group 3 are being scheduled at this… View More