Catawba County government offices will be closed Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. County offices will reopen following their usual hours Monday, November 29. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers Mountain, Riverbend and St. Stephens) will be closed Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 25) but will reopen Friday, November 26 and will remain open through the holiday weekend… View More
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Christina (Chrissy) Triplett, Foster Care Program Manager for Catawba County Social Services, has been selected by her peers as the county’s 2021 Employee of the Year. Triplett has worked for Catawba County for 21 years and oversees Social Services’ Foster Care division. As stated by her colleagues in their nomination of Triplett for the recognition, “Chrissy is the type of person that will attempt to move mountains to ensure… View More
Catawba County’s annual fall residential household hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at LP Frans Stadium, home of the Hickory Crawdads. 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 wait due to anticipated high volumes of materials. No trailers are… View More
COVID-19 vaccination providers across Catawba County are beginning to administer booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine to eligible individuals now that these additional doses are authorized for certain groups. Groups that are currently eligible to receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine include people who received their second dose at least six months ago and who: Are age 65 or older. Are residents of… View More
The Catawba County Tax Office received a Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO). Catawba County is currently the fourth jurisdiction in North Carolina to hold this distinction. The Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration (CEAA) recognizes jurisdictions using best practices in both appraisal and assessment within their tax offices. According… View More
Catawba County has hired Brian Myers to serve as Catawba County Tax Administrator beginning October 1, 2021. In this role, Myers will be responsible for planning, directing and administering the County’s tax program. This includes establishment of values for business, personal and real property appraisal, maintenance of real estate records, listing and preparation of tax bills, and collection of taxes on behalf of the County and its… View More
In my role at Public Health, I have become accustomed to seeing troubling COVID-19 data in our community, but the data we released this week gave me pause. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we reported deaths among people as young as their 20s, 30s and 40s. These were the youngest people yet to succumb to COVID-19 in our community. At our winter peak in December, the average age of a person who died from COVID-19… View More
Catawba County Emergency Medical Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Each year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the deadliest type of heart attack, caused by a blockage of blood flow… View More
Catawba County government offices and libraries will be closed Monday, September 6, 2021, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers Mountain, Riverbend and St. Stephens) and the Blackburn Sanitary Landfill will be open Monday. Government facilities that have closed for the holiday will reopen Tuesday, September 7, following their usual… View More
Information for candidates seeking a board seat with Hickory Public Schools and Newton-Conover City Schools in the November 2, 2021, election is as follows: Hickory Public Schools – four seats total Filing begins noon, August 13, 2021 ending 5pm, September 3, 2021 Filing Fee: $5.00 Hickory School Ward 1 (4-year term) – one seat Hickory School Ward 2 (4-year term) – one seat Hickory… View More