Catawba County Meals on Wheels has temporarily modified its delivery schedule to help protect the health of its clients. Starting Monday, March 16, clients will receive five frozen meals every Monday and check-in phone calls every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. New referrals to the program are being placed on a waiting list until regular operations resume. This schedule will remain in operation until further notice. As previously… View More
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Due to current guidance regarding gatherings for high-risk individuals, Catawba County Senior Nutrition Services is temporarily closing all Catawba County Seniors Morning Out (SMO) sites effective Monday, March 16. The March 17 gospel concert featuring Billy Ramseur has been cancelled. During this time, all SMO participants will still have the ability to receive meals and will receive daily phone calls from Senior Nutrition Services… View More
Catawba County’s Bakers Mountain Park and Riverbend Park will reopen Saturday, February 8 following their usual operating hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). At Riverbend, the lower parking lot and portions of some trails will be closed until floodwaters recede. For more information about Catawba County Parks, visit… View More
Catawba County has closed Bakers Mountain Park and Riverbend Park as a result of damage and flooding from yesterday’s storm. Park officials are assessing damage at both parks and will reopen the parks when conditions improve. For more information about Catawba County parks and updates on park status, visit www.catawbacountync.gov or follow Catawba County on social… View More
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners declared a State of Emergency in Catawba County at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2020, due to excessive rainfall in the County. The excessive rainfall has resulted in severe flooding, infrastructure damage, hazardous travel conditions and the potential for widespread power outages for residents in the County. The declaration enables Catawba County Emergency Services to implement coordinated… View More
Catawba County Animal Services has confirmed the county’s eighth rabies case of 2019 following an incident in Newton. Previous cases reported to the county this year occurred in Claremont, Hickory, Maiden and Newton. On October 31, Animal Services responded to a call from a Newton resident whose dogs were exposed to a dead skunk. The skunk was sent for testing to the North Carolina Public Health Laboratory in Raleigh, which notified… View More
Catawba County Animal Services has confirmed the county’s seventh rabies case of 2019 following an incident in Maiden. Previous cases reported to the county this year occurred in Claremont, Hickory, Maiden and Newton. On October 25th, Animal Services responded to a call from a Maiden resident concerning a skunk that was found in a dog’s kennel. The skunk was sent to the North Carolina Public Health Laboratory in Raleigh for… View More
Catawba County’s fall residential household hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, November 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Winkler Park, home of L.P. Frans Stadium and the Hickory Crawdads. The park is located at 2500 Clement Blvd. NW in Hickory. The event is open to Catawba County residents only and is free of charge. A partial list of residential household hazardous waste accepted at the event includes the… View More
Senior Nutrition Services, a division of Catawba County Social Services, has received a 2019 LGFCU Excellence in Innovation Award from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) for a web-based route mapping application developed for Meals on Wheels of Catawba County by Senior Nutrition Services and the county’s Geospatial Information Services (GIS) division. The award was presented to Senior Nutrition Services… View More
Catawba County Communications & Marketing Strategist Paul Foster has been named Catawba County’s 2019 Employee of the Year. Foster earned distinction for his work assisting residents through the County’s social media platforms, which has significantly increased citizen awareness of and engagement in County news and information. Foster received the honor during the County’s Employee Awards luncheon October 16 at Catawba… View More