Catawba County’s spring residential household hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Catawba County Government Center, located at 25 Government Drive in Newton. Residents are advised to use the Business Hwy 321 entrance to access the event by vehicle. The event is open to Catawba County residents only and is free of charge. To comply with social distancing requirements,… View More
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By Karen Harrington, MSW, LCSW, Director, Catawba County Social Services April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As everyone knows, EVERY month should be child abuse prevention month. In North Carolina, child protection is everyone’s job – we are all responsible, under the law, to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Due to the impact of COVID-19, it may be more important now than ever before to make a report… View More
Last week, Governor Cooper announced a path forward for eventually easing certain COVID-19 restrictions while still protecting North Carolinians from a second wave of the virus. His path is a three-pronged approach that focuses on tracing, testing and trends. Since tracing has already been a big part of our response to COVID-19, I thought it might be helpful to explain what this is and how it works. Tracing, or contact… View More
By Jennifer McCracken, Health Director, Catawba County Public Health With our county’s first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in March and news this month of the first COVID-related death of a Catawba County resident, we know our community’s hearts are heavy with worry. I would like to assure Catawba County residents that Catawba County Public Health and our community partners have been working… View More
Emergency Management and Long View Fire Department have confirmed that an explosion took place at OneH2, a company located in the Town of Long View. All employees are accounted for, and there were no injuries or fatalities. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated. Responders are also monitoring air quality, and there is no risk to the community. Approximately 60 surrounding homes sustained mostly minor damage… View More
Catawba County government offices and the Blackburn Construction & Demolition landfill will be closed Friday, April 10, in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Services available from the Catawba County Library system, including curbside pickup at the Newton and Sherrills Ford-Terrell branches, will be closed Friday-Sunday and will resume Monday, April 13. Catawba County parks (Bakers Mountain, Riverbend and St. Stephens) will be open… View More
Catawba County Public Health is reporting the first COVID-19 associated death in Catawba County. The individual was hospitalized and later died on March 30 from complications associated with the virus. Public Health was notified of the test result today. The patient was in their early 70s and had underlying medical conditions. The person did not reside at a senior living facility. To protect the family’s privacy, no further… View More
As of this morning, no new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Catawba County. The county’s current total case count remains at 16. There have been no deaths associated with COVID-19 reported in Catawba County. Case Updates About half of the confirmed cases in Catawba County had no travel history and no known exposure to COVID-19. Because the origin of these cases remains unknown and community spread is… View More
Citizens of Catawba County: The Chiefs of Police from all of our municipalities and myself are speaking with one voice as we offer this message concerning our joint efforts to serve you while we are all impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. First, we encourage everyone to take Governor Cooper's "Stay at Home" order seriously. This and other preventative measures such as, "social distancing", are vital as we all work together to… View More
Catawba County Government will continue to provide essential services to citizens during the Governor’s statewide Stay at Home Order. Where possible, county government offices are conducting business by phone and online to enable citizens to stay at home and prevent unnecessary public contact. Social distancing practices have been implemented to minimize contact when in-person business takes place. Citizens are encouraged to… View More