CHILD WELL-VISITS, SCHOOL VACCINATIONS NEEDED FOR SOME STUDENTS HICKORY – It’s now mid-August and children will be headed back to classrooms across Catawba County later this month. One way to ensure they are healthy and ready to return is through routine vaccinations and health assessments. North Carolina requires vaccinations for children and teens entering Kindergarten, 7th and 12th grade. Rising kindergartners… View More
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It’s back-to-school season in Catawba County – which means it’s time for 828 Day, an annual Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) tradition celebrating the new school year. The number 828 not… View More
Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in September including the opportunity to participate in Shake, Rattle and Roll Junk Drumming with the Hickory Music Factory at all five of the sites. These performances are supported by the United Arts Council of Catawba County through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the state of North Carolina. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to… View More
Little Free Libraries provide a fun and creative community book exchange by enabling people to take a book to enjoy or leave a book to share with others. More than a dozen Little Free Libraries in Catawba County are supported by the Catawba County Partnership for Children as a way to… View More
Catawba County government offices and facilities will observe the Monday, September 4 Labor Day holiday as follows: Catawba County government offices will be closed and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 5. The Catawba County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, in the Catawba County Justice Center’s Board of Commissioners Meeting Room. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers… View More
As the Catawba County United Way kicks off its annual fundraising campaign, the community can enjoy Race United – a free night of racing at Hickory Motor Speedway combined with a resource fair demonstrating the United Way’s impact on our community. To learn more about the event, we reached out to Catawba County United Way Executive Director Mark Bumgarner. What is Race United, and when was it created? Race… View More
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded Catawba County the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its fiscal year 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Catawba County Finance staff were commended for the achievement by the Catawba County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s Sept. 5 meeting. Catawba County has received the… View More
PUBLIC HEALTH HONORED WITH COMPETITIVE INNOVATION AWARD HICKORY – Catawba County Public Health’s School Health program was honored on August 24 with a prestigious and highly competitive 2023 Civic Excellence in Innovation Award from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) and Civic Federal Credit Union for the Grandparents Café program. NCACC selects 10 innovation winners each year… View More
Our newest 5Q is with someone who has spent several decades giving back to Catawba County: Hani Nassar. Hani is known for his longtime involvement in 8 different organizations, including serving as president of the Greater Hickory International Council, the Greater Hickory Tennis Association, and of his neighborhood association in Claremont. In his free time (do you see what we did… View More
Centro Latino is offering a fun way for our community to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Todos Somos América (We Are All America) – a cultural festival taking place under the Sails in Downtown Hickory on Sept. 24. To learn more about this early evening event filled with music, dancing, food, and cultural traditions, we reached out to Centro Latino’s social media specialist, Soraya Place. Here’s what she had to say –… View More