HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in October including painting Mixed Media Pumpkins with the Hickory Museum of Art at all five of the sites. These art classes 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 join Seniors Morning Out, which is… View More
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Every year, the Catawba County Soil & Water Conservation District organizes Environmental Awareness Field Days for fifth graders across the county. The days are packed with interactive lessons aimed to help students connect with and learn about wildlife, the environment, and food systems. To learn more about… View More
CATAWBA COUNTY NURSE HONORED AS ‘SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR’ HICKORY – Amy Phillips, RN, has been named School Nurse of the Year by the School Nurse Association of North Carolina. She was recognized at the Catawba County Board of Education meeting on September 25. “I have served students in Catawba County for many years and never, even in my wildest dreams, did I think I would be recognized in this… View More
Looking for a fun way to celebrate fall? Check out the Town of Maiden’s Fall Festival, an annual event in the center of town designed to help kick-off the season. The day-long event organized by Maiden’s Parks and Recreation department is packed with family-friendly activities. To learn more about this Maiden tradition, we reached out to Maiden Parks and Recreation Director Keaton Miller. What is the Town of Maiden’s… View More
VACCINATIONS RECOMMENDED IN ADVANCE OF ‘RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON’ HICKORY, NC – With cooler weather in Catawba County, now is the time for Catawba County residents to get vaccinated against common respiratory illnesses that circulate more in cooler months. For some people, this can include annual influenza vaccine, updated COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine to protect certain people against Respiratory Syncytial… View More
Have you ever wanted to dig deep into the world of gardening? Then apply to become a Master Gardener through Catawba County Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Program. Applications for this popular local program, which will… View More
SCHOOL NURSE HONORED WITH CHILD HEALTH AWARD HICKORY – Catawba County Public Health School Nurse Amy Phillips was presented with this year’s North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Child Health Recognition Award for Individual Achievement at the North Carolina Public Health Association’s Fall Educational Conference on September 27. The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation supports the awards program, which… View More
Catawba County welcomed 13 employees into the organization’s Quarter Century Club, which recognizes employees who reached the 25-year service mark with the County within the past year. Past and current inductees were celebrated during the Club’s annual luncheon Oct. 12. New inductees pictured L-R: Sylvia Fisher, EMS Manager, Emergency Services; Lela Macijewski, Administrative Assistant II, Facility Services; Justin Teague, Deputy… View More
This month’s 5Q is with the man behind the microphone – WHKY radio’s Hal Row. Host of the ever-popular “First Talk with Hal Row” airing Monday-Friday mornings on WHKY Radio 1290 AM & 102.3 FM, Hal interviews local guests and fills listeners in on what they need to know about our community. This month, we turned the tables and asked Hal what the community needs to know about him.… View More
Catawba County recognized several employees for exceptional performance during its annual employee recognition celebration Oct. 18. Lieutenant Michael Hoyle, an investigator with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations division,… View More