Effective March 21st, 2025, at 8:00 am, the Catawba County Fire Marshal’s Office prohibits all open burning across Catawba County, including within 100 feet of a dwelling. The ban applies to all open burning, regardless of whether a burning permit has been issued. The open burning ban is authorized by the Catawba County Fire Marshal’s Office per the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code Section 307 to prevent the potential for increased… View More
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HICKORY – Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in April including musical performances, crafting classes, cooking demonstrations and a Broadway Styles Movement class. The Broadway Styles Movements class led by the Hickory Ballet and Performing Arts is supported by Arts Culture Catawba through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the state of North Carolina. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older… View More
The burn ban which went into effect on March 21, 2025 is still in effect despite the rain this week. The ban prohibits all open burning across Catawba County, including within 100 feet of a dwelling. The ban applies to all open burning, regardless of whether a burning permit has been issued. Since the burn ban went into effect, Catawba County has responded to 37 grass/woods fires and 147 illegal burns. The open burning ban is… View More
Effective April 2, 2025, at 8:00 AM, the Catawba County Fire Marshal’s Office has officially lifted the burn ban on all open-burning activities throughout the county, including areas within 100 feet of a dwelling. The burn ban was initially implemented in accordance with Section 307 of the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code, which was activated to mitigate the heightened risk of wildfires due to exceptionally dry weather conditions… View More
MAKING. LIVING. BETTER: TAX - North Carolina Property Tax Relief Programs: Elderly or Disabled Exclusion Circuit Breaker Property Tax Deferment Disabled Veteran Exclusion What is its mission/purpose? The tax office is dedicated to serving the citizens of Catawba County by providing guidance and education about the North Carolina Property Tax Relief… View More
TAX: Deana Griffin, Tax Collector II Years with the County: 6 Briefly describe your job. What do you do? A Tax Collector II is mainly tasked with trying to collect any delinquent taxes that are due to the county. What is a typical workday like for you? I work a queue of taxpayers who are delinquent on their taxes and try to contact them by… View More
TAX: Clara Stinson, Business Personal Property Appraiser Years with the County: 23 years, 4 months, and 10 days (lol) Briefly describe your job. What do you do? Assist businesses in Catawba County with listing their business personal property such as machinery, furniture, fixtures, computers, etc. Key the reported returns into our tax system for billing. Review audits… View More
The April 7, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE. BOC approved minutes from the Board’s regular meeting and closed session of March 17, 2025. Commissioner Abernethy recommends the appointment of Garrett Osborne for a first term to the K-64 Education Board, with a term expiration of May 15, 2027. BOC… View More
The April 21, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE. BOC approved minutes from the Board’s regular meeting of April 7, 2025. There are 5 Consent Agenda items being presented. Consent Agenda 1/5: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners appropriate a total of $2,062,927 in current-year… View More
Residents can clean out their basements, garages, and attics and bring their hazardous waste to Catawba County’s annual spring residential household hazardous waste collection event, which takes place Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hickory American Legion Fairground. The fairground is located at 1 American Legion Avenue in Newton. The event is open to Catawba County residents only and is free of charge. Residents are… View More