Catawba First News is independent local news for Catawba County, including Hickory, Newton, and Conover, North Carolina.
We publish news, official agency releases (with attribution), Opinion columns, and clearly labeled sponsored content. We are not a government website and are not affiliated with Catawba County government, the City of Hickory, the City of Newton, the City of Conover, any school system, or Catawba First Insurance Associates of Newton.
Publisher
Catawba First News is a property of Century Campaigns, LLC. Publisher: Tom Dees. Editor-in-chief: Clark.
News coverage is editorially separate from any political-consulting or advertising clients of Century Campaigns. Payment for advertising does not buy a news story or suppress coverage. If Century Campaigns has a candidate or issue client in our coverage area on a relevant beat, we recuse or disclose.
Contact
Email [email protected] · Phone (828) 228-1332 · Mail 3322 Tolley Street, Claremont, NC 28610.
Corrections
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Third-party content
Carolina Public Press stories may be republished under their share rules (credit, link, no resale, no paywall on their full story, no CPP photos without permission, notify them). Carolina Journal / John Locke Foundation material: no reprint without written permission — link and short fair-use quotes only. City and county press releases are attributed to the issuing agency; we are not the agency. Do not hotlink or republish photos without rights.
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