State Board hearing on Catawba school merger
December 2 - December 3
N.C. State Board of Education hearing on the proposed merger of Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools, and Newton-Conover City Schools into a Catawba Valley School District. Parties present, board questions, deliberation, and a vote on whether to approve the plan.
If approved, the county plan would take effect July 1, 2028.