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Weaver, William Timothy, 42, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 10/7/2026 on an alleged charge of Non-Support, according to the county’s Who’s In Jail…

Mcquirt, Kristina Kalene, 33, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 10/7/2026 on alleged charges of FELONY PROBATION VIOLATION and FELONY PROBATION VIOLATION, according to…

Griffin, Darrin Scott, 51, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 10/7/2026 on alleged charges of 2nd FTA – TRAFFICKING, OPIUM OR HEROIN and 2nd…

NEWTON — Catawba County’s Planning Board will hold public hearings Monday, Oct. 26, on three requests to rezone land in unincorporated parts of the county: a proposed fitness center and accounting office in Terrell, mini-storage buildings near Conover and a planned-development case on N.C. 150, also in the Terrell area.

North Carolina lawmakers voted Wednesday, Oct. 7, to set the state’s motor fuel tax on gasoline and diesel to zero from the day after the bill becomes law through Nov. 30. The bill now awaits Gov. Josh Stein’s signature.

A federal judge in Statesville has closed the lawsuit Alanda Richardson, the longtime head of the now-abolished Hickory Public Housing Authority, filed against the city of Hickory and the authority’s board after she lost her job.

Hickory City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution supporting a long-range water plan for the Catawba River basin, a plan that concludes cutting interbasin transfers alone would not fix the basin’s water supply challenges. The vote comes as a coalition of local governments from Catawba and four neighboring counties opposes Charlotte Water’s request to move more water out of the river.

Stahl, Andrew Claude, 42, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 10/7/2026 on alleged charges of SECOND DEGREE TRESPASS and RESISTING PUBLIC OFFICER, according to…

Radford, Kayla Darlene, 32, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 10/7/2026 on an alleged charge of Parole Violation, according to the county’s Who’s In…

Payne, Heather Marie, 37, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 10/7/2026 on an alleged charge of FELONY PROBATION VIOLATION, according to the county’s Who’s…