The League of Women Voters of Catawba Valley hosted Catawba County commissioner candidates Thursday at the Newton library. Catawba First News counted about 60 people, the publisher’s count, not an official headcount.
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The League of Women Voters of Catawba Valley says every candidate for county commissioner and the Catawba County Schools board is scheduled for public forums Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 at the main library in Newton.
Catawba County has hired Virginia Annable, a longtime local journalist and editor, as communications and marketing director in the County Manager’s Office. She starts Oct. 19.
Letters dated Sept. 15 say names, Social Security numbers, medical and health insurance details, and ID numbers may have been exposed when someone got into county computer systems between Sept. 12 and 19, 2025. The county has a toll-free line for questions: 866-898-7846.
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The Aug. 17 Board of Commissioners meeting lasted 28 minutes and covered firefighter gear, a $375,000 stream-debris grant, Hickory City Schools capital, and purchase of the former Western Steer property in Newton.
Qualifications are due Sept. 14 at 5 p.m. for Preliminary Engineering Reports tied to EDA Disaster Supplemental grants of $250,000 to $20 million.
Starting Aug. 18, Catawba County’s shelter will drop well below its normal 150-cat and 115-dog housing for about three months of phased work.
The 7 p.m. meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. after NACo library awards, a 2026-2031 Library Strategic Plan, and an attorney note that Microsoft will forgo economic-investment incentives.