NEWTON — The three public school systems in Catawba County have until Oct. 5 to…
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Catawba Valley Republican Men and Moms for Liberty call a Monday press conference after Newton-Conover’s Shaw and Hayes pointed to SB 516 instead of matching CCS’s biological-sex bathroom policy. CVRM chairman Tom Dees: “This is what cowardice looks like.”
Catawba County Schools advanced Policy 4.0000 requiring multi-occupancy restrooms and locker rooms by biological sex — a first-in-the-state move for protecting girls in K-12 public schools.
Lenoir-Rhyne will break ground on Eastside Commons, a $25 million first-year residence hall for 246 students opening fall 2027 — the Hickory campus’s first new hall in about 25 years.
Hickory City Schools students earned a 3 or higher on nearly 75% of 398 AP exams in 2025–26, beating state and global averages in six courses.
President Garrett Hinshaw said the money finishes the academy upfit and buys devices for IT and datacenter training.