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A fugitive from Virginia was arrested in Catawba County.  44 year old Joel Andrew Stewart of Mt Airy, faces felony warrant facing extradition to another state.  He faces larceny charges in Patrick County Virginia.  He was placed

50 new jobs are coming to Catawba County.  WestRock Company has broken ground on a 285,000 square foot expansion in Claremont.  A performance-based grant from One North Carolina Fund was given and the company will invest $47

Catawba County is opening a family literacy center.  The library system will open the center at Cleanwave Laundry in Longview on Sunday March 20th at 5pm.  The Library to Go will be there for a monthly Suds

 In the coming weeks, Duke Energy contract crews will start trimming trees in the NW and NE quadrants of the City of Hickory.  Duke Energy routinely prunes or removes trees and other vegetation along the power lines

A fugitive from Texas was arrested in Hickory.  56 year old Randall Bruce Mosbey is wanted in Hays County Texas on invasive visual recording, tapering with physical evidence and sexual abuse of a child under 14.  He

Construction near exit 112 of I-40 is nearly complete.  The two bridges have been replaced.  The project began in 2018.  There were a few delays due to weather and Covid.  Weather permitting the project will be finished

A court date is set for today for a Burke County man.  43 year old Franklin Laquin Wilkerson was arrested and now faces felony possession of schedule 2 controlled substance among other charges.  He was placed in

Bond was set at $155,000 in a cocaine arrest.  54 year old Harold Lee Jackson of Statesville was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s officers on Tuesday.  He faces trafficking in cocaine and maintain a vehicle for controlled