Opioid Settlement discussed at Board of Commissioners meeting

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners listened to presentations Wednesday concerning topics like school enrollment trends and $13.3 million the county is set to receive through an opioid settlement. A Western Piedmont Council of Governments senior data analyst Taylor Dellinger gave a presentation on enrollment projections for the county’s three school systems. The estimates included a less-than-1% increase for Catawba County Schools and a decrease of 1.3% in Hickory Public Schools enrollment.