PRESS RELEASES from your Catawba Valley Municipalities
Caldwell County Offices
Offices will be closed on Monday, January 1, in recognition of New Year’s Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 2.
City of Lenoir
City facilities and recreation centers will be closed for a few days over Christmas and on New Year’s Day. Sanitation collection will be affected.
The Lenoir Aquatic & Fitness Center (LAFC) will be closed Sat. Dec. 23, 2023, through Wednesday, Dec. 27, in celebration of Christmas. LAFC will also be closed Saturday, Dec. 30, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, to celebrate the New Year.
City Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Center and Mulberry Recreation Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, through Wednesday, Dec. 27, and on Monday, Jan. 1, to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Day.
City Hall is normally open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Click the following links to see the normal operating hours for city recreation facilities:
· Lenoir Aquatic & Fitness Center
· Martin Luther King Jr. Center
SANITATION COLLECTION
Garbage normally collected on Monday, Dec. 25, will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 27. All other garbage pickups will remain on a normal schedule the week of Christmas.
Garbage normally collected on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, will be picked up on Wednesday, Jan. 3. All other garbage pickups will remain on a normal schedule the week of New Year’s Day.
There will be NO bulk collections during the week of Christmas or New Year’s Day. The Recycling Center on Pennton Avenue will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25, and Monday, Jan. 1.
Click the following link to see the City of Lenoir Garbage Collection Routes, Routes & Schedule.
Town of Granite Falls
GRANITE FALLS, NORTH CAROLINA – The Town of Granite Falls Administrative Office, the Recreation Center, and the Public Works and Electric Departments will be closed Monday, December 25th – Wednesday, December 27th and Monday, January 1st. Citizens that experience disruption in utility services should always report utility issues by calling 828-396-3131, including after-hours or on holidays.
Since Christmas Day is on Monday this year, Republic Services will pick up garbage and recycling materials one day later than their normal collection schedule the entire week of Christmas. Republic Services will return to their normal collection schedule on January 1, 2024.
Burke County
Burke County offices will be closed Monday, December 25 through Wednesday, December 27, for Christmas. Offices will reopen on Thursday, December 28.
Convenience Sites & Landfill will be closed Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, and Monday 25th, reopening Tuesday the 26th.
Morganton City Hall
Trash collection will be closed Monday, December 25 and Monday, January 1st and the remainder of the week will be on a one day delay both weeks.
La recolección de basura estará cerrada el lunes 25 de diciembre y el lunes 1 de enero y el resto de la semana tendrá un retraso de un día en ambas semanas.
City Of Hickory
City offices will also be closed for New Year’s Day on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.
Other city department closings and/or schedule updates:
Public Services
The Solid Waste Division and its services will be suspended on Monday, Dec. 25, for Christmas Day. Due to this closing, all services (garbage, recycling, yard waste, and leaf collection) will be shifted one day to run Tuesday through Saturday.
Hickory Public Library
Hickory Public Library, the Patrick Beaver Memorial main facility and the Ridgeview Branch, will be closed Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 25-27, as well as Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Hickory Public Library branches are closed on Sundays.
Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department
The Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Administrative Offices will be closed Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 25-27, as well as Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
All Hickory recreation centers will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24, and Monday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday, as well as Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, for the New Year’s holiday.
Highland Recreation Center will be open Tuesday, Dec. 26, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ridgeview Recreation Center, Brown Penn Recreation Center, and Westmont Senior Center will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 26.
The Ceramics Studio at Winkler Park will be open Wednesday, Dec. 27, from 12-5 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 28, from 3-8 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 2, from 3-8 p.m., and Wednesday, Jan. 3, from 12-5 p.m.
Westmont Senior Center will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 26, and open Thursday, Dec. 28, from 2-5 p.m.
Alexander County
Rocky Face Park will be closed Sunday, December 24th and Monday, December 25th.
The landfill and convenience sites will be closed Monday, December 25th.