Conover News

The man at the helm of Conover may face an opponent for the first time in his 20-year tenure.

When Newton-Conover High students return to school this fall, they'll find a new addition.

City Councilmen Don Beal and Johnny Brown balked at an across-the-board $50 fee to businesses for fire and safety inspections during budget discussion Monday at the City Council meeting.

A single-vehicle crash in the 2300 block of Old Conover-Startown Road claimed the life of a Newton man Saturday night.

Polymer Systems Inc. is debuting at NPE a new screen changer with improved safety and performance.

Robby Fulton recently lost his job as a teacher's assistant at Startown Elementary School.

Confusion regarding paperwork almost cost the city nearly $2 million in federal stimulus money for a water and sewer project.

The reason the Medicare System, the Social Security system, or almost any other government program needs reform is a result from Washington bureaucrats spending our money.

The N.C. General Assembly recently passed a law stating that high school seniors won't be required to complete a graduation project for the next two years.

A benefit ride and car show in memory of Kasey E. Frye will be Saturday. Bike registration is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Kawasaki-Suzuki-Yamaha of Hickory.

Police have released the names of two people killed in a car crash Saturday. Mitchell Hoyle, 67, of Forest City, and David Bartolotta, 61, of San Francisco, Calif., were killed in the wreck on Thornburg Drive, the Conover Police Department said.

Mallory Nye knew from a young age that she wanted to be a teacher. "My dad said I always tried to get my little sister to play school with me," she said.

A two-car collision in Conover claimed the lives of two people Saturday. The accident occurred at about 5:45 p.m. when a Chevy Suburban traveling north on Thornburg Drive, NE, slammed into the driver's side door of a Chrysler LeBaron coming off the Interstate 40 exit and turning onto Thornburg Drive, according to police reports.

Investigators have arrested two men they think were involved with multiple armed robberies, including two last week where the suspects followed the victims into their driveways and robbed them at gunpoint.

A grant through the N.C. Department of Insurance will help the Newton-Conover Rescue Squad with recent improvements, all in the name of giving residents better service.

A truck was totaled when it caught fire early Tuesday, but the bay where it was parked was spared major damage.

Christian Eugene Goss, 17, of Catawba, is charged in the theft of a $101,000 Mercedes.

The city of Conover recently learned it would receive approximately $2.1 million to create its planned passenger rail station.

Two weeks ago, the North Carolina House presented its version of next year's state budget, which proposes more deep cuts to education.

Law enforcement has recovered the Mercedes that was stolen Thursday night from J.V. Huffman Jr.'s home.