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1 hr ago | Asheville Citizen-Times

Wong trooper death trial to move to Catawba

The judge handling the case against a Florida man charged with shooting to death a state trooper last year said this morning he will move the trial to Catawba County.

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Related Topix: Catawba, NC, Violent Crime, Haywood County, NC, Asheville Metro

Sun Jul 05, 2009

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Police Searching For Suspects Following Convenience Store Robbery

Investigators with the Catawba County Sheriff's Department are looking for two men who they say robbed a convenience store in Hickory on Saturday, June 28.

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Related Topix: Hickory, NC

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Mooresville Tribune

Maiden hopes to take a bite out of Apple on Monday

Area officials will make a major economic development announcement on Monday, but still won't say if it concerns the location of Apple Inc.'s new $1 billion data center.

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Related Topix: Maiden, NC

Thu Jul 02, 2009

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Man Charged In Murder of Travis Baker Makes First Court Appearance

The man charged with the murder of Travis Baker, made his first court appearance today and remains in the custody of the Catawba County jail.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Taylorsville, NC, Catawba, NC

Winston-Salem Journal

Apple data center may be headed to Maiden

CHARLOTTE County officials are keeping quiet, but signs are starting to point to the Catawba County town of Maiden as the site of Apple's new $1 billion data center, The Charlotte Observer reported.

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Related Topix: Computers

Tue Jun 30, 2009

MSNBC

Caught on tape: Robbers bound, gag Hickory store clerk

A store clerk is bound, gagged and robbed. Now, officers hope surveillance video will help them put two dangerous suspects behind bars.

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Related Topix: Hickory Metro, Hickory, NC, Newton, NC

Macsimum News

Apple facility in North Carolina to be located in Maiden?a

The Maiden Town Council will join representatives of the Catawba County Board of Commissioners and the county's Economic Development Corp.

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Related Topix: Council, NC

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WCNC-TV Charlotte

Man charged in Catawba teen's death to appear in court

The man accused killing a Catawba County teenager in 2007 is due in court today.

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Related Topix: Catawba, NC

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Burlington Times News

State conceals much about Apple deal

Somewhere in this state, somebody is trying to figure out how to give more financial aid to Apple.

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC, Caldwell County, NC

Fri Jun 26, 2009

El Sentinel

Man charged in death of teen who disappeared two years ago

A Winter Garden man has been accused of killing a 19-year-old from North Carolina who disappeared more than two years ago.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Winston-Salem Journal

Tax law changed to lure Apple

The General Assembly changed its corporate-tax law to favor Apple Inc. after fears that the technology giant would take its $1 billion data center to Virginia, state documents released yesterday show.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, North Carolina, Cleveland County, NC

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Charlotte.com

Remains might be of missing Catawba teen; man arrested

A 46-year-old man has been arrested in Florida and is charged in the murder of Travis Baker, a 19-year-old Catawba County man whose disappearance more than two years ago has been the subject of numerous searches.

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Related Topix: Catawba, NC, Newton, NC

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Charlotte Channel 9

Travis Baker's Remains Possibly Found Buried In Woods

The State Bureau of Investigation found skeletal remains that they believe could be Travis Baker, a teenager who disappeared more than two years ago.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Lincoln Tribune

Littlejohn Captured in Catawba County

The Lincolnton man who escaped from a correctional facility in Dallas was captured on Tuesday in Catawba County according to authorities.

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Related Topix: Lincolnton, NC, Prison, Dallas, NC, Gaston Correctional Center, State Prisons

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Lincoln Tribune

Fire Destroys Barn in Catawba County

By Melany Dawn Crouse CATAWBA COUNTY - A fire destroyed a barn located at 5595 Highway 16 on Monday afternoon in Catawba County, not far from the Catawba-Lincoln County line.

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Related Topix: Crouse, NC, Catawba, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Denver, NC

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Experts say food stamp use stimulates the economy

What is the answer for a struggling economy? Some experts think the best way to stimulate the economy is through food assistance money, formerly called food stamps.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Morganton, NC, Lenoir, NC

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Hickory Daily Record

Huffman faces 21 more felony charges

The Claremont man accused of running a large-scale Ponzi scheme for years, taking millions of dollars from investors, faces 21 additional felony charges.

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Related Topix: Claremont, NC

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Hickory Daily Record

Education gets boost in county budget

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved its $248 million 2009-10 budget Wednesday without an increase in property taxes, but increasing spending on education.

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Related Topix: Conover, NC, Hickory, NC

Wed Jun 17, 2009

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Apartment Fire Displaces Family

A family was displaced from their apartment on 3rd Avenue NW in Hickory after a house fire Monday night.

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Related Topix: Fire

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Charlotte.com

Two killed after Saturday wreck in Conover

Two people were killed this weekend in Catawba County when the car they were riding in was struck by another vehicle.

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Related Topix: Conover, NC

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