Catawba County News

Appliance dealers hope the state's second annual sales tax holiday on Energy Star appliances this weekend helps stimulate business.

A growing furniture manufacturer hopes to more than double its work force during the next five years by adding at least 50 employees.

Police are searching for a man who kidnapped a Catawba County woman at gunpoint Wednesday morning.

A North Carolina House member and former Alexander County sheriff won't seek re-election next year because he wants to spend more time at home.

Newton- A Catawba County man whose family was killed earlier this year plead guilty to drug charges.

Except for the tireless efforts of Professor George W. Hahn, Catawba County men who served in the Civil War would have become blank pages in history.

A Hudson couple was arrested Wednesday night when Hickory police caught them loading stolen copper wiring into their van with their children sleeping in the back seat.

A Catawba County man was killed and his mother taken to a Winston-Salem burn center with serious injuries after a cigarette sparked a fire early Saturday morning.

Three cheers for the Clay County school system. Once again, the county is leading the state in graduating its high school students.

Two armed men who robbed the Dollar General at 6568 N.C. 16 in Conover on Wednesday night are being sought by the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.

Catawba County- A man was able to escape from police after leading an officer on a chase throughout Catawba County Monday evening.

Hickory- Over 400 jobs will be coming to Catawba County early next year. Fisrev Inc.

A Catawba County deputy said he had no choice but to fire shots when a suspect tried to use a stolen truck as a weapon.

Officials are still trying to determine what caused an explosion which completely destroyed a large home on Lake Hickory early Sunday morning.

Hickory- The Hickory metro area jobless rate fell during the month of September.

This week has been designated National Friends of Libraries Week by Friends of Libraries USA .

An 18-year-old has been arrested for DWI after a deadly accident early Sunday morning.

Two teens were arrested Friday on multiple charges for a string of breaking-and-enterings into area businesses that occurred in one night.

A 22-year-old Hickory woman who was a graduate student at Appalachian State University died early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run while walking along U.S. 321 North near Interstate 40, authorities said.

Kermit Caldwell, the oldest brother, graduated from Wake Forest University after the war.