The Fred T. Foard and Newton-Conover high school wrestling teams hosted their annual tournaments this past weekend.
To read more of this story and for complete details from both events, pick up the Tuesday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
At Christmas tree lightings on Dec. 13 and 14, Catawba Regional Hospice honored patients and family members who have been served during the past year.
After a search on Friday, Dec. 14, Newton Police Department located and charged Joshuah Richard Little, 31, of Hickory with Assault With a Deadly Weapon.
Friday around 4:30 p.m. Newton Police responded to a call by Christian Allen Brown, 20, of Newton. Brown reported that he and a passenger were stopped on N. Main Ave. in Newton by Little and another man, Horace Bost, 29.