Archive - Jul 12, 2012
Willa Glenn Caldwell, 85, of Maiden, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. The Caldwell family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home and Cremtations of Conover.
A woman was hit by a car as she tried to direct him into the bay of a garage Wednesday afternoon.
Newton Police Maj. Kevin Yarborough said the accident happened when James Fish, of Catawba, was pulling his 1997 Buick into a bay at the Speed Lube on East D Street just before 12:30 p.m.
The world's window on Conover City Council has gone dark.
After "experimenting" with live and archived video feeds of Conover City Council meetings, the city's leaders have pulled the plug on Internet cameras shedding light on the city's monthly business.
A new North Carolina law helps protect property owners from thieves trying to turn stolen scrap metal into profit.
Beginning Oct. 1, the "Metal Theft Protection Act of 2012" sets new requirements for scrap metal dealers, including:
• Scrap metal dealers must pay by check if the scrap metal purchase exceeds $100.
Newton will spend about $56,000 to repair and repave about 1,600 linear feet of a city street — but the city won't be paying for property acquisition along the sides of the existing road.
Before they head off to play college football at Carson-Newman, Jake Walker and Jervasse Moss have unfinished business on the prep football field.
The Newton-Conover duo play in this Wednesday's East-West All-Star Game at Jamieson Stadium in Greensboro.
Maiden High School Principal Dwayne Finger has set the timetable to hire a new boys basketball coach.
He said he hopes that task will be accomplished by as early as next week.
To read more of this story, pick up the Friday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
CHARLOTTE — The Bobcats have announced they've rescinded their qualifying offer to point guard D.J. Augustin.
That means Augustin, Charlotte's starting point guard last year when not injured, immediately becomes an unrestricted free agent.
