Archive - Sep 27, 2012
Calvin Lynn Christopher, 41, of Catawba, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Christopher Family.
Following a three-day trial, Anthony Parks Weiss, 33, of Sherrills Ford, was convicted of felony robbery with a dangerous weapon in Catawba County Criminal Superior Court.
Claremont and Catawba firefighters examine a structure after a small porch fire was extinguished after lunch Wednesday on Boggs Road. The fire damaged the porch flooring but did not significantly damage the home. the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Two local high schools and their students took a pledge to not text and drive.
Hickory High School and Newton-Conover High School students have pledged to put their phones down while driving.
Off to one its best starts in program history, the Catawba Valley Community College volleyball team is focused on one goal this season — making the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) tournament.
Under fourth-year head coach Shannon Hudson, the Lady Bucs are 14-0 overall this season, including a 6-0 record in Region X play.
Maiden's Corbin Boyles and Fred T. Foard's Kaitlyn Rayfield took top honors at Wednesday's Catawba County Cross-Country championships at Southside Park in Newton.
The Tigers snagged both team titles at the event, claiming the boys title by 35 points from Bandys and the girls title by 29 points from Hickory.
Below are complete results from the event:
A goal by Luke Hart with a minute to play lifted Hickory to a 2-1 victory over the rival St. Stephens on Wednesday.
It was the second-straight game that Hickory (13-1-0, 4-1-0) won by a 2-1 margin. They defeated Hibriten on Monday by the same tally.
The Red Tornadoes took a 1-0 lead behind a Carlos Sevilla goal on an Conner Hartman assist.
