Archive - Apr 23, 2012 - News Article
Tuesday, April 24
St. Stephens softball vs. Hickory
Maiden softball at East Burke
Bandys softball vs. South Iredell
Bunker Hill softball vs. West Caldwell
Newton-Conover softball vs. Draughn
St. Stephens baseball at Hickory
Maiden baseball at East Burke
Bandys baseball vs. South Iredell
Bunker Hill baseball vs. West Caldwell
Newton-Conover baseball vs. Draughn
Area dentists are seeking the help of nearly 200 volunteers for an upcoming dental clinic that will look to serve hundreds — possibly even thousands — in need of care.
Fire destroyed a one-story house Sunday in south Newton.
Fire officials say a blaze completely destroyed the home at about 10 a.m. Sunday morning at 902 Elliot Lane in Newton.
Catawba County fire marshals investigated the scene and traced the fire back to either hot ashes or a discarded cigarette in a trashcan.
The inaugural Foothills Homeless Veterans Stand Down served more than 125 veterans this weekend, event officials said Monday.
The 10-county collaborative Stand Down delivered medical screenings, dental care, clothes, food and other forms of assistance to homeless and veteran citizens in the region.
By
AP Reporter Gary D. Robertson
North Carolina's public school teachers would see employment tenure eliminated, but become eligible for performance bonuses under an education reform package rolled out Monday by Senate Republicans.
Strong winds knocked down power lines in South Newton on Monday, leaving businesses, day cares and government agencies without electricity for several hours.
To read more of this story, pick up the Tuesday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.
Catawba County Schools leaders continue the district's superintendent search process today.
The CCS Board of Education is scheduled to meet in closed session at 11:30 a.m., and a personnel discussion is the only item on a meeting agenda provided by the system.
