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Vidal Sipe is sworn in as Newton's next chief of police

Vidal Sipe is sworn in as the new chief of police for Newton.

Read more in the weekend edition of the O-N-E.

CCSO: STAR Team responds after man shot by girlfriend

On February 15, 2019 at approximately 2:54 a.m, Catawba County Emergency Communications Center received a call from a male subject stating he had been shot and was at his residence at 7428 Highway 10 West in Vale, located in Southwestern Catawba County.

Officials investigate fatal wreck involving deputy in Hickory

A 27-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after his Honda Civic was involved in a t-bone crash with a Catawba County Sheriff's Deputy on McDonalds Parkway at the Spencer Road intersection.
The deputy was taken and released from a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

28-year veteran of CCSO served as interim sheriff between Reid, Brown

Trent Davis served as interim sheriff for Catawba County for approximately 60 hours between Coy Reid's and Don Brown's terms as sheriff.

Read more in the Tuesday edition of the O-N-E.

NCSHP: Driver charged in Kool Park Road wreck

The driver in this fatal collision, Luis Javier Chavez II, 19, of Hickory has been charged by Trooper B.K. Perkins with Driving While License Revoked, Reckless Driving, and Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle. The speed limit in this area of Kook Park Road is 45 mph.

CCSO: Woman dies after found rolling around in broken glass dies

On Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 at 11:12 pm a 911 call was received by the Catawba County Emergency Communications Center in reference to a reported Psychiatric / Mental Subject outside a residence in the Kool Park Mobile Home Park located off Kool Park Road in Northeast Hickory.

Newton's Streescape constrution causing mixed reviews

Some businesses are feeling the effects from the construction.

UPDATE: Suspect caught; charged with attempted murder, kidnapping

On February 1, 2019 at 7:39 AM, Catawba County Communications received a call about a male subject assaulting a female on the ground outside of a residence. Deputies responded to Crosstown Apartments located off of County Home Road where they located a female with injury outside the residence.

CCSO searching for assault suspect

On February 1 at 7:39 AM, Catawba County Communications received a call about an assault in progress. Deputies responded to Crosstown apartments located off County Home Road where they located a female outside the residence with injury. Another resident of the household also had been assaulted.

Teen dies in morning wreck

On 30 January 2019, at approximately 5:15 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Catawba County on Kool Park Road.