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Possible assault at Conover council meeting could lead to charges
A Conover City Council member’s spouse denies assaulting someone during Monday night’s council meeting but city officials say five people saw the assault. Coy Lee Hester, 58, of Morningside Drive, Conover, was taken by ambulance to Frye Regional Medical Center, where he was released on Tuesday.
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Conover council approves new park
Final tweaks to a passive public park with walking trails, playground equipment and stormwater wetland at Conover Station got approval Monday night. The Conover City Council voted to approve several measures that included a minor subdivision of the 6.6 acres where the park will be located, as well as the stormwater restrictions at the park.
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Court delays case against indicted attorney
A member of the NC Attorney General’s Office was in Catawba County court Monday, to discuss the charges an area attorney is facing. Hickory attorney Shawn Clark was indicted on two counts of extortion and one count of obstruction of justice in November for events that occurred in 2009 and 2010 prior to and during his run for district attorney. Current District Attorney Jay Gaither narrowly defeated Clark in the Republican primary.
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Conover council meets Monday
The council will hold a public hearing to get input from residents on applications for Community Development Block Grant applications in the upcoming fiscal year. The state will receive around $45 million for CDBG grants for local governments. The grants typically are used for low- and moderate-income families for things such as infrastructure or loans for businesses that create jobs, water/sewer line installation, housing development and urgent needs.
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Conover woman jailed on infant abuse charges
Friends and family rally to support mother of four
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Newton-Conover City Schools to launch Red Blazer Award
Newton-Conover City Schools is launching what it hopes will be an annual award to recognize someone who made an outstanding contribution to the system, and is seeking nominations for the honor. The Red Blazer Award will be given to up to three people who gave time, money or effort to the system.
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Catawba County schools could start Aug. 7 for 2012-13 year
Catawba County Schools will have about two weeks less of summer this year, after the school board approved a new school calendar for the 2012-13 year on Monday. Under the new calendar, unanimously approved at the board meeting, students will go back to school on Aug. 7. In a previously approved calendar, they were scheduled to begin school on Aug. 27. Under the new version, students will have 67 days of vacation this summer, or just over two months, compared with the 79 days under the old calendar. Students will get out of school on May 23, 2013.
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Former band teacher pleads guilty to indecent liberties
A band teacher that was once the pride of Maiden ended his time in the county with a plea to indecent liberties with a student on Monday. Christopher Caldwell, 27, was indicted for sexual activity with a student and indecent liberties with a student for an incident that occurred on March 3, 2010. The band teacher at Maiden High at the time, Caldwell was 25 and the student was then 17.
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More people sick after eating at Conover seafood restaurant
Catawba County Public Health says illness caused by norovirus
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Attorney being investigated by State Bar closing Newton practice
A local attorney being investigated by the North Carolina State Bar for mishandled funds from an estate account is closing up shop and moving away. Lewis (Lew) Waddell, who lives in Conover, said he plans to retire and close his Newton law office. He plans to leave the area and go to live with his son, saying he no longer has family in North Carolina.
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County, state investigate illness of Harbor Inn diners
40 people have reported sickness
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Newton hears game plan to get on historic registry
Officials in Newton are hoping that a historic district designation for parts of the city will lead to a revitalized downtown. The city has applied to be put on the National Register of Historic Places. On Monday, Anne Swallow, National Register Coordinator for the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office, spoke to property owners and city officials, outlining some of the requirements for a property to be in a district.
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Body of Conover accident victim identified
Conover police said the man who died in a burned vehicle on Jan. 17 was an Asheville resident. Gordon John Robinson was found alone in his Ford Escape in a wooded area on Reese Drive last week. His car was engulfed in flames and it was not immediately apparent what happened.
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Hearing today on possible Newton historic designation
Residents on Monday can get the lowdown on Newton’s efforts to get an area of its downtown on the state and national historic registry.
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In Catawba County voter fraud case, attorney says voter ID law could help
Catawba County was set to try its first felony election fraud case Wednesday morning. The case ended in a misdemeanor plea, but the defense attorney argued the situation may not have happened if North Carolina had a voter identification law. Horatio Johnson was charged with felony election fraud for voting in the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election. Although Johnson was previously convicted of felonies, he was eligible to vote in March 2008 and registered to do so, said his attorney Scott Reilly. In August, he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conviction. “At some point, a letter should have gone to him, telling him he was ineligible to vote,” Reilly said.
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Dead, burned body found in Conover
Investigators work to identify victim and circumstances of death
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Catawba County Schools begins search for new superintendent
The search for a new superintendent for Catawba County Schools has begun. In early December, current Superintendent Glenn Barger announced he was stepping down from the position on July 1. The school system entered into a $10,500 contract with the North Carolina School Boards Association to help them find a successful candidate. The association will help the school system advertise for the position, line up interviews, check references and help with surveys.
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Newton City Council to consider rezonings
Hold a public hearing on a rezoning application for 2.85 acres located at 2223 Indian Trail from exclusive manufacturing district to general manufacturing district.
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Audience hears of dreams lived, and dreams deferred
Martin Luther King Jr.’s arguably most famous speech was the one that’s commonly referred to as “I Have a Dream.” On Monday, folks gathered at the 1924 Courthouse in Newton for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration to honor the civil rights leader and minister who was assassinated in 1968.
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Attorney must turn over records to NC Bar
An injunction against Lewis Waddell was granted to the North Carolina State Bar and forces the attorney to turn over his financial records. The injunction says the State Bar’s preliminary investigation indicates that Waddell may have mishandled funds from an estate account.
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Newton will open city pool this summer
Folks in Newton and the surrounding areas will have a place to swim this summer. The Newton City Council agreed 5-1, with Wayne Dellinger opposing, to open the city pool again this year. Members say they also want a plan that will consider the cost of running the pool and where that money might best be spent.
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New Newton-Conover Middle is second green school for county
Although the new Newton-Conover Middle School is still about five months from completion, several of its environmentally green elements are already obvious as its construction progresses. The new school will be the second environmentally green school in the county — Snow Creek Elementary was the first. Newton-Conover City Schools is aiming for platinum level LEED certification with the new middle school. The US Green Building Council has a rating system to determine green buildings. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system has several levels, with platinum the highest for the most environmentally green elements in the design. If Newton-Conover Middle remains on track for platinum status, it will be the first school in the state to do so, said system Superintendent Barry Redmond.
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Sisters celebrate birthdays of 101, 103
Two sisters celebrated their birthdays in a joint celebration in Newton on Wednesday. And while that may not, in and of itself be newsworthy, the fact that their combined ages total more than 200 years is.
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Newton mayor sworn in; Weaver fills seat
The man who challenged Anne Stedman for the mayor’s seat in the city of Newton will get to serve on the city council after all. Four of the five council members voted Tuesday night for Wes Weaver to serve out Stedman’s vacated seat. The council had to nominate and vote for someone to fill the seat after Stedman won the mayoral race that pitted her against Weaver.
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