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Storm Season Prep: Keeping Your Phone (and Family Plan) Ready
Catawba County Public Health’s latest tips for keeping your phone and devices working when the power goes out, plus how to build a family emergency communication plan.
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County Rolling Out New Zoning Rules: Public Drop-In Set for September 22
If you own property or are thinking about building anything in the unincorporated parts of Catawba County, including Sherrills Ford, Terrell, Monbo, and Long Island, there’s a zoning update headed your way worth knowing about. Catawba County is in the middle of rewriting its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the rulebook that covers zoning, subdivisions, development…
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State Board Sets Review Timeline for Catawba County School Merger
The NC State Board of Education has set a review schedule for the proposed merger of Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools, and Newton-Conover City Schools. Here’s the timeline, and what it means for local schools like Sherrills Ford Elementary, Mill Creek Middle, and Bandys High.
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Save the Date: Sherrills Ford Elementary PTO Fall Festival Set for October 24
The Sherrills Ford Elementary PTO has announced October 24, 2026 as the date for its Fall Festival, with vendor and volunteer sign-ups already open.
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September Is Library Card Sign-Up Month: Get Yours at the Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Here’s what a Catawba County Library card gets you, and how to sign up at the Sherrills Ford-Terrell branch or any of the county’s seven locations.
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Sherrills Ford-Terrell Library Hosts a ‘Practical Magic’ Party September 1
A one-night event at the Sherrills Ford-Terrell branch: soap making, mocktails, and a celebration of Practical Magic 2. Plus the branch’s regular weekly lineup.
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Catawba County Public Health Alert: Possible Rabies Exposure at Petting Zoo Event
Goats from a mobile petting zoo that visited nearby Burke County on August 9 have tested positive for rabies. Here’s who should call and why it matters even though the event wasn’t in our immediate area.
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Balls Creek’s 173rd Camp Meeting Wraps Up This Week
If you’ve noticed extra cars parked along Buffalo Shoals Road in Catawba this month, that’s Balls Creek Campground — and this is its 173rd consecutive year. The 2026 camp meeting runs August 9–23, which means there’s still a little time left before it wraps up. Balls Creek is one of three camp meetings with direct…