Dorothy Ann Newland Linney, daughter of the late John Carl and Maude Julia Lackey Newland, was born January 4, 1937, in Alexander County. On October 29, 2026, she departed this life at Catawba Valley Medical Center at the age of 89 years, 8 months, and 29 days. She graduated as the 1955 class Valedictorian at…

Doris Jean Propst, 82, of Hickory, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Carolina Caring in Newton. Doris was born February 17, 1944, in Catawba County, the daughter of the late Roy Oscar Hicks and Julie Ann Jones Hicks. Doris worked as a waitress for Ham and Eggs Restaurant for many years and was…

Louise Fox Hathcock, 81, of Hickory, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center after several years of declining health and a serious illness of one week. She was born on September 23, 1945, to the late Harvey Alexander Fox and Thursey Jane Oliver Fox in Alexander County. She was a…

Charlotte Water has moved from mandatory restrictions to voluntary conservation as conditions improve in the Catawba-Wateree basin.

Improvements in the Catawba-Wateree Lake System have led to lighter conservation efforts, from mandatory Stage 2 to voluntary Stage 1.

Kadi Woodman Laws, age 37, Payne RD., Stony Point, was arrested on Saturday by Newton Police. She was served Alexander County Warrants issued for felony probation violation. The warrants were issued on October 15th. Laws was given a 12 month suspended sentence and placed on probation in Alexander County on August 13th for possession of […]

The Hickory Police Department has charged a man with felony forcible rape. Benjamin Medina, age 41, West F Street, Newton, was arrested on Friday and charged with felony second-degree forcible rape, two-counts of felony second-degree forcible sexual offense and sexual battery. Medina is being held without bond in the Catawba County Detention Center. Photo: Hickory […]

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A Catawba County parole absconder has been arrested. Christopher Calvin Lee Killian, 27, of Maiden, was apprehended Friday morning by the NC Office of Probation and Parole. He is charged with four felony counts of probation violation. The subject entered a guilty plea in 2025 to tampering with fire safety equipment inside the Catawba County […]