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The tax rate in Catawba County would drop by nearly a third if county commissioners adopt County Manager Mary Furtado’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Nearly 6,300 Catawba County property owners have appealed their property valuation with three weeks to go before the first meeting of the Board of Equalization and Review.

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners rejected a rezoning plan for a mixed-use development off Bud Road in Denver that would have included 225 town homes and 35,000 square feet

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners heard presentations Wednesday on topics such as school enrollment trends and $13.3 million the county is set to receive through an opioid settlement.

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners rejected a rezoning request from homebuilder D.R. Horton on Monday, blocking the company’s plans to build a 141-unit development on West Maiden Road.

The three Republican candidates, including one incumbent and two newcomers, easily won election to the Catawba County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night.

Catawba County residents will be electing at least two new members of the board of commissioners in this year’s elections.

NEWTON —The Newton Forum Committee is sponsoring candidates forums for the upcoming Nov. 8 election. The forums will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, and at 10

At least for now, there will be no partisan elections for school boards in Catawba County.

Rhonda Pawlik said she is worried that an effort to make school boards a partisan election in Catawba County could affect how children are educated.