Webba Murray News Today

Weather-related issues have caused closures and delays in the Queen City viewing area Tuesday morning.

A fire near Springs Road in Hickory shut down roads and closed schools Tuesday.

A vacant home along Springs Road was destroyed by a fire on Tuesday morning.

The school board confirmed these positions at Monday night’s regular board of education meeting.

In early 2022, school nurse Amy Phillips found that about 6% of students at Oxford Elementary School were being raised by grandparents or non-biological parents.

Last week, testing and accountability results for the 2022-23 school year were released. Catawba County Schools performance data exceeded the statewide average.

NEWTON — Amy Phillips, school nurse at Oxford and Webb A. Murray elementary schools, was recently named the recipient of the Jo Ann Spees Youth Advocacy Award, presented by the

NEWTON — As students and staff excitedly begin their holiday break, Catawba County Schools would like to recognize the many acts of kindness both given and received this holiday season.

Every educator has one ... a stash of extra classroom supplies, according to Webb A. Murray Elementary Principal Angela Garcia.