Newton teenager snatches purse
10-11 Purse robbery - Powell.jpg By FROM O-N-E REPORTS onenews@observernewsonline.comA Newton teenager robbed a woman at gunpoint Saturday for her ... 6:13pm, October 10, 2011
Cops focus on U.S. 321 drug crimes
By FROM O-N-E REPORTS onenews@observernewsonline.comLaw enforcement concentrated efforts on arresting drug criminals along U.S. 321 between I-40 a... 6:07pm, October 10, 2011
2007 murder case trial date set
10-11 Murder trial - Mitchell.jpg By FROM O-N-E REPORTS onenews@observernewsonline.comA four-year-old Catawba County murder case will go to trial i... 6:03pm, October 10, 2011
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Catawba County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 154,358. Its county seat is Newton and its largest city is Hickory.
The county was formed in 1842 from Lincoln County. It was named for the Catawba tribe of Native Americans, who once inhabited the area. At the turn of the century, gold mining was a successful industry in Catawba County. The county was part of one of the largest gold producing areas in the entire country. North Carolina maintained its leadership in gold production until 1848 when it was overshadowed in importance by the great rush to California.
In the 1940s, Catawba County was recognized nationally for the courage of its people in conquering a polio epidemic. In 55 wo... click here for more of Catawba County's history
