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Please allow one business day for replies from NCpedia. Skip to main content. Is anything in this article factually incorrect? Please submit a comment. Catawba County. Update from N. C Mean Min. F Mean Min. C Mean Avg. F Mean Avg. C Avg. Total Precip. Catawba County has been recognized as being one of the top ten areas in America to raise a family and a top place to retire.
There are 43 public schools in the County with just over 25, students. CVCC offers a variety of educational opportunities including one- and two-year vocational programs, a two-year college transfer program and continuing education programs. Considered a regional healthcare hub, the County is home to two nationally-recognized medical centers one County-owned , a large medical services community, and nursing and retirement homes. The County, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation, and cities and towns have worked together to attract new business and industry.
This has included the expansion of water and sewer lines, road and highway improvements, enhancements to public education, and much more. Another major milestone was the completion of Interstate 40 in the mid s which expanded economic development.
Along with convenient access to NC Highway and Interstates 77 and 40, Catawba County is in an ideal location to access a variety of amenities from nearby cities such as Charlotte, Asheville, and Winston-Salem, to the Appalachian Mountains and East Coast beaches. Golf - Catawba County has seven beautiful golf courses playable year-round due to the temperate climate with an average temperature of The county also offers disc golf and a footgolf facility.
Auto Racing - The Hickory Motor Speedway has been in continuous operation for more than four decades. The lakes are famous for large mouth and white bass. Striped bass weighing 40 pounds have been pulled from the lakes. Minor League Baseball returned to Catawba County in The "Crawdads" and L. Catawba County residents Bryan Harvey and Bob Patterson both started as major league baseball pitchers in the late s.
Harvey's sons, Kris and Hunter, both played in the minor leagues. Hunter Harvey was the top draft pick for the Baltimore Orioles in Ryan Succop, who played football for Hickory High School, has had a successful career as a kicker in the National Football League, first with the Kansas City Chiefs and then with the Tennessee Titans beginning in Bandys High graduate Justin Harper also played for the Ravens.
The arts have always been strong in Catawba County, and present day Catawba County is no exception considering the symphony, theatre, choral society, and much more. Our artists helped to cultivate the country music market in the s, 30s, and 40s. Prehistoric and historic Indian artifacts indicative of Catawba County--pottery, carvings, pipes, arrowheads, tools, etc.
In the mids, for example, supermarket construction workers found Indian artifacts that have been determined to be prehistoric.
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