A former Catawba county employee was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in a bribery scheme with a local contractor.
A former Catawba County official who pleaded guilty to receiving gifts worth thousands of dollars from a contractor is set to learn his fate next week.
With gas prices at more than $4.50 per gallon, Catawba Valley residents, local businesses, governments and organizations are adjusting to paying more at the pump.
A number of local government offices will be closed in observance of Good Friday. Federal offices and post offices will be open, according to federalpay.org and the United States Postal
Catawba County’s former utilities director was wined and dined to the tune of more than $40,000 by a contractor doing business with the county, according to federal court documents released