St. Stephens NewsLocal news for St. Stephens, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.New school on way to St. Stephens area- January 31, 2008 The Catawba County Schools expect to begin construction soon on a new elementary school to ease crowding in the St. Stephens area -- and accommodate students from Sweetwater Elementary, which is set to close after next school year.Snow Creek Elementary is planned for a half-wooded, half-open 22-acre site on Snow Creek Road, off Sulphur Springs Road near St. Stephens High School and Arndt Middle.The school system will open bids for the project Feb. 13 and hopes to start construction by the...http://www.topix.net/city/st-stephens-nc/2008/01/new-school-on-way-to-st-stephens-area?fro... RECREATION: Hickory, county planning for new or improved parks- January 27, 2008 Two Catawba County governments are making plans for new or improved public parks.City of Hickory officials have asked Duke Energy to help them plan a long-sought park at property the city owns on Cloninger Mill Road at Lake Hickory, next to its sewer treatment plant.They asked Duke to contribute up to $17,000 to help pay for a park plan for the 25-acre site, and Duke officials agreed to consider the request. Because the city doesn't yet have a design, it doesn't know how much it would cost it..http://www.topix.net/city/st-stephens-nc/2008/01/recreation-hickory-county-planning-for-ne... Annual MLK Commemorative Banquet Saturday night- January 19, 2008 "We are honored to have Dr. Dixon to speak at the banquet" Dr. Troy Dixon will speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet Saturday night in the Mobley Atrium at Edgecombe Community College. via Daily Southernerhttp://www.topix.net/city/st-stephens-nc/2008/01/annual-mlk-commemorative-banquet-saturday... |