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Decoding Tombstones

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

First-Year Experience class observes the past and ponders the present with trip to Oakwood Cemetery On a warm day in mid-October, Lenoir-Rhyne University students gathered at Oakwood Cemetery, located just a few miles from campus.

100-Year Journey of Lenoir-Rhyne Football

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

See what it was like to be a Lenoir-Rhyne football player in the early 1900s. Relive the national championship of 1960.

Driven by God’s Word, Shore scheduled to preach at Duke University Chapel

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore, rector and dean at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University, will preach at the morning worship service at Duke University Chapel at 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 31.

LREDI Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

After a year of inspiring social change within organizations and individuals, the Lenoir-Rhyne Equity and Diversity Institute (LREDI) celebrated a year of impact with a ribbon-cutting and reception at the university’s Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville on Oct. 26.

Face Coverings Continue to be Required

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

Good evening, Catawba County Schools families,

Catawba County Board of Education Approves Retention and Recruitment Bonuses

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

NEWTON, October 26, 2021--Catawba County Schools is rolling out a generous retention and recruiting bonus program aimed at continuing to provide educational excellence and rewarding current and new employees for their extra duties during the pandemic.

WestRock to expand Claremont NC facility

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

CLAREMONT, N.C. – WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, plans to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Claremont.

Downtown Resurfacing Project

By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2021

Contractors will be busy in the downtown business district this week resurfacing the cross streets and East Sycamore Street.

No new teachers in Catawba sign pledge on Oct. 28 to teach Critical Race Theory

By West Lake Norman News | Oct 30, 2021

There were no new teachers in Catawba who signed the pledge on Oct. 28, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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West Lake Norman News area weekly mass times

By West Lake Norman News | Oct 30, 2021

The following parishes in the West Lake Norman News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

One Catawba teacher pledges to teach Critical Race Theory despite controversy by week ending Oct. 16

By West Lake Norman News | Oct 30, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by one teacher in Catawba who’s signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Oct. 16.