April is designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and promote prevention efforts. Friday, April 4, 2025, was “Wear Blue Day” to show support for preventing child abuse and neglect. By wearing blue, individuals demonstrated their … Read More
Catawba County Assistant District Attorney Jessica Phillips took time away from prosecutorial duties to read a book to kindergarten students at Banoak Elementary School. ADA Phillips read the book “Eraser” by Anna Kang to students in Mrs. Barefoot’s class as … Read More
A team of volunteers from the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office traveled to Burnsville in Yancey County to assist with cleanup and renovation work from damage brought on by Hurricane Helene at the end of September. The group of women … Read More
Matthew Davis has joined the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office. Davis, who is from Hickory, earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Western Carolina University, graduating in 2016. He is a 2020 graduate of Charleston School of Law and … Read More
Thirty-sixth Prosecutorial District Attorney Scott Reilly took time out to spread some holiday cheer by taking part in the annual Hickory Christmas Parade on Friday, November 22, 2024. Reilly tossed some candy, mingled with spectators and shared greetings with those … Read More
Thirty-sixth Prosecutorial District Attorney Scott Reilly participated in the 20th annual Town of Catawba Veterans’ Day Parade on Saturday November 9, 2024. Cosmo Motors donated the truck that DA Reilly and five veterans from the Catawba County Veterans’ Treatment Court … Read More
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In recognition of the designation and to show support for preventing domestic violence, members of the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office donned purple clothing on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. October first was declared as … Read More
Staff members of the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office, part of the 36th Prosecutorial District, recognized elected DA Scott Reilly for his efforts on National Boss’s Day on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Reilly, who has served as the DA for … Read More
Ashlynn Jade Nelson was sworn in on Friday, September 20, 2024, by Judge Wes Barkley as the newest assistant District Attorney for Catawba County. A native of Caldwell County, Nelson received her criminal justice and political science degrees in 2020 … Read More
Mentors of the Catawba County Veterans’ Treatment Court, led by VTC Coordinator Doug Willoughby, rode in the Soldiers’ Reunion Parade in Newton on Thursday, August 15, 2024, in a truck loaned by Cosmo Motors in Hickory for the parade. 36th … Read More