Charlotte Water’s plan to draw more from the Catawba River is facing pushback from the North Carolina State House.

Following comments about the event, which is scheduled for June, businesses withdrew their involvement, according to the group’s president. A number of them have recommitted.

It would follow the South Fork of the Catawba River, which helped power a textile boom in North Carolina's southern Piedmont. The river's banks are now home to 3,600 acres of protected land that ...

WINGATE — Catawba’s baseball team swept Wingate over the weekend to take a two-game lead in the South Atlantic Conference race. The 17th-ranked Indians beat the Bulldogs 4-0 and 7-6 on ...