Warming Stations in Catawba County

Here are locations for those who need to find a place to warm up and get a meal when temperatures hit or dip below freezing.

Salvation Army Shelter of Hope 760 3rd Ave Pl SE, Hickory, NC 28602

This year the Salvation Army Shelter of Hope is providing a warm spot to stay overnight during certain situations outlined below:

WHITE FLAG – nights when weather is 35° or below. When determined:

• The Salvation Army will fly a white flag on the flagpole to indicate that the Shelter of Hope will be open for shelter to anyone for the night due to freezing temperatures

• Intake for White flag begins a 7 p.m.

• White Flag guests will be served dinner before entrance into the Shelter of Hope at 5 p.m.

• White Flag guests will be bedded on a cot in the dining room for the night

• White Flag guests will be offered a breakfast before leaving out for the day at 7 a.m. the next morning

BLUE FLAG – days when there is snow cover on the ground, ice on the roads, or dangerous conditions outside for pedestrians and vehicles to be outside because weather condition are hazardous. When determined:

• The Salvation Army will fly a blue flag on the flagpole to indicate that the Shelter of Hope will be open for the day to anyone that stayed overnight at the shelter the night before instead of requiring them to leave for the day until conditions outside improve and become safe for pedestrians and vehicles to be outside

• Blue Flag days begin at 8 a.m.

• Blue Flag guests will remain in the building in the dining room and cannot leave the premises. If they leave, they may not return until evening intake.

• Blue Flag guests will be served lunch during this time

First United Methodist Church

online. A hold for the total fee ($41.00) is placed on the filer’s credit card when the Assumed Business Name is filed, and the credit card is charged when the filing is complete.

E-mails confirming the status of a filing are sent to the filer as it moves through the process. If the Assumed Business Name filing is rejected, a notification with a reason for the rejection will be sent to the filer by email. The status of an Assumed Business

Name filing can also be checked at any time on the filing site.

This service is provided through Get Certificate Now, a secure online filing system managed by Register of Deeds’ vendor Courthouse Computer Systems.

Questions can be directed to the Register of Deeds at (828) 465-1573. Additional information is available on the Register of Deeds web page at www.catawbacountync.gov/rod.