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Newton amends firearms ordinance to allow school archery programs with police permission
Summary
The City Council unanimously adopted an amendment to Chapter 66-3 to clarify that Newton-Conover City Schools and Catawba County Schools may run archery curricula under the ordinance exception, enabling local schools to pursue archery programs with the Chief of Police's permission.
The Newton City Council voted unanimously Feb. 1 to amend Chapter 66-3 of the Newton Code of Ordinances so that school-run archery curricula will be permitted under the ordinance's existing exception with authorization from the chief of police.
Interim City Manager Sean Hovis told the council that the Newton-Conover City School system is exploring adding archery to its elementary curriculum and staff discovered…
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