Photos of the newly placed “Dignity of Work” monument in front of the Burke County Museum of History simply do not do justice to the power of its art.The monument, which stands a massive 24 feet …

In both our April 1 and April 8 editions, we devoted a sizable portion of our news space to an in depth examination of the homeless situation confronting downtown Morganton.Our Senior Reporter Marty …

Despite the assurances that politicians sometimes blithely offer, simple solutions do not exist for complex problems.And as anyone who has given the issue serious thought can testify, the problem …

All right, all right. Four consecutive days with high temperatures in the 70s has indeed convinced us: Spring has arrived in Burke County.Yes, a frosty morning or two will be had between now and the …

Nearly a week has passed since we “sprang forward.”Maybe your sleep patterns have recovered from the disruption and are back to normal.Or, maybe not.Maybe it’ll take weeks or months for them to …

The Southeast side of Morganton will soon have a new face.Where now weeds grow wild and stale water pools on aged concrete slabs, a new home for The Industrial Commons will take shape over the next …

Burke County property owners who took the time to go through their mail last Saturday morning probably did not like what they found. Waiting for them there was a property revaluation notice from Burke …

Christmas is now two months past and receding rapidly in the rearview mirrors of time and of memory. In Florida and Arizona, the Boys of Summer are making preparation in the late days of winter for the Major League Baseball season …

 You’d be hard pressed to find a high school teacher who doesn’t think that the end of the fall semester and its subsequent final exams ought to come before Christmas. Wrapping things up …

No tape recorders were running and no notes were being taken when the senior staff at The Paper sat down recently in separate meetings with Burke County Sheriff Banks Hinceman and Morganton Public …