Every Monday morning, Bob Erwin and his wife, Alice, park their car behind the Burke Senior Center and load the cargo bay with insulated bags containing hot, nutritious, meals. Then, the duo begins …

A brand new school may be in the cards for the Hildebran and Icard communities.  The Burke County Board of Education, at their Tuesday night meeting, heard a report from Superintendent Dr. Mike …

Discover how Open Hearts Place at St. Matthews Church in Morganton is combating the Burke County housing shortage with intermediate housing and comprehensive programs. Learn about their Phase One and Phase Two projects, their unique approach to empowering families, and their future plans for building a community to address the ongoing crisis. 

As the fiscal year budget for 2024-2025 is being crafted, the Valdese Town Council will be examining potential budget figures for each department and for the town as a whole. This year's budget has …

No, Burke County did not lie within the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse – the moon’s coverage of the sun maxed out at about 85 percent. And no, the sky was not crystal clear as it …

The April "Coffee at the Museum" program will help celebrate the Centennial of the Morganton Public Library!   On Thursday, April 25, at 10 a.m., Laurie Johnston, the Curator of the North …

Given permission by the Town Council to apply for an accessibility grant, the Valdese Parks and Recreation Commission is working toward restoring a year-round swimming pool at the Valdese Recreation …

The mayor’s resignation was the first item for discussion on the Monday, April 8, agenda, but the discussion amounted to only a few sentences. Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Lewis announced for those …

Quaker Meadows Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honored winners of their American History Essay Contest recently. The chapter’s high school winner also won 2 nd …

Vietnam War veterans from across Burke County gathered on the Old Courthouse Square in downtown Morganton on the morning of Friday, March 29, to observe Vietnam War Veterans Day. Following remarks by …

The City of Morganton’s strategic land use plan, IMAGINE Morganton 2040, took yet another step toward completion this week with the final two in a series of public input workshops. Working with …

Since it first started garnering headlines late last year, the proposed Great Meadows Megasite in western Burke County has been the source of numerous campaigns of both information and misinformation.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, a 1997 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics alum, has helped fund a new hammock garden at the Morganton campus, offering students a unique stargazing …

Burke County Public Schools is hosting its annual Disability Awareness Week celebration. Each day from April 15 to 19, students across Burke County will learn about a different disability and are …

The Burke County Retired School Personnel group will meet on Monday, April 22,  at Timberwoods Family Restaurant at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Bill Poteat, editor of The Paper, who taught …

You're traveling through downtown Morganton and come to West Union Street but notice that the traffic is backed up. You look around and see the Morganton Public Safety fire trucks lined on the street …

Saturday's edition pays tribute to Morganton resident Billy Joe Patton's 70th Anniversary of his remarkable accomplishments in the 1954 Masters. The package from The Paper Sports Editor Paul Schenkel …

Every Monday morning, Bob Erwin and his wife, Alice, park their car behind the Burke Senior Center and load the cargo bay with insulated bags containing hot, nutritious meals. Then, the duo begins …

The City of Morganton is hosting a pair of public-input meetings on the IMAGINE Morganton 2024 Strategic Land Use plan this week. The first is set for Wednesday, Apr. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. The second …

Morganton’s weekly TGIF summer music lineup typically brings a wide variety of festive sounds to downtown, and 2024 is no exception. This year’s lineup includes everything from Latin-infused rock …

A school bus accident on Johnson Bridge Road in eastern Burke County early this morning has resulted in at least one injury.

The charms of downtown Morganton will be featured on Thursday, May 2, in an episode of the popular PBS television series “North Carolina Weekend.”   Walking through downtown Morganton …

Nearly two months after Dancing with the Burke Stars stubbed its toe, someone has stepped up to revive the concept. Carlos Foster, who grew up in Morganton, is using his event organizational skills …

The Drexel Board of Aldermen learned Tuesday evening that Grow With Drexel has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. Grow With Drexel is a grassroots …

For visitors to the Rutherford College Town Hall, parking between the white lines can be more than a little tricky. That’s because the white lines, put down when the parking lot was first paved …