Pups Dallas, Maizy, and kittens Ren and Stimpy are available at Burke Animal Services, located at 425 Kirksey Drive, Morganton.
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Monday’s Morganton City Council meeting was a walk in the park — Bethel Park , to be exact. The city’s plan to restore the popular park is one step closer to reality after council …
A pair of Burke County high school swimming teams hit the road for meets on Friday, Dec. 1, and came back with victories. NCSSM-Morganton’s boys team placed first in a four-team meet at Isothermal …
Emerging Leaders is having its final event of the year. Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for your chance to win the ugly sweater contest, and enjoy a hot cocoa bar and heavy appetizers by Mi Molcajete. The $5 suggested donation helps NCSD students attend the Texas School for the Deaf Wrestling Tournament in January. The event is at Burke County Visitor's Center, 140 N. Sterling St., Morganton. Emerging Leaders of Burke County events are open to everyone aged 21-40.
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Guilty pleasure foods. For some, the go-to comfort is pizza. Those with a sweet tooth might grab a freshly baked doughnut. For me, it's a hamburger. A sloppy, juice-running-down-my-forearm hamburger.
The Burke County Health Department’s Environmental Health division regularly inspects restaurants, food trucks, food stands, school cafeterias, and other food establishments. The frequency of …
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BILL POTEAT: The last column I wrote for a strictly Burke County audience was published on the morning of Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, 1999. …
MARTY QUEEN: I’m a McDowell County boy, born in Marion and raised in Nebo.I spent 30 years working at the newspaper in my hometown, so …
ANGELA KUPER COPELAND: Back in the land of lighting bugs, magnolia trees, and sweet tea. After living out of the Carolinas for more than 30 …
PAUL SCHENKEL: When after nearly 12 years I said goodbye to Burke County’s sports community in December 2021, it was among the hardest things …
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PAM WALKER: My arrival in Burke County was many years ago although it seems like yesterday (corny but true). My then 2-year-old now has a …