Burke County Government held its Memorial Day program Monday, May 25, at the Foothills Higher Education Center in Morganton. The 11 a.m. observance was organized to honor and remember the U.S. service members who died in service to the country.
One couldn’t ask for a more beautiful day on Sunday, May 17, to have the annual Woofstock fundraiser for the Burke County Animal Services Foundation. Silver Fork Winery served as the ideal backdrop for a day of live music, a silent auction, adoptable pets, wine, food, and, of course, opportu…
Drexel’s R.O. Huffman Center for a second consecutive weekend hosted Western Youth Athletic Association (WYAA) basketball tournament action, with the 10U boys event taking place there from March 6-8 while Hickory hosted the 8U event and Shelby hosted the 12U portion.
Recreation directors Lisa Butler of Drexel and Rose Cook of George Hildebrand recently organized and directed a Burke County senior basketball league for ages 15-18. Games in the four-team league were all played at Drexel’s R.O. Huffman Center, and teams each played eight regular-season game…
The Draughn cheerleading teams increased their state title count to three during the 2025-26 school year as both the JV and varsity competition squads each recently won North Carolina Cheerleading Coaches Association (NCCCA) championships. The NCCCA state championships were set to be held in…
The Burke County Recreation Department hosted two Western Youth Athletic Association (WYAA) girls tournaments from Feb. 27 to March 1, with the 8U event taking place at Mountain View Elementary School in Morganton and the 10U portion taking place at the R.O. Huffman Center in Drexel. The tou…
School board members and other community members visited schools on Monday, March 2, as part of Read Across America Day. The volunteer readers were organized by the Burke County United Way. See more photos from the event online at thepaper.media.Â
Both Lucy and Miles Lynam of Morganton put on gold-medal performances at the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) state swimming championships on Feb. 10 at the Greensboro Aquatics Center.
More than 50 women from 17 states arrived in Morganton last week for the Stitching Chicks Needlepoint Winter Retreat. The big event kicked of with a cocktail party on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Burke Arts Council. Friday and Saturday, the group worked on projects from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the …
Patton High School at its home basketball games versus West Lincoln on Dec. 5 held a special recognition ceremony for both NCHSAA 3A individual state champion Elise Sawdy (pictured with her parents) as well as for all of the members of its West Regional runner-up girls cross country team — w…
The Morganton Recreation Department’s youth flag football league held its Super Bowl on Monday night at Shuey Park. (Pictured from top to bottom) The Chargers beat the Panthers for the ages 11-13 title, the Steelers topped the Chiefs for the ages 8-10 title, and the Dolphins claimed the ages…
With 2025 high school, middle school, and youth fall sports seasons wrapping up across Burke County, here's a look back through the lens at some of the top moments from the last few months ...Â
Hundreds of local residents turned out on Saturday, Nov. 8, for the 22nd annual St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Parish Food Festival. Those attending enjoyed a warm and sun-kissed November afternoon milling around from booth to booth, tasting a variety of foods from 16 countries, and en…
Approximately 100 Glen Alpine residents and other supporters gathered on a warm Saturday afternoon to rededicate an upgraded and enhanced Veterans Monument at the town's entrance.
Draughn's Shelby Proffitt serves the game-winning ace to spark the Lady Wildcats' celebration as Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference tournament champions on Wednesday in Valdese.
Several former Morganton Big League all-star softball coaches and players, along with their families and friends, gathered at the Boy Scout Hut on the North Carolina School for the Deaf campus in Morganton on Sunday for a 10-year reunion to commemorate the team winning the Southeast Regional…
Three different Freedom players found the end zone on the ground, and Trent Davis broke up a pass near the pylon as time expired in a 28-21 Freedom win at St. Stephens on Friday.
Freedom second-year football coach JK Adkins talks about the upcoming season, which will include a full slate of true home games after the Patriots were forced to play several home games at Patton last fall in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene ...
First-year teachers across Burke County had plenty of support and guidance as they stepped into their new roles on Monday, Aug. 11. Most attended faculty meetings and had time to begin setting up their classrooms, but school leaders also took time to treat new teachers to community-building …
East Burke's and Freedom High School's Future Farmers of America were honored by the Burke County Board of Education at the panel's Aug. 4 meeting. Students from East Burke received the North Gold Chapter Award, and were recognized for their accomplisments in livestock evaluation.Â
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