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The grandeur of Morganton's West Union Street
The Paper’s Columnists

The grandeur of Morganton's West Union Street

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • May 16, 2026

Walk down West Union Street, past its stately lawns and broad porches, and you are strolling through a century of Burke County ambition, prosperity, and taste.

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The school on the hill that helped shape Morganton
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The school on the hill that helped shape Morganton

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • Mar 17, 2026

Columnist Dalton Walters takes a look at the history of the North Carolina School for the Deaf and what it has meant to Morganton. 

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Walking in Donald Ross's footsteps at Mimosa Hill
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Walking in Donald Ross's footsteps at Mimosa Hill

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • Feb 6, 2026

Columnist Dalton Walters relates the history of Mimosa Hills Golf Club and how its course was designed by the legendary 

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Walking in Donald Ross's footsteps at Mimosa Hill
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Walking in Donald Ross's footsteps at Mimosa Hill

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • Jan 31, 2026

Columnist Dalton Walters relates the history of Mimosa Hills Golf Club and how its course was designed by the legendary 

Dalton Walters talks faith, family, and the importance of community involvement
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Dalton Walters talks faith, family, and the importance of community involvement

  • By MICA BANKS mica@thepaper.media
  • Jan 1, 2026

Growing up, Walters and his family attended Burkemont Baptist Church. There was no such thing as sleeping in on Sunday morning, he said.

Dalton Walters talks faith, family, and the importance of community involvement
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Dalton Walters talks faith, family, and the importance of community involvement

  • By MICA BANKS mica@thepaper.media
  • Dec 27, 2025

Growing up, Walters and his family attended Burkemont Baptist Church. There was no such thing as sleeping in on Sunday morning, he said.

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When Table Rock glowed in a novelist's imagination
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When Table Rock glowed in a novelist's imagination

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • Dec 20, 2025

Morganton resident Dalton Walters takes a look at Burke County's most famous landmark -- Table Rock Mountain. 

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The mystery of the Eller twins at Broughton Hospital
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The mystery of the Eller twins at Broughton Hospital

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • Nov 8, 2025

Local writer Dalton Walters explores a local mystery at Broughton Hospital. 

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Historical Transcript: Confession of Frances Silvers (1833)

  • By DALTON WALTERS For The Paper
  • Aug 9, 2025

In 1833, Frances Silvers confessed to killing her husband Charles Silvers in a detailed account, expressing the abusive relationship prior to the incident. She admitted to burning his body in the fire.

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