Dolly Parton’s Burke County ties stretch from a 1976 East Burke High concert, where she shared the bill with Merle Haggard, to thousands of local children receiving books through her beloved Imagination Library program.
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Dolly Parton’s Burke County ties stretch from a 1976 East Burke High concert, where she shared the bill with Merle Haggard, to thousands of local children receiving books through her beloved Imagination Library program.
Editor Emeritus Bill Poteat profiles Rutherford College Town Manager Jessica Bargsley.
Editor Emeritus Bill Poteat loved his 18 years as an English teacher but his dreams tell a different story.
Editor Emeritus Bill Poteat loved his 18 years as an English teacher but his dreams tell a different story.
The cost of the new eastern elementary school leapt by more than 20% this past week to approximately $66.7 million, forcing the district to reconsider how it will fund the school that was previously slated for debt-free construction.
The cost of the new eastern elementary school leapt by more than 20% this past week to approximately $66.7 million, forcing the district to reconsider how it will fund the school that was previously slated for debt-free construction.
Students from across Burke County are practicing dragging bows across cellos and pinching their lips around saxophone reeds, ready to send the audience soaring during the Burke Youth Wind Symphony’s free concert, “Visions of Flight,” on April 19.
Fifth graders from across the county flocked to East Burke High School and Freedom High School last Friday, March 20, learning about farm animals, making mini greenhouses, and shooting staple guns with the guidance of high school agriculture students.
Beneath the tension of the Burke County Board of Education’s Monday meeting, Superintendent Dr. Mike Swan said Hallyburton Academy’s relocatio…
