500 trees will be planted in Morganton's Bethel Park next week. 

Morganton City Council approved a 30-lot expansion of the Clover Ridge subdivision. One neighbor raised concerns about traffic and approval before related public hearings.

Morganton Motions is a compilation of several brief actions from the Morganton City Council's August meeting.

The Morganton City Council approved a $94 million budget that will keep residents paying the current property tax rate.

Morganton leaders are pursuing $6.7 million in federal disaster-recovery funding to renovate CoMMA while also approving traffic safety changes on Kirksey Drive and several other city projects.

Morganton leaders are pursuing $6.7 million in federal disaster-recovery funding to renovate CoMMA while also approving traffic safety changes on Kirksey Drive and several other city projects.

Morganton's proposed $94 million budget would keep property taxes the same while addressing continued Hurricane Helene recovery and major capital projects.

Morganton city leaders approved $150,000 to support a new downtown restaurant and advanced final improvements at Bethel Park, including a contract for new ADA-accessible restrooms.