The (former) Sink Hole beside Morganton’s post office is for sale, price $799,000. Considering its unique public persona with residents, I thought there was potential for a little light-hearted column envisioning a real estate ad to residential developers.
The U.S. Postal Service has resumed repairs to the parking lot of the Morganton Post Office at the site of what used to be an enormous sinkhole that was finally fixed last fall, three years after it initially opened.
The U.S. Postal Service has resumed repairs to the parking lot of the Morganton Post Office at the site of what used to be an enormous sinkhole that was finally fixed last fall, three years after it initially opened.
It’s a time-honored tradition in the newspaper business on the last day of publication before the beginning of a new year to take a look back at the Top 10 stories of the year coming to its close.
Entering the final phases of repairs, works repairing the sink hole at the Morganton Post office have landscaped the north end of the project, filled and secured the sinkhole itself, and installed a new water pipe. Workers said they are just a week or two away from completion.
Entering the final phases of repairs, works repairing the sink hole at the Morganton Post office have landscaped the north end of the project, filled and secured the sinkhole itself, and installed a new water pipe. Workers said they are just a week or two away from completion.
Significant progress is evident with repairs of the sinkhole at the Morganton Post Office. Trenching for the main pipeline continues, and the main center of attention, the sinkhole beside the car wash, is being filled with concrete.Â
Workers working on the Sink Hole worksite continue to gain ground as work progresses horizontally and vertically. Repair plans call for workers to repair the deep vertical drain line while prepping for trench work horizontally beside (what once was) the carwash in the general direction of th…
Two weeks into the repair effort of the Morganton Post Office sinkhole, motorists are experiencing the first in a series of traffic detours. One Sanford Drive entrance into the post office has been blocked as workers realigned concrete barriers to make room for the construction of a new pipe…
The sinkhole next to the Morganton Post Office is rapidly transforming into "The Big Dig." The excavation is part of a 30-day repair plan to replace broken stormwater infrastructure on the site. Contractors said they will excavate a new pipeline from Sanford Drive towards the post office tha…
Workers and earth moving equipment were on the job at the sinkhole next to the Morganton Post Office on Tuesday afternoon. Both Hilton Construction of Granite Falls and I.L. Long of Winston-Salem had crews on site. They told The Paper that finishing the project will take about a month. On-s…
Tim Biddix, owner of the car wash that has been literally engulfed by the giant sinkhole next to the Morganton Post Office, told The Paper that a Thursday afternoon meeting had been set between City of Morganton engineers, engineers working for the U.S. Postal Service, and the N.C. Departmen…
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