Filing for most Burke County municipal elections is open. Here are the names of those who already have filed to run for office.
GLEN ALPINE — The 2021-22 fiscal year budget for the town of Glen Alpine came in with a lower tax rate, but a larger budget than the year befo…
Find out what the next budget for the city of Morganton will include, plus get an idea of how the city might spend some of the federal COVID-1…
Morganton residents will get a chance to have their voices heard on the city’s proposed budget in a couple weeks.
Good news, Morganton residents: The only proposed rate increase in the 2021-22 fiscal year budget is a $5 surcharge for CoMPAS TV customers.
Morganton City Hall and city facilities will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
Tech could be the future for Morganton after some action taken by the city council at its meeting May 3.
The Greenwood Rising History Center building is complete. Now comes the hard part — filling it with stories.
A new business, electric vehicle charging stations and zoning text amendments all are up for discussion at Monday night's Morganton City Counc…
City council members want county commissioners to facilitate a discussion about the Confederate monument downtown, but commissioners have dug …
The Morganton City Council is throwing the Confederate statue back into Burke County’s court.
Heavy rains cause sewer spill
A bill that would change some Burke County election dates that state Sen. Warren Daniel called “common sense” continues to receive backlash, t…
The Morganton City Council will meet at 8:15 a.m. Monday to consider a resolution opposing Senate Bill 288, legislation introduced March 11 by…
State Sen. Warren Daniel believes a bill he recently filed that would change school board and municipal elections to even-numbered years is a …
One by one, more than 60 people stood before the Burke County Board of Commissioners during Tuesday night's meeting to ask it to remove the Co…
As states prepared to reopen their economies following coronavirus shutdowns last spring, The Associated Press asked governors across the U.S.…
The Hickory Regional Airport will be getting a new 12,000-square-foot hangar following approval of an agreement between Hickory and Burke Coun…
Morganton leaders are looking for the public’s input on the redesign of College Street.
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VALDESE — Valdese Mayor Chip Black announced last week that he doesn’t plan to run for reelection this year.
The Morganton City Council made some money moves Monday night when it approved an economic incentives package and a small business loan.
Right now, Morganton’s Historic Courthouse Square is bustling with the sounds of construction.
Doughnuts could be getting a whole lot holier if a business loan on the agenda for the Morganton City Council’s meeting gets approved.
Art has had a home in Morganton for a while, and it looks like things are shaping up for its presence to be even more known.
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