After a projected primary win, Burke County’s longtime chief deputy has become the sheriff-elect.
Longtime clerk’s office employee Crystal Carpenter is expected to become the Republican nominee for the Burke County Clerk of Court race.
The projected winner of Burke County’s sheriff’s race was clear in a decisive primary.
These results only show votes cast during early voting. Election Day results had not been posted by publication time Tuesday evening. Stay tuned to www.morganton.com for election updates as precinct results file in.
A couple severe thunderstorm warnings and clouds couldn’t keep the spirit down Friday at the ribbon-cutting for the old courthouse square.
The city of Morganton again is earning statewide recognition for its communications efforts.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging and Adult Services is partnering with the N.C. Area Agencies on Aging and local service providers to distribute fans to eligible recipients through Operation Fan Heat Relief.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mark Meadows — a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump who was removed from North Carolina voter rolls earlier this month — is still a registered voter in two other states, according to officials and a published report.
The Morganton Parks and Recreation Department will have new leadership starting in May.
Editor’s note: The News Herald sent candidate questionnaires to candidates who have primary challengers for local races in Burke County. Each candidate received the same questions and none of their answers were edited by the newspaper.
Editor’s note: The News Herald sent candidate questionnaires to candidates who have primary challengers for local races in Burke County. Each candidate received the same questions and none of their answers were edited by the newspaper.
Editor’s note: The News Herald sent candidate questionnaires to candidates who have primary challengers for local races in Burke County. Each candidate received the same questions and none of their answers were edited by the newspaper.
A career in law enforcement hadn’t crossed Craig Treadway’s mind until he was working his way through a fire science degree.
The Morganton City Council voted in favor of a rezoning request for two tracts on North Green Street at its meeting earlier this month.
A man who invited a group of homeless people to stay in his backyard has promised the city of Morganton a battle in court if code enforcement action continues.
The ball is rolling a little faster now on a multiyear, multiphase stream restoration and park renovation project at Bethel Park after a pair of meetings Monday.
Morganton once again is being recognized for its outstanding commitment to delivering reliable public power to its residents.
Monday night’s Morganton City Council meeting will see a full slate of rezoning requests with two public hearings on tap.
Bethel Park, infamous for flooding nearly every time it rains, soon will undergo a stream restoration project to mitigate some of that damage.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Wednesday walked back blockbuster drugs-and-sex claims about fellow lawmakers in a brutal tongue-lashing from GOP leaders. Cawthorn admitted to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy that he made up claims that he saw lawmakers doing cocaine and that they invited…
Morganton was one of eight communities in the state recognized by the state Department of Commerce at the N.C. Main Street Awards earlier this month.
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series covering homelessness in Burke County. The fourth article also was published in Sunday’s print edition of The News Herald, and the fifth will be published in Wednesday’s print edition.
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Morganton’s homeless population has been growing rapidly over the last 10-15 years, leaving city officials and the public looking to answer a major question: Where are they coming from?