Morganton News

Ann Vaughn, executive director of the Gilmer-Smith Foundation, holds up a print called "The Party's Over" by artist Chris Parsons who creates digital collages.

People stroll down the sidewalk of West Union Street, which offers shops such as Kala Gallery, Quick Copies, Randy's Custom Golf Clubs and Repair, Downtown Floral and Event Design and Grind Cafe.

Among rifle volleys and moments of silence, ceremonies in Valdese and Morganton honored those who lost their lives to war with special speakers from the county's veteran ranks.

The heat of late spring is sweltering outside, but the brick facade of Swan Ponds Mansion keeps the house cool and sheltered.

Work on the Mimosa Theater, at the 100 block S. Green St., Morganton, started June 1, 1939 and cost $75,000 to build.

For many Morganton residents, the day rarely begins simply with the rise of the sun or the blare of the alarm clock.

The band Throwdown Jones will open for Bret Michaels on Monday night at The Main Cellar City Club in Hickory.

The April unemployment rate for Burke County is 10.2 percent, a drop from the 10.8 percent in March.

When Rev. Katie Whitcomb heard a Ku Klux Klan rally in Iredell County could draw several hundred people on Saturday, she gasped.

Lifeguard training City of Lincolnton Parks &A Recreation will host a lifeguard training class each night Friday through June 7 at the W. M. Lentz Recreation Center at Betty G. Ross Park, 800 S. Madison St.

Explore Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail for awesome history and great Southern Appalachian scenery.

A decline in global crude oil prices is driving gasoline prices downward - a welcome relief for Memorial Day weekend travelers.

The group, consisting of Robb Pritchard, Scott Rock, Greg Beaver, David Robinson and Waylon von Smith, was chosen to open up for Brett Michaels on Monday night in Hickory because of their surging popularity.

Yard Sale Hinton Memorial United Methodist Church, 830 Car Farm Rd. in Lincolnton, will host a yard sale starting 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

From left, Sam Avery, Emma Richardson, Abra Johgart and archeologist David Moore hold timbers that will be used to build the wall around a recreation of the Native American town that existed in Morganton 500 years ago.

May 22, 2012 -- A 19-year-old from Shelby will be among the state's voting delegates at the Democratic National Convention in September.

The chairs and vice chairs of the Burke County Board of Education and County Commissioners are meeting Tuesday morning to discuss the county's proposed budget that cuts $2.9 million from the school system.

A former law enforcement officer charged with attempting to rob a fast food restaurant will face his charge in McDowell County Superior Court.

A sea of plastic gloves and hair nets moved wildly inside the basement of the Collett Street Recreation Center on Saturday morning.

Sam Avery , Emma Richardson, Abra Johgart, and archeologist David Moore hold timbers that will be used to build the wall around a recreation of the native american town that existed in Morganton 500 years ago.