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<title><![CDATA[Couple hopes they scream for ice cream in Glen Alpine ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It might be a new shop for Glen Alpine, but the owners are more than a novice when it comes to offering a little something sweet.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:02:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quiet towns can expect lively elections]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Seats in some town council races in Burke County are up for grabs this year. 
The town of Glen Alpine has three seats open on the board of aldermen, but none of the incumbents sought re-election, so there will be new faces on the five-member board. The candidates are Bob Benfield, John D. Bowles, James "Shay" Francis, Kevin Herron and David Webb. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:54:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manhunt called off; two schools locked down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/26/261826/manhunt-under-way/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[After spending six-hours Wednesday searching for a wanted man in the Brentwood Circle area, the Burke County Sheriff's Office called off a man hunt shortly before 6 p.m.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Court cancelled in honor of judge]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Court has been cancelled on Friday in Burke, Catawba and Caldwell counties in honor of District Court Judge John Mull. 
Burke County Clerk of Courts Mabel Lowman said the clerk's office will remain open on Friday. 
Mull's funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Glen Alpine. He will be buried in Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Sossoman Funeral Home from 6 until 9 p.m. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[4 file for school board]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/06/4-file-school-board/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Eight people turned out on the first day to file as a candidate for the November election. 
Those filing on Monday were: 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:02:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Filing period for election opens]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/04/filing-period-election-opens/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The filing period for the Nov. 3 election starts Monday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fourth of July celebrations around Burke County ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/29/fourth-july-celebrations-around-burke-county/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As you buy the charcoal, clean off the grill and get everything together for a Fourth of July celebration at home, you might want to make time to attend one of the many celebrations around Burke County. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Glen Alpine residents want money from county for park]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Several people asked the Burke County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night to include money in its budget for a park at Glen Alpine. 
Commissioners held a public hearing on the budget Tuesday. This year's budget didn't include any money for the park. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Towns propose budgets for upcoming fiscal year]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/may/26/towns-propose-budgets-upcoming-fiscal-year/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Town councils in Burke County have received proposed budgets for fiscal year 2009-10. Those budgets include: 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 May 2009 17:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Patton qualifies for national quiz championship]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/14/patton-qualifies-national-quiz-championship/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Robert L. Patton High School's quiz bowl squad will represent North Carolina in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments' championship. If, that is, Patton's students can raise the money to make the trip to Chicago in May.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jacumin criticizes Senate Democrats' budget-making]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Jim Jacumin, R-Burke/Caldwell, has joined a chorus of his Republican colleagues who criticized Senate Democrats for crafting the 2009-11 state budget without much GOP input.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School superintendent's contract under review]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/02/school-superintendents-contract-under-review/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Burke County Board of Education will review School Superintendent David Burleson's contract during a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. Monday in Patton High School's Media Center. Board Chair Tracy Norman said there is an apparent conflict between the contract and the North Carolina General Statutes.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:37:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resurfacing I-40 in Burke could start in June]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/25/resurfacing-i-40-burke-could-start-june/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Highway planners are clearing the way for a 25-mile-long, $14- to $16-million resurfacing project to start in June on Interstate 40 in Burke County.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:11:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burke County's population is growing]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/22/burke-countys-population-growing/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs in the past eight years, Burke County's population continues to grow, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest estimates.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Good Sam meets health-care needs and more]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/19/good-sam-meets-health-care-needs-and-more/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Tuesday morning started with prayer at Good Samaritan Clinic]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:51:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor wants to close seven corrections facilities]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/18/governor-wants-close-seven-corrections-facilities/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Gov. Beverly Perdue's first budget as North Carolina's chief executive could put hundreds of state and university employees out of work and would boost alcohol and cigarette taxes to help narrow a $3.4-billion budget gap.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wild fox tested positive for rabies]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/17/wild-fox-tested-positive-rabies/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A fox in Glen Alpine that Burke County Animal Control officers euthanized last week tested positive for rabies, says Lt. Steve Massey.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Democrats pick DeHart to be 10th District chairman]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/14/democrats-pick-dehart-be-10th-district-chairman/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Dan DeHart of Morganton, who was chairman of the Burke County Democratic Party, now is chairman of North Carolina's 10th Congressional District Democratic Party.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:07:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jacumin files bill to incorporate Village of Lake James]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/12/jacumin-files-bill-incorporate-village-lake-james/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Sen. Jim Jacumin, R-44th District, this week proposed legislation to charter and incorporate the Village of Lake James. He filed N.C. Senate Bill 538 on Wednesday, the deadline day for entering so-called "local bills" under the Senate's rules.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:27:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Talent show goes on stage Friday]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Starizons talent show Friday at Heritage Middle School, 1951 Enon Road, will raise money for reading programs in the Burke County elementary schools. More than 76 students – kindergartners up to high school seniors — auditioned for the show and about 25 will perform starting at 6:30 p.m. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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