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<title><![CDATA[Extension creates endowments]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Burke County Cooperative Extension delivers education and technology that enrich the lives, land and economy of Burke County residents through a variety of venues. Working with young people through the 4-H Development Program, providing educational information to support families or utilizing the skills of the 50-plus master gardeners are a few of the ways we provide outreach to the county.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grants announced to help the needy through the recession]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Community Foundation of Burke County has awarded the second round of Recession Response Fund grants to support organizations addressing basic needs including food, shelter/housing, heating and utility assistance and medical/mental health issues exacerbated by the recession.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Miller donates to history museum]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Elinora B. Miller recently donated several artifacts to The History Museum of Burke County.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DAR doles out awards]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Quaker Meadows Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its November meeting at the Morganton Community House and announced the Good Citizen award winners. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:35:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A call to prayer for the city]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[During his daily prayer time in early September, Pastor Paul Culbertson of Calvin Heights said he felt burdened by the situation in Morganton. A conviction to pray more specifically — over the need for jobs, the school board situation and other issues — gripped his heart.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An angel's work]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[When Betty Cornette started volunteering at the Cancer Center at Valdese Hospital, she wondered what she would say to patients battling cancer.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[King of slow soul comes to CoMMA]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Percy Sledge will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at CoMMA for one night only.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morganton lights up downtown for the holidays]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Morganton kicks off the holiday season from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday with the Festival of Lights downtown.
The blue spruce pine tree will be lit on the lawn for the Historic Courthosue Square at 5:30 p.m. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:04:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Valdese mayor announces support for alcohol sales]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Valdese Mayor Jim Hatley on Thursday night announced his support for alcoholic beverage sales in Valdese.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Archery offered at Salem Elementary]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For students at Salem Elementary School, the goal of their archery class isn't just to hit the bull's-eye, but to build their characters, says physical education teacher Michael Steele.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burke charities seek helping hands, open wallets]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As the nights get colder and the holiday season approaches, charities serving Burke County are grinding their gears to help out the needy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School board may have to cut expenses to pay legal fees]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/nov/18/190600/school-board-may-have-cut-expenses-pay-legal-fees/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Burke County Board of Education may have to cut the schools' already penny-pinched budget to pay its legal bills.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students create a walking, talking wax museum]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Third graders at Rutherford College Elementary School waxed nostalgic on Wednesday while they educated schoolmates about notable figures in history. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morganton offers locations for Overmountain Trail headquarters]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The National Park Service doesn't expect to name a site for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail's headquarters and visitor's center until 2011, but the process to select a location is already under way.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police Blotter]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Public files from the Burke County Sheriff's Office and the Morganton Department of Public Safety.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Smoky fire damages home]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Traffic in front of Patton High School was a little slower than usual Wednesday afternoon when a house caught on fire at 644 Enola Road around 2:30 p.m.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman charged after fraudulent deeds discovered]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Burke investigators allege a Lenoir woman sold fake goods in multiple counties across the region.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Motocross track ordinance triggers uproar]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A crowd of about 200 people packed the Burke County Board of Commissioners' meeting room Tuesday for a long debate about the use of all-terrain vehicles and motocross bikes in the county.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WPCC speakers forum continues]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Anna Lappe, food activist and co-author of "Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet," was the featured speaker Tuesday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commissioners may OK more money for schools]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Monday's deadline passed without action by the Burke County Board of Education to appeal a judge's decision on school funding. Barring some unforeseen development, that means the Burke County Board of Commissioners may take action today on transferring $52,677 to the financially hard-pressed Burke County Public Schools.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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