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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[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[Valdese may vote on alcohol March 2]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Voters here will decide, probably on March 2, whether to permit the sale of malt beverages, wine and mixed drinks and an ABC Store in Burke County's second-largest city.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meeting set to certify Valdese petition for alcohol sales]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/nov/15/meeting-set-certify-valdese-petition-alcohol-sales/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Burke County Board of Elections will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the boardroom at 2128 S. Sterling St. to certify the Valdese petition for alcohol sales has met the 35 percent signature requirement and to set an election date.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students experience opera]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/nov/05/students-experience-opera/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Almost 900 Burke County elementary school children and staff experienced opera theater in two performances of "Jack and the Beanstalk" set to selected music from six Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:31:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunday's headlines]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Look for these stories in Sunday's edition of The News Herald.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:56:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Candy land]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Morganton and Valdese downtowns invited youngsters to celebrate Halloween on Friday in the streets and businesses.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:47:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zombies come alive tonight in Valdese]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/28/zombies-come-alive-tonight-valdese/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[You might have seen zombies wandering around Morganton and Valdese this past week, but don't worry if they stagger toward you.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Halloween round-up]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/28/halloween-round-/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Looking for something to do this Halloween? Here are some of the events going on around Burke County.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burke Hospice Executive Director now a patient]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/25/burke-hospice-executive-director-now-patient/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Ron LaSalle was driving to Pennsylvania to see his children and grandchildren when he first noticed a bump on his neck. He decided to stop by the emergency room of a nearby hospital in the state; doctors told him to see his physician when he returned home.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zopp crowned as Draughn celebrates homecoming]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/24/zopp-crowned-draughn-celebrates-homecoming/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Draughn High Wildcats held their 2009 Homecoming Celebration on Friday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workers, community leaders are trying to save U.S. Postal Service center from closing]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/14/workers-community-leaders-are-trying-save-us-posta/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Postal workers at the Hickory Processing and Distribution Facility, 110 Somerset Ave., are reaching out to area residents and elected officials in an effort to save their jobs.
About a month ago the U.S. Postal Service initiated a feasibility study to consider shifting the distribution center's second-shift operations to Greensboro, said postal service spokeswoman Deborah Yackley.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:22:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["The Sound of Music" comes to Valdese]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Old Colony Players are bringing a classic to the stage as they perform Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Director Edyth Pruitt said the production is one of the biggest undertakings for the Old Colony Players.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quiet towns can expect lively elections]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/13/quiet-towns-can-expect-lively-elections/news-local/]]></link>


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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[Governor appoints Valdese town manager to environment management commission]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/12/governor-appoints-valdese-town-manager-environment/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Valdese Town Manager Jeff Morse has been appointed to the state's environmental management commission. 
Gov. Beverly Perdue's office confirmed on Monday Morse's  appointment. Morse was informed on Friday, he said. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alcohol proponents kick up campaign]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/08/alcohol-proponents-kick-campaign/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The effort to get alcohol sales in Valdese is heating up, but it is facing opposition.
The group Citizens for New Business in Valdese is working to get enough names on a petition to call for a vote on beer, wine and liquor-by-the-drink sales and an ABC store in the town.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:11:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Old Rock School hosts Artmix]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/03/old-rock-school-hosts-artmix/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The new exhibition begins Oct. 4 with a reception for visitors and artists from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Galleries. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:32:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Some bright spots for Draughn]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/26/some-bright-spots-draughn/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Bandys bounced back from last week's 40-12 thumping by East Lincoln to win their CVAC opener on a wet Homecoming at Garry Butler Stadium Friday night. They dominated new CVAC foe Draughn High School by 41-7. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:49:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grace and Valdese hospitals implement new visitation policy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/26/grace-and-valdese-hospitals-implement-new-visitati/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In an effort to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, Blue Ridge Healthcare is placing restrictions on visitors to various facilities.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:37:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile pantries begin Wednesday]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/17/mobile-pantries-begin-wednesday/news-local/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, along with five local churches, Wednesday morning celebrated and acknowledged a grant from the Sara Lee Foundation that will provide almost 50,000 pounds of food for five mobile food pantries.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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