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Lights capture mystery, attention
MORGANTON, NC -- Aliens, magnetic forces and crystals have all been blamed. But no one seems to know the truth behind the Brown Mountain Lights.
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Perdue encourages citizens to help make communities cleaner
Governor Bev Perdue has proclaimed April 14-28, as “Spring Litter Sweep” time in North Carolina and encourages citizens in all 100 counties to take an active role in making their communities cleaner. The Spring Litter Sweep, is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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Burke Women's Fund aids groups
he Burke Women’s Fund held its third annual brunch for the purpose of recognizing area organizations that help women in need in the community and distributing grant monies to eight organizations Saturday.
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Question of the day
Question of the day
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50 Years Ago: Spitting on the sidewalk will cost you
For the week of Aug. 1-7
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Cancer Center now offering therapy to combat prostate cancer
MORGANTON - A retired residential contractor became the first person in Burke County to receive a new therapy for prostate cancer at Blue Ridge HealthCare’s Cancer Center.
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Senior living community brings resident's 67th class reunion to her
Katherine Smith, resident of Lenoir Park, recently had her wish fulfilled through Brookdale Senior Living to host her high school reunion on July 14.
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Conley: The last train ride to the end of an era
Perhaps no train's whistle in Burke County ever sounded any lonelier than on Friday, Aug. 8, 1975, as the last passenger train left Morganton.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters earn gold standard
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina has been named a Gold Standard Award Agency for 2010 by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
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Five area Girl Scouts go for gold
Eric Crowder, Tina Padgett, Rebekah Toon, Katelyn Fisher and Amber Hefner have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, according to Girl Scout Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont.
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Student briefs
Area students in the news
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Conley: Morganton Woman's Club honored by N.C., U.S. groups
April 1956 turned out to be a very good month for the Morganton Woman's Club. In mid-month, Woman's Home Companion Magazine announced it was one of 250 Honor Clubs of America — for the second consecutive year.
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50 Years Ago: Moonshiners make getaway on foot
For the week of April 4-10
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A place to grow
Joe Ingram, of Morganton, works in his community garden plot along the Catawba River Greenway on Wednesday.
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Hot Ticket
Events for Thursday, June 3 through Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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Burke hosts bocce in Unifour Senior Games
Bocce events for the 2010 Unifour Senior Games were held at Le Phare des Alpes in Valdese on Thursday.
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Grants available for youth groups
The N.C. Youth Advisory Council of the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Administration is accepting applications for mini-grants available to youth groups to conduct community projects. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Oct. 9.
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Deadline Saturday for NC folklife documentation class
Think your community has cultural traditions worth recording, filming or otherwise preserving?
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Exchange program seeks host families
American Field Service, a not-for-profit cultural and educational exchange program, seeks host families for the 2009-10 school year.
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Gates open at Burke County fairgrounds
The Burke County Fair continues Wednesday.
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Steele Creek still going strong
Park employees and family gathered for a 50th anniversary celebration honoring one of Burke County's favorite swimming and family camping sites, Steele Creek Park.
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Olive Hill Class of 1959 reunites
The Olive Hill High School Class of 1959 gathered to celebrate its 50th reunion this weekend in Mor-ganton.
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Icard Township hosts hottest summer camp
A group of summer campers have been rushing to the scene of the Icard Township Fire and Rescue Department each evening this week for some smokin' good times.
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Waldensian Founder's Festival keeps the faith
Families visit attractions at the Waldensian Trail of Faith Founder's Festival in Valdese on Saturday.
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DOT promotes Blue Star markers on new Web site
The N.C. Department of Transportation, in collaboration with The Garden Club of North Carolina Inc., is providing a new Web site to promote and identify the state's Blue Star Memorial markers.
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