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Valdese, WSVM revise agreement
Radio station WSVM will continue to operate after the Town of Valdese purchases the property.
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Valdese to compile economic development report
The Town of Valdese will put together a detailed report on economic development activity at the request of town council member Frances Hildebran.
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November elections shake up boards, councils
Tighter budgets and a tough economy didn’t stop Burke’s municipalities from bucking up and getting work done this year.
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Valdese to condemn old high school again
The Valdese Town Council is pursuing the condemnation of Francis Garrou High School for a second time.
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Connelly Springs voters give edge to Mann
Connelly Springs added a new face to its town board and re-elected two sitting aldermen.
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'We love our school.'
“We love our school,” said Rebecca Carson, a student at the North Carolina School for the Deaf. “Please don’t close it.”
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State offers new technology class for high schools
Burke County high schools are offering a new class this semester that, according to some school administrators, will help prepare students for college and the workforce.
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Outdoor art to be unveiled
Merely a day separates Morgantonians from a new outdoor sculpture slated to grace North Sterling Street and one city planner can barely contain her excitement.
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Schools back in session
Getting ready for school can be overwhelming, but here are five things to help make parents and students feel a little more prepared on the first day of school, which is Thursday.
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Reductions in force over
The Burke County education system will have 79.5 fewer employees this year and 215.5 fewer positions after a reduction in forced that has sent an upset through the community.
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Meth lab found next to church
Lawmen jailed Spencer Rowell, 24, on allegations he ran a meth lab next to a church.
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School board receives praise for removal of superintendent
The Burke County school board was inundated with praise Monday night for last week’s decision to buy out Superintendent Art Stellar’s contract.
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Burke County schools know their ABCs
Burke County public schools brought home glowing report cards Thursday.
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Two more schools make the grade
The final tally of Burke County schools making adequate yearly progress in 2010-11 has been finalized. Two more schools made AYP than previously announced.
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School board to hear updates on reduction in force, deficit
MORGANTON — The Burke County Board of Education will learn more today about how many staff members have lost their jobs for the 2011-12 school year during a special school board meeting.
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NC judge rules pre-kindergarten fee unlawful
MORGANTON — Parents concerned with a new fee attached to 80 percent of NC Pre-Kindergarten applicants could have their prayers answered after a judge ruled Monday that the state legislature’s fee violates North Carolina law.
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Free driver's education could be a thing of the past
MORGANTON – Facing a $40,000 shortfall in an already small driver’s education budget, Burke County Public Schools has to decide how to provide state required instruction to students as they approach their 16th birthday and look forward to getting that much anticipated driver’s license.
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Advocates predict growth for charter schools in NC
MORGANTON – Parents in North Carolina will have more options for educating their children because a new law expands the number of charter schools allowed in the state.
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Budgets at top of agenda for three towns
Discussions of the 2011-12 budgets continue to headline town hall meetings around Burke County as Thursday’s state-mandated deadline looms.
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Lightning strikes man at East Burke graduation
Lightning struck a man in the East Burke High School parking lot an hour before the class of 2011 was scheduled to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas.
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Connelly Springs fills vacant seat
CONNELLY SPRINGS — The Connelly Spring Board of Alderman, in a 4-1 vote, chose Terry Childers to fill its vacant seat during its regular meeting Tuesday night.
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Connelly Springs may fill seat with former alderman
Connelly Springs' aldermen decided Tuesday that they may choose a former board member to replace Walter Gragg Sr., who resigned his seat earlier this month.
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Parents could gain control of corporal punishment
MORGANTON — Under a new piece of legislation the state Senate passed, if parents don’t want their child to receive corporal punishment they just have to say the word: No.
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Wine festival to showcase local wineries
GLEN ALPINE -- Wineries from western North Carolina join forces Saturday for the Foothills Wine Festival in an effort to showcase regional talent and introduce locals to the wine community.
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Meth lab found near school
Seventeen. That’s how many meth labs the Burke County Narcotics Task Force has found since Jan. 1, the latest bust coming just a quarter of a mile from George Hildebrand Elementary School.
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