Valdese News

For the first time, family members of a hit-and-run victim got a chance to see the teenager accused of driving drunk along Highway 321 and killing their loved one last month.

The Burke County school board elections weren't the only races happening Tuesday.

Today is election day, so let your voice be heard and vote. 7,000 people in Burke County have already let their voices be heard in early voting.

It's November and there's no frost yet n Cheerleaders in the rain were not minding it a bit as they cheered the Wildcats to a 20-7 win against the Marion Rippers.

Bandys clinches share of conference title after win at East Burke, Maiden defeats Bunker Hill, and Draughn picks up first varsity football win in school history.

A two-vehicle crash on Connelly Springs Road near Mountain Grove Baptist Church sent two people to the hospital and closed Connolly Springs Road for more than an hour Tuesday night.

You might have seen zombies wandering around Morganton and Valdese this past week, but don't worry if they stagger toward you.

There are 342 fewer students in Burke County Public Schools this year. Average daily membership, commonly known as "ADM," fell 2.4 percent to 13,634 during the first month of the 2009-10 school year.

Doreen Duckworth, a Salem High School senior, will be crowned Miss Homecoming Queen by tri-captains Allan Byrd, Max Pearson and Jim White.

Hickory police arrested a second person in connection with the death of a woman hit by a car early Sunday.

Two people who rammed their pickup truck into several patrol vehicles Saturday now are facing several assault charges.

Investigators said two men hit a pair of patrol cars with a truck and then tried to run over a deputy after they attempted to open a stolen safe with a sledge hammer and crow bar early Saturday morning.

An 18-year-old has been arrested for DWI after a deadly accident early Sunday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Fitz attended a buffet supper and reception given in Asheville by Gov.

A man twice sentenced to death row for murder is now out of prison and believed to be back in Burke County.

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.

After months of controversy involving the board of education, people in Burke County will get a chance to cast their votes for the candidates starting Thursday.

Valdese Town Manager Jeff Morse has been appointed to the state's environmental management commission.

Charges Leslie Javon Forney, 26, of 102 Jones St. was charged Friday with simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

From left: Sara Lee Human Resources Manager Samara Satterfield, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Executive Director Kay Carter, Burke County Commission Chair Ruth Ann Suttle, North Carolina State Representative Hugh Blackwell, Valdese Mayor Jim Hatley, Sara Lee Plant Manager Rich Lyon, Valdese Town Manager Jeff Morse and Sara Lee Vice ...