News in Morganton, North Carolina
North Carolina boy makes heart history at Duke
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:37:17 -0800
A 10-year-old from Morganton survived a life threatening diagnosis and made medical history by being the first patient in NC to be implanted with a special heart pump.
Child taken from home after "spectacular" drug bust, officers say
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:47 -0800
Two people were arrested and a child was removed from a home after officers with the Burke County Narcotics Task Force made what they're calling a "spectacular" drug bust.
Report: Hickory metro area among worst in nation for jobs
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:58 -0800
Hickory has landed on another list, and this one is not something it wants to be known for. The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was called one of the 10 worst cities for finding a job, according to a report released Friday by US News and World Report. The report looked at unemployment across the metropolitan areas over a year’s time. The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton area ...
Disaster declaration issued for 2 counties hit by tornadoes
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:19:51 -0800
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue issued a disaster declaration for Burke and Rutherford counties Wednesday following the severe weather and tornadoes that left a trail of damage on January 11.
CBL & Associates Properties Announces 2012 Renovation Program
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 -0800
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. today announced that in 2012 it will complete multi-million dollar renovations at four market-dominant CBL Malls, with projects scheduled for Cross Creek Mall in Fayetteville, NC; Post Oak Mall in College Station, TX; Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg, MS; and Mall del Norte in Laredo, TX.
Pain at the pump getting worse
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:23 -0800
John Thomas walked into the Employment Security Commission in Hickory on Thursday hoping to have some luck finding a job.
Clara Mae Brackett McNeilly
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:01:14 -0800
Clara Mae Brackett McNeilly, 77, of 109 Brackett Hill Road, Casar, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Magnolia Lane Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Morganton.
Asheville recipient of scholarship honoring the late Vadim Bora opens her first exhibit
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:47:10 -0800
Renee Whisnant's oil paintings and drawings will be on display at the Fine Arts League Gallery in a show called 'Into MY Space.' In addition to working full time, Whisnant paints as much as she can. 01/12/12 - Erin Brethauer (ebrethau@citizen-times.com) / Erin Brethauer/ebrethau@citizen-times.com
Possible tornado slams 2 western NC counties
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:53:56 -0800
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An apparent tornado ripped through Rutherford and Burke counties in western North Carolina, injuring at least three people while damaging dozens of buildings and a mobile home park, National Weather Service officials said Wednesday.
Pet food company bringing 148 jobs to Caldwell Co.
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:50:02 -0800
For the first time in several years, business leaders in the City of Lenoir gathered to hear about a new manufacturing facility coming to town.