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15+ hour, 50+ min ago (35+ words) Amber Clement photo thepaper. media Amber Clement of The Caldwell Chamber recently graduated from the N. C. Rural Center's Homegrown Leaders program. The training featured 32 participants and was held June 23-25 in Boone....
Foothills airport grant could mean jobs, economic growth
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (893+ words) An airplane lands at Foothills Regional Airport. The Rural Infrastructure Authority awarded a $709 K grant to extend sewer infrastructure to the airport. Ashley Bolick tells the Foothills Regional Airport Authority Board that the grant was awarded to Caldwell County. Along…...
Group photo outside Torre Pellice Cultural Center
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (53+ words) thepaper. media From left, front row to back: Gretchen Costner, Ed Lane, John Heilman, Denise Bounous, Trish Garou, Hailey Garrou, Debbie Thompson, Genevieve Francis, John Bounous, Sidney Hollified, Garrick Lane, Rexanna Lowman, Wes Garrou, Annette Ribet, Barbie Heilman, Ginny Francis,…...
John Ferguson tightens a screw into the time capsule
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (34+ words) thepaper. media Western Piedmont Community College woodworking instructor John Ferguson tightens a screw into the Burke County America250 time capsule, demonstrating the fully assembled box....
The final product versus the prototype
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (28+ words) thepaper. media The final time capsule, left, sits on a table in Western Piedmont Community College's woodworking workshop beside the prototype....
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16+ hour, 38+ min ago (22+ words) thepaper. media Speech pathology students work with a patient at App State's Levine Hall of Health Sciences....
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2+ day, 23+ hour ago (111+ words) thepaper. media Legendary baseball player Babe Ruth made his MLB debut for the Boston Red Sox on July 11, 1914, pitching seven innings in a 4-3 home victory over the Cleveland Naps at Fenway Park. A member of the inaugural National Baseball Hall…...
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3+ day, 1+ hour ago (44+ words) mario books thepaper. media Decorations from Super Mario and other games reflect the young adult activities theme for the summer: Game On at Your Library. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist…...
Tarheel League 2026 youth baseball, softball district tournaments open
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (360+ words) The Burke County 8 U softball all-stars competed in the Tarheel League District 1 Tournament in Hickory from June 26-28. The first 2026 Tarheel League District 1 tournament is in the books, with Burke County and Hildebran all-star teams also set to compete in four…...
Valdese's town cemetery out of burial plots
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (434+ words) Valdese's Hillcrest Memorial Park has no available plots. Valdese's cemetery is full. That means Burke County has one less municipality-owned cemetery to offer residents less expensive burial plots compared to privately owned cemeteries. Public cemeteries owned by local governments are…...