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    Welcome to the City of Morganton, NC Website!
    The City of Morganton offers big city services wrapped in small town charm. City leaders embrace technology, new development and forward thinking. Come enjoy the wonderful amenities and services of our City.
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  • i-Search_question-90pxThe easiest way to find information on the City website is to search the site.
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  • MP-Courthouse-121x90Morganton is the County Seat of Burke County, which is located in the foothills of western North Carolina. The City is intersected by I-40, US Highways 64 and 70, and NC Highways 18 and 181. Interstates 26, 77 and 85 are within a 50 mile radius. The Charlotte International Airport is just over an hour's drive from downtown

  • MP-the_grind-121x90pxThe Heart of Morganton is its vibrant downtown filled with restaurants, galleries, shops, parks a movie theater, and more. Residents gather on the Historic Courthouse Square during spring and summer to enjoy free Friday night concerts, and CoMMA, the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium, offers wonderful shows and theater productions.

  • May 15, 2012

    Morganton's City Pride newsletter for May 2012 is available for download - icon May 2012 City Pride. In this edition you'll find:

    • Farmers Markets open!
    • City attorney enjoying post
    • TGIF schedule
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  • May 15, 2012

    The Morganton City Council held its regular meeting Monday night May 7 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chamber in City Hall. Check out the clips below and watch the full video online on the City's YouTube channel i-Youtube_16x16.

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  • May 11, 2012

    CC-Hamer-157pxMorganton City Councilman Dr. Alfred Hamer Jr. recently received the 2012 Distinguished Medical Alumni Award from the UNC School of Medicine. The purpose of the award is to honor alumni who have significantly enhanced the reputation and prestige of the School of Medicine through their lifelong careers of service and accomplishment. Criteria for selection include excellence in professional and community leadership and service or exemplary contributions to the medical profession or to humankind of such importance as to merit national and international recognition.

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