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City Council meeting set for Monday Feb. 6, 2012

February 06, 2012

The Morganton City Council will hold the Council's regular meeting Monday Feb. 6, 2012, at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers in City Hall.

NCDOT Exit 104 construction plans

January 30, 2012

Preparation underway for NCDOT construction at Exit 104 on Enola Road

Utility line preparation for construction at Exit 104 on Enola Road has started, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation is expected to start construction in the spring. City staff have prepared a simplified plan so residents can compare the current Exit 104 interchange with the future interchange.

HRC accepting nominations for Citizens of the Year

January 30, 2012

Submit nominations by Feb. 29

Do you know someone who should be Citizen of the Year? If so, you need to submit a nomination by Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012! The Morganton Human Relations Commission is currently accepting nominations and will announce the City's 2012 Citizens of the Year that will be held later this year.

Alice Tan Ridley in Concert this friday at CoMMA!

January 25, 2012

Friday Jan. 27, 2012

Alice Tan Ridley will take the stage at CoMMA this Friday Jan. 27, 2012. Ridley was raised along with her 9 siblings in Georgia. She has been a singer her entire life and loves just making people feel good. She began singing in New York subway stations stopping people on their commutes to and fro. Ridley has a heart as big as her music and early on was a teacher for handicapped students, but had to relinquish her duties to live out her dreams as a recording artist. Because of her boisterous subway singing she became a huge YouTube sensation and eventually competed on the hit television program America's Got Talent.

Special Meeting Notice

January 24, 2012

Notice is hereby given of a Special Meeting of the Morganton City Council to be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall Friday Jan. 27, 2012 beginning at 8:30 am for the purpose of conducting an annual workshop and to consider and take action if necessary regarding any item that may be properly brought before the City Council.

NCDOT Awards $2 Million to resurface roads in Burke County

January 17, 2012

ncdot-75px The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to resurface more than 14 miles of roads in Burke County. The $2 million contract was awarded to Maymead Inc. of Mountain City, Tenn. Work can begin as early as March 15 and is scheduled for completion by Oct. 15, 2012.

NCDOT to close section of I-40 East in Catawba County nightly

January 17, 2012

ncdot-75px The N.C. Department of Transportation started overnight closures of I-40 East in Catawba County Monday Jan. 16, for concrete pavement grooving, weather permitting. The closures will extend through Conover from Exit 130 to Exit 133 starting at 9 p.m. each night until 6 a.m. the next morning.

Trash collection on one-day delay this week

January 17, 2012

Garbage collection this week, Jan. 16 - 20, is on a one-day delay. Monday's route will be collected today, Tuesday on Wednesday, Wednesday on Thursday and Thursday on Friday.

Catawba River Basin returns to normal conditions

January 13, 2012

The Catawba-Wateree River Basin is starting 2012 off in normal conditions after plentiful rainfall during the last several months improved the overall water supply in the basin. The Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group (CW-DMAG) today announced Thursday Jan. 12, 2012, that the 4,750 square-mile basin has improved to "Stage 0" of the Low Inflow Protocol (LIP), which means the basin is no longer in a drought.

City Hall closed Monday Jan. 16

January 12, 2012

Morganton City Hall will be closed Monday Jan. 16, 2012, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Garbage collection for the week of Jan. 16 - 20 will be on a one-day delay. Monday's route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday, Wednesday on Thursday and Thursday on Friday.

January City Council meeting available online

January 11, 2012

The Morganton City Council meeting held Monday Jan. 9, 2012, is now available on the City's YouTube Channel. Council meetings are televised live and also replayed on Compas Cable Ch. 2.

City Council meeting summary: Jan. 9, 2012

January 11, 2012

The following is a summary of actions taken by the Morganton City Council during the Council's regular meeting Monday Jan. 9, 2012, at Morganton City Hall. A copy of the January meeting minutes will be posted after the minutes are approved during a regular Council meeting (usually the Council's next meeting). The Council meeting will also be posted on the City's YouTube Channel.