Arrest in Shooting Case

A man was arrested in connection to a Burke County shooting.  Kenneth Aubrey Reed 61, was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.  The incident occurred last Thursday on Pea Ridge Rd.  The

County Manager Fired

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Caldwell County’s Manager was fired on Friday.  At a special meeting, commissioners voted to dismiss Stan Kiser effective immediately.  Kiser had been with the county since 2009.  Finance officer Tony Helton was named Interim County Manager.

Power Outage

A power outage was planned for part of Morganton.  Approximately 875 customers in the area including East Meeting St, Center St, East Union St and Vine Arden Rd were to be without power from around 5am to