$150,000 Bond
Drug charges were brought against a Burke County man. 33 year old Vicente Omar Forney was arrested by the Morganton Department of Public Safety officers. He faces felony trafficking in opium or heroin. He was placed in
Hwy 321 Bridge Repairs
Hwy 321 South will be close at the bridge over Lake Hickory for the foreseeable future. Work will be done from 7pm to 7am on weeknights and the road will narrow to one lane in each direction.
Park Improvements
A multi-phase stream restoration and renovation project is coming to Burke County. Morganton City Council approved plans to deal with flooding at Bethel Park by contracting Wildlands Engineering and applying for additional grants. A grant from the
Crime Reports
Bond was set at $80,000 for a Hickory man. 38 year old Javon Dooley faces felony failure to appear on counts of reckless driving with wanton disregard for rights and safety of others among other charges. He
Unemployment Rates
The unemployment rates were down slightly in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area for the month of February. Burke County’s rate was 3.3%, Caldwell 3.6%, Catawba 3.4% and the unemployment rate for Alexander County was 3.1% in February.