Sharon Mcbrayer

3 weeks ago | morganton.com | Sharon Mcbrayer

Terri and David Parker fell in love with Hidden Hills Venue & Conference Center when their daughter got married there. They decided to buy it and make other people’s events just as special. With new life events including the arrival of grandchildren, the couple decided it’s time to let someone else own and run Hidden Hills. The 4,790-square-foot conference center and surrounding 10.3 acres is on the real estate market for $3.2 million.

3 weeks ago | morganton.com | Sharon Mcbrayer

Burke County food service employers are looking for workers. There are numerous job openings in food in Burke County. Burger King has 19 openings in its Icard and Morganton locations, including for general managers at both locations. Both locations are hiring team leaders, team members, shift managers, breakfast coordinator, assistant general managers and assistant managers, according to NCWorks.

3 weeks ago | morganton.com | Sharon Mcbrayer

The town of Valdese plans to build a sidewalk from town hall to the recreation center. The Valdese Town Council approved a resolution Monday to pay a local match for a Local Administrative Project Program funding by the Greater Hickory Metropolitan Organization for the project. Bo Weichel, finance director for the town, said the town, working with Western Piedmont Council of Governments, applied for funding for two sidewalk projects in town.

3 weeks ago | morganton.com | Sharon Mcbrayer

The Valdese property tax rate will likely remain the same next year, but water and sewer bills will could increase in the coming fiscal year. The total proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1, is $17.6 million, with that split between the general fund at $7.98 million and the water and sewer fund at $9.66 million, said Bo Weichel, town finance director, during his presentation of the proposed budget to the Valdese Town Council at its Monday night meeting.

3 weeks ago | morganton.com | Sharon Mcbrayer

Morganton hospital UNC Health Blue Ridge is losing a longtime top administrators at the end of the month. The health care organization has announced Chief Operating Officer Jon Mercer will step down June 30. Mercer is going to work at Novant Health System, where he will serve as president of Clemmons Medical Center in Clemmons, a release from UNC Health Blue Ridge said.