3+ week, 2+ day ago   (846+ words) Morganton’s Electric Services Supervisor Bart Chapman grew up in Glen Alpine, attending Glen Alpine Elementary and graduating from Freedom High School. He has been working for the city’s electric department for 27 years. For the city’s Electric Services Supervisor Bart Chapman,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (568+ words) Alex Bock of Morganton was the runner-up at last week’s 17th annual North Carolina Men’s Amateur Match Play Championship golf tournament near Pinehurst. Last week’s 17th annual North Carolina Men’s Amateur Match Play Championship featured a distinctive Burke County feel. Morganton native…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1837+ words) Hickory Crawdads General Manager Douglas Locascio stands before the main gates of L.P. Frans Stadium. Doug Locascio’s first game as an employee of the Hickory Crawdads didn’t go quite as expected. But boy, was it a learning experience! Doug had accepted,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1733+ words) Draughn’s Kylie Corpening (25) and Patton’s Kynzlee Worley (15) meet at the net during one of last year’s three matches between the top two volleyball programs in the Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference. The Lady Wildcats won 23 times, sharing the WPC regular-season crown with…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1837+ words) Hickory Crawdads General Manager Douglas Locascio stands before the main gates of L.P. Frans Stadium. Doug Locascio’s first game as an employee of the Hickory Crawdads didn’t go quite as expected. But boy, was it a learning experience! Doug had accepted,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1067+ words) Murphy was loving, intelligent, and fiercely loyal. Who would not love a face like this? When I wake each morning, I can count on three things: Marshall bringing me coffee in bed, Murphy cuddling up next to me for a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (672+ words) The Hickory Crawdads celebrate after collecting a walk-off win over the visiting Augusta (Ga.) GreenJackets on Tuesday at L.P. Frans Stadium. The Crawdads emerged victorious by an 8-7 final in 10 innings, with Kaden Carpenter scoring the winning run on a two-out single…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (161+ words) thepaper.media After guiding Draughn to a program-best season on the softball diamond in 2026, Chris Powell (pictured above, at right) was recently named the N.C. Softball Coaches Association's District 7 co-coach of the year. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (559+ words) Taylorsville native Michael Bumgarner (right), a professional race car driver for Rick Ware Racing who has won back-to-back late model division titles at Hickory Motor Speedway, was announced last week as the newest partner and contributor to the Carolina Caring…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (571+ words) thepaper.media Mother Nature is the only thing that has slowed down the Hickory Crawdads as of late, as Tuesday’s 1-0 home win over the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Pelicans was their sixth victory in a row but was sandwiched between…...