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Burke County commissioners approved on Tuesday the next step to renovating the courthouse to create more space and another courtroom.

Hickory and Conover officials broke ground on the 46,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of the Hickory Metro Convention Center on Monday afternoon.

CONOVER — For more than 50 years, the Adrian L. Shuford Jr. YMCA has played a major role in the Conover community.

Cleveland County Schools will spend $4 million upgrading press boxes, bathrooms and concession stands at three high schools.

Shelby artist Cecil Norris highlighting in upcoming exhibit Shelby native Cecil Norris is seeing his dream of becoming an artist come to fruition. The art instructor at Crest High School was selected to have a solo exhibition at Jeanne Rauch Gallery on the campus of Gaston College. “I want to say it’s exciting, but it is a burden as well,” said Norris. “Yes, all the attention will be on my work but that comes with critics. And I will have to accept the responsibility of how people judge...

For years it has been impossible to discuss any school improvement or construction projects without someone asking about new auditoriums for Burns and Crest high schools. Those questions, the district believes, may soon be a thing of the past. Last week the Department of Public Instruction announced a $15 million grant to Cleveland County Schools to fund construction of new auditoriums at Burns and Crest. The grant comes along with a $5 million commitment from the district to pay for the audito...