Burke School Bus Driver Class  

The next Burke County Public Schools school bus driver class is set for

next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 till 3 each day, at the

Olive Hill Resource Center on West Concord Street in Morganton.

Starting pay for bus drivers is $15.65 per hour. For more information

or to register call the Bus Garage at 437-4770.

Detention Construction Completed  

Construction has been completed of the expansion project at the Catawba

County Detention Facility. A commemoration was held Tuesday for the

project which was planned to coincide with the closure of the Burke Catawba

District Confinement Facility in Morganton. The expansion increased the

Catawba County facility’s bed count from 259 to 5789 and was budgeted

at $33.1 million dollars.

Mayor Gibbons Named Vice Chair  

Lenoir Mayor Joe Gibbons has been selected as vice chair of the North

Carolina Mayors Association Board of Directors. Mayor Gibbons will

serve a one-year term helping to lead the organization and its 11-member

board.

Missing McDowell Man  

McDowell County authorities are looking for 78-year-old Norman

Robinson, who left on foot from Maple Hill Road in P.G. about 3pm

on Tuesday. Anyone that sees Robinson, who suffers from dementia,

or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at

652-4000.