Time Frame: 1986-1988
Here is an archive of newspaper articles concerning the contributions of Burke County citizens to the growth of WPCC. These documents are in PDF format which can be accessed by the free Reader software from Adobe. If you are unable to access these documents and would like additional assistance, please contact the webmaster.
| Sunshine Too stages show | Morganton News-Herald | Jan. 15, 1986 |
| WPCC OKs construction bids for its vocational building | Morganton News-Herald | Feb. 4, 1986 |
| WPCC board approves plans | Morganton News-Herald | Feb. 14, 1986 |
| ‘Mark Twain’ pokes fun at Morganton, WPCC | Morganton News-Herald | Feb. 21, 1986 |
| Western Piedmont program receives donation | Morganton News-Herald | Mar. 5, 1986 |
| Broyhill to speak at graduation | Morganton News-Herald | Mar. 12, 1986 |
| WPCC hosts photographer | Morganton News-Herald | Mar. 25, 1986 |
| Security guard added at last minute to college request | Morganton News-Herald | Mar. 25, 1986 |
| Senate candidates pay visits | Morganton News-Herald | Apr. 18, 1986 |
| Curiosity should be Fred Acuff’s middle name | Morganton News-Herald | Apr. 20, 1986 |
| Grace DiSanto | Morganton News-Herald | Apr. 25, 1986 |
| Concert could be the talk of the town | Morganton News-Herald | May. 8, 1986 |
| Fireworks are fun for Larry Clark | Morganton News-Herald | May. 25, 1986 |
| WPCC sends plans for library to state | Morganton News-Herald | Jun. 18, 1986 |
| Why argue? Football referee course offered | Morganton News-Herald | Jul. 2, 1986 |
| Donations sought for library project | Morganton News-Herald | Jul. 22, 1986 |
| Trustees loan college’s VP to Mayland | Morganton News-Herald | Aug. 4, 1986 |
| Visiting artist schedules first vocal recital at WPCC | Morganton News-Herald | Oct. 6, 1986 |
| Scott urges college to seek excellence | Morganton News-Herald | Oct. 22, 1986 |
| Colleges adopt rules | Morganton News-Herald | Nov. 14, 1986 |
| Gallery displays student’s work | Morganton News-Herald | Dec. 14, 1986 |
| Memorial needed for Sam J. Ervin, Jr. | Morganton News-Herald | Mar. 13, 1987 |
| WPCC schedules kite day | Morganton News-Herald | Apr. 3, 1987 |
| Fouts resigns as vice- president | Morganton News-Herald | Apr. 30, 1987 |
| Paralegal program offered | Morganton News-Herald | Jul. 31, 1987 |
| Teacher loves what others hate: math | Morganton News-Herald | Sep. 14, 1987 |
| On Constitution: Ervin speaks at WPCC | Morganton News-Herald | Sep. 24, 1987 |
| Clark picked for program | Morganton News-Herald | Jan. 7, 1988 |
| College hits fund-raising goal | Morganton News-Herald | Jan. 14, 1988 |
| WPCC gets bids for new center | Morganton News-Herald | Jan. 22, 1988 |
| Western Piedmont Community college thanks Burke County Citizens | Morganton News-Herald | Feb. 12, 1988 |
| New WPCC center to honor Phifers | Morganton News-Herald | Feb. 14, 1988 |
| WPCC trustees OK exchange program | Morganton News-Herald | Mar.13, 1988 |
| Local instructors travel to Egypt | Morganton News-Herald | Jun. 13, 1988 |
| Western Piedmont’s news notes | Morganton News-Herald | Aug. 24, 1988 |
| Ervin home preservation efforts stopped | Morganton News-Herald | Sep. 8, 1988 |
| New JTPA program offers opportunity | Morganton News-Herald | Oct. 2, 1988 |
| Area hospitals finance WPCC nursing program | Morganton News-Herald | Nov. 2, 1988 |