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COVID-19 threw a wrench in plans for many in 2020, but the city of Morganton persisted.
Whether it was finding creative solutions for local business owners who were facing the lockdown, finding ways to keep some traditions alive or continuing to look toward a COVID-19-free future, the city of Morganton stayed busy throughout 2020.
âI think the easy thing for this year would have been to kind of curl up in a ball and just wait for things to get better, and we didnât take the easy route,â said Main Street Manager Abby Nelson. âWeâve continuously thought of things ⦠We didnât shut down. We just persevered and continued to roll with the events, the ideas, the outreach, that we were able to do even during a pandemic.â
ETHAN SMITH
City of Morganton
Scott Lookadoo doesnât hesitate when asked what he hopes his legacy in Morganton is â just as he learned in Boy Scouts growing up, he has done his best to leave Morganton better than he found it.
âWeâre a team here, and weâre neighbors and take care of each other, and this is a beautiful place that we have. Itâs a gift from God, and we need to be good stewards of what we have,â Lookadoo said. âThe beauty of who we are and where weâre at is the important part.â