+2 Featured Morganton embarks on long road to full recovery post-Hurricane Helene By SAYDIE E. BEAN Municipal and Courts Reporter Nov 16, 2024 Rome wasn’t built in a day; Morganton will not be restored in a day either. The aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Morganton has led to extensiv…
Featured Burke's election hand-to-eye count comes up clean By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 16, 2024 Elections personnel, including a four-person team of experienced poll workers – two from each of the major parties – conducted a hand-to-eye r…
Foothills Airport vital hub for Hurricane Helene rescue efforts By NATHANAEL EURE Staff Writer Nov 16, 2024 During the height of the recovery period, the airport became a key operations hub for rescue teams, supply planes, power companies, news crews…
+3 WNC officials meet with governor, FEMA in Morganton By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 16, 2024 Officials in Burke County and other Western North Carolina regions want to rebuild their communities stronger than ever as they recover from H…
Spotlight WNC summit seeks solutions for hurricane recovery, stronger infrastructure Nov 13, 2024 At a regional summit in Morganton, officials, including Gov. Roy Cooper and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, discussed rebuilding Western N…
Wood: BDI making progress on megasite By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 9, 2024 As Burke Development Inc. (BDI) President and CEO Alan Wood explains, progress on endeavors of this size is often incremental, and there is mo…
+4 Editor's Pick FEMA brings temporary voting site to Upper Creek Precinct By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 9, 2024 Outside, a cold, drizzling, rain pelted the roof of a spacious FEMA tent with a soft but steady pitter-patter. Inside, all was as it should ha…
+5 Gov. Cooper among state, federal leaders in Morganton to strategize Hurricane Helene recovery By ALLEN VANNOPPEN Publisher Nov 8, 2024 North Carolina and Federal leaders gather in Morganton to discuss Hurricane Helene recovery, with workshops and updates on federal and state e…
Sales tax soundly defeated by three-quarters of voters By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 6, 2024 77% of Burke voters rejected the quarter-percent tax, which would have amounted to a quarter-penny difference on a $100 sale, raising it from …
+2 Read The Paper's Special Election Edition By ANGELA KUPER COPELAND Editor Nov 6, 2024 Trump and Harris took up much of the oxygen on the national stage, but at The Paper, we kept our focus on local races.
+2 Most voters completed ballots during early voting By THE PAPER STAFF Nov 6, 2024 Considering more than 60% of registered voters went to the polls during early voting, Burke was positioned to break its previous turnout high …
Burke County voters show up in force; Republicans maintain stronghold By ALLEN VANNOPPEN Publisher Nov 6, 2024 Following two weeks of record early voting activity in Burke County, the Election Day effort rolled out in earnest 24 hours earlier with the d…
+6 Economy, women's rights drive young voters By CHARDA PEARSON Education and Business Reporter Nov 6, 2024 Many students, including first-time voters, shared that the economy was a driving factor behind their decisions at the polls. For others, pers…
+3 Brittain, new Burke commissioners ready to get to work By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 6, 2024 Two first-time candidates and one longtime veteran board member were elected to the Burke County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.Â
+5 Official Voting Results Allen VanNoppen Nov 5, 2024 The official election results for Burke County are posted by the NC Board of Elections. While the Burke County Board of Elections does not ind…
+8 Supporters gather at party headquarters, school board candidates react to initial results By MARTY QUEEN and CHARDA PEARSON Nov 5, 2024 Candidates, volunteers, and supporters gathered at the Democratic and Republican Party headquarters. The Paper's senior reporter Marty Queen a…
+9 Extended poll hours and large early voting action delayed official results posting THE PAPER STAFF Nov 5, 2024 An extension of voting hours in one Burke precinct and significant early voting turnout delayed official posting of results.
Wondering where or when to vote? By ANGELA KUPER COPELAND Editor Nov 5, 2024 Polls in Burke County opened at 6:30 a.m. this morning and remain open until 7:30 p.m. There are 31 polling sites and each voter is assigned a…
Director: Everything running smoothly at Burke Board of Elections By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 4, 2024 Burke County Board of Elections Director Kenny Rhyne said things were going smoothly Monday afternoon, a day before one of the most contentiou…
Burke Democrats rally and march to appeal to local undecided voters By NATHANAEL EURE Staff Writer Nov 4, 2024 The Burke County Democratic Party used the last Saturday before Election Day to rally its volunteers for a final push to sway undecided voters.
Great Meadows Megasite Nov 3, 2024 What you need to know more about the proposed industrial-development site near Lake James.
County Attorney: Heroic swiftwater teams are heroes By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Nov 2, 2024 Burke swiftwater teams rescue County Attorney's disabled mother from Lake James home during Hurricane Helene.
Chain of Custody in Action: Inside Burke County’s Election Day security prep By ALLEN VANNOPPEN Publisher Nov 2, 2024 In preparation for the general election on November 5, Burke County's Board of Elections is executing a meticulously planned voter tabulation …
0:46+4 Community steps up to help hard-hit Creekside Drive By NATHANAEL EURE Staff Writer Nov 2, 2024 By mid-morning on Friday, Sept. 27, hours of heavy rain from Hurricane Helene had swelled Silver Creek. The flash flood sent water into low-ly…
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