Featured Burke's election hand-to-eye count comes up clean By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter 18 hrs ago Elections personnel, including a four-person team of experienced poll workers – two from each of the major parties – conducted a hand-to-eye r…
+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…
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.
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 …
Early voting begins Oct. 17 Oct 12, 2024 The Paper began a series of stories last week to inform our readers about the 2024 general election. In that Oct. 5 edition, you will find pro…
Candidate Profile: Bruce A. Randall (Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor) Oct 12, 2024 Bruce A. Randall
+2 Fewer people are willing to be poll workers By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Oct 12, 2024 During his career, Rhyne — who took over the job earlier this year after the retirement of longtime director Debbie Mace — has worked every jo…
Burke may see record voter turnout By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Oct 12, 2024 In 2020, 44,759 of the roughly 58,000 eligible voters in Burke cast their ballots. Approximately 31,000 of those took advantage of early votin…
+2 Both major parties test Burke ballot machines By MARTY QUEEN Senior Reporter Oct 12, 2024 Not even the effects of Hurricane Helene could stop the Burke County Board of Elections from making sure the county’s voting machines are read…
+2 Councilman Mears moves on, Planning Director Johnson retires after 45 years By SAYDIE E. BEAN Municipal and Courts Reporter Oct 12, 2024 Two prominent Valdese officials have announced their goodbyes as they embark on new journeys.
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