Community Owned. Local News. Burke County, NC.

    Dolores Huffman (Write-in)

    Full name: Dolores J. Huffman Age: 69 Education:  Salem High School, Morganton, NC  1972 Ed.S, Mental Health Counseling, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, …

    Angela Marlowe

    Full name: Angela Marlowe Age: 33 Education: McDowell High School; Marion, NC; 2008 University of Phoenix; Bachelor of Science in Health Administration Graduated 2018 …

    Jacob Luke Boone

    Full name: Jacob Luke Boone Age: 39 Education: McDowell High School, 2002 Military service: None Employment: J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center, 21yrs, Program …

    Reid Scott

    Full name: Gaylon Reid Scott Age: 73 Education:  Glen Alpine High School / GED at CVCC - 1969 Military service: None Employment: Retired - 16 yrs. Construction …

    Paul Swink

    Full name: Paul D. Swink Age: 71 Education:   Avery High School  CVCC 2 years Military service: None Employment: Worked for Martin Family Ford LM for …

    Tim Skidmore

    Full name: Timothy James Skidmore (Incumbent) Age: 66 Education  Valdese High School East Burke High School 1975 Western Piedmont AA, AS, AAS with honors Attended …

    Tim Barus

    Full name: Timothy Bryan Barus (Incumbent) Age: 53 Education  East Burke High School Icard, N.C. 1988 Western Piedmont Community College  -  Associate of Arts …

    Frances Hildebran

    Full name: Frances M. Hildebran (Incumbent) Age: 68 Education  Valdese High  School 1973 Western Piedmont Community College - Associate Degree, 1975  UNC …

    Glenn Harvey

    Full name: Glenn Francis Harvey Age: 83  Education  Winfield-Clinton High School, Cabot PA, 1957  - Slippery Rock University, BSEd, biology and physical …

    Gary Ogle

    Full name: Gary Norman Ogle Age: 71 Education Valdese High School, 1970 Gardner Webb College, BS – Health, Physical Education, Science, 1974 Appalachian State …

    Heather Ward

    Full name: Heather Nicole Ward Age : 42 Education  Higher Ground Christian Academy, 1999 Ministerial Credentials from Lee University, 2020 Military service  …

    Chelsea Suttles

    Full name: Chelsea Suttles Age: 30 Education: Freedom High School 2011 Certificate of Cosmetology- McDowell Tech Certificate of Cosmetology Instructor- McDowell Tech  …

    Dennis Anthony

    Full name: Dennis A. Anthony (Incumbent) Age: 66 Education: East Burke High School - Icard, NC - 1975 Military service: None Employment : Retired from Burke County …

    Rick Cline

    Full name: Charles Rick Cline (current Drexel alderman) Age: 68 Education: Morganton High School WPCC - CVCC Military service: None Employment: Retired from JIRDC …

    Lora Lynn Melott

    Full name: Lora Lynn Melott Age: 53 Education:    Jackson High School in Massillon, Ohio class of 1988  Western Piedmont Community College A.A.S Human Services …

    Terry Yount

    EDITOR'S NOTE:  Mr. Yount’s responses were provided by the candidate in the third person. Full name: Terry B. Yount (Incumbent) Age: 77 Education: Graduated from Drexel …

    Ronnie Thompson

    Full name : Ronnie Thompson Age: 72 Education: Valdese High School (1969) Education: UNC Chapel Hill, Degree in Economics Military service: None Employment : Thompson …

    Robert Allen Reed

    Full name: Robert Allen Reed  Age: 63 Education: Freedom High School, 1978 WPCC - Emergency Medical Tech Incident Commander Training Level I and …

    Michael Scott Coe — unopposed

    Full name: Michael Scott Coe (Completing Appointment / Unopposed) Age: 63 Education:  Holston High School, Damascus, VA - 1977 Military service:  None Employment: …

    Butch McSwain

    Full Name: CZ “Butch” McSwain Age : 76 Education : West Rowan High School Class of 1965 Cleveland, N.C. N.C. State University Class of 1969 Recreation and Parks …

    Chris Jernigan

    Full name: William Christopher Jernigan – “Chris” Age: 63 Education:  Smithfield-Selma Sr. High School – Smithfield, NC Campbell University …