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Morganton City Councilman Chris Jernigan (left) holds the ‘Unite or Die’ flag with the segmented snake, a symbol originated in Benjamin Frankl…

Revolutionary War-era flags are on display at Morganton City Hall through March.

Robert Patton describes the Revolutionary War-era flags he brought to the Morganton City Council members and meeting attendees.

Something out of view catches Jaros’ attention.

Huffman stands while Jaros relaxes at the council meeting.

Draughn is responsible for a number of duties, including preparing the board’s often voluminous meeting agendas and coordinating nearly three …

Kay Draughn’s responsibilities as clerk include preparing the board’s meeting agendas and coordinating nearly three dozen committees. She will…

Kay Draughn, clerk to the Burke County Board of Commissioners, stands outside the county offices in downtown Morganton.

Kay Draughn has been Burke County clerk since 2013.