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Although three months have passed, the U.S. Postal Service has not yet responded to requests from Drexel, Rutherford College, and Glen Alpine for new mail routes in the municipalities.Â
Although three months have passed, the U.S. Postal Service has not yet responded to requests from Drexel, Rutherford College, and Glen Alpine for new mail routes in the municipalities.Â
Burke County Board of Elections Director Kenny Rhyne said voter participation in the primary was slightly higher than typical for an election year without major local offices such as sheriff or clerk of court on the ballot. Tuesday’s turnout exceeded his projections by several percentage points, he said.
Burke County will receive two separate FEMA awards under Section 428 of the Stafford Act through the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Debris Removal program.
Burke County received $3.1 million in federal funding to renovate its aging Health and Human Services building in Morganton, supporting a major modernization project that serves thousands of residents and more than 250 county employees.
Mail routes and post offices lead to address confusion across Burke County.Â
Mail routes and post offices lead to address confusion across Burke County.Â
Congressman Tim Moore says FEMA has obligated $4.06 million to rebuild maintenance facilities at Morganton’s Catawba Meadows Park after Hurricane Helene. The city will replace two floodplain buildings with one resilient structure, with bids expected in March.
As the government reopened, federal officials quietly rewrote the rules on hemp at the last minute, putting a local $2 million-a-year brand at risk of shutting down, laying off 14 people, and completely overhauling its farm next November.
Federal disaster recovery funds totaling $4.75 million allocated to Burke & Rutherford Counties for infrastructure repairs post-Hurricane Helene. Projects include road repairs and rebuilding of landmarks, funded at 90% federal cost share.
