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Police chiefs in Glen Alpine, Valdese, and Drexel say rising competition with a smaller recruitment pool are forcing small-town departments to improve salaries, benefits, and training incentives to attract and retain officers.
Columnist Tad Elliott profiles veteran and community leader Mike Logan.Â
Former County Commissioner Johnnie Carswell says Burke County needs leaders who can "debate honestly, listen seriously, and govern with a sense of proportion."
Police chiefs in Glen Alpine, Valdese, and Drexel say rising competition with a smaller recruitment pool are forcing small-town departments to improve salaries, benefits, and training incentives to attract and retain officers.
Editor Emeritus Bill Poteat takes at look at Mimosa Christian Counseling Center and steps it is taking to broaden its outreach in the community.Â
On May 19, the Burke County Opioid Advisory Committee met at Western Piedmont Community College to present their first year of progress during the Burke County Annual Recovery Summit, inviting the community for a day full of presentations, breakout sessions, and future-forward brainstorming.
Career and technical education funding in Burke County will decline for the fourth consecutive year, continuing a trend district officials say could strain workforce training programs in a county where nearly a quarter of graduates enter the workforce or military directly after high school.
When Abigail Taylor isn’t walking to work at Burke County United Way, or teaching Audio & Visual Production as an adjunct instructor at Western Piedmont Community College, they can be found extracting laughs with Morganton Improv, an improv and sketch comedy group they started in 2018, or head-banging and singing lead vocals in the Asheville-based punk band, Fantømex.
Career and technical education funding in Burke County will decline for the fourth consecutive year, continuing a trend district officials say could strain workforce training programs in a county where nearly a quarter of graduates enter the workforce or military directly after high school.
The Northwest Regional Educational Service Alliance (NWRESA) has named Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Swan the 2027 Regional Superintendent of the Year, recognizing his innovative leadership, commitment to student success and dedication to strengthening public education across Western North Carolina.
