Burke County News

As the nights get colder and the holiday season approaches, charities serving Burke County are grinding their gears to help out the needy.

Morganton - Burke investigators allege a Lenoir woman sold fake goods in multiple counties across the region.

Morganton- Two pedestrians were struck by vehicles in Burke County on Friday and Saturday.

Burke County- Burke County authorities report that several counterfeit bills have been used throughout the county.

It will begin to look a lot like Christmas on Sunday afternoon when the foyer and gymnasium of the Collett Street Recreation Center is transformed into a smorgasbord of holiday sights designed by John Griffin, an event planner from Raleigh who has worked with Martha Stewart.

Burke County investigators said that since the first of the month, they've seen about every kind of counterfeit bill.

Morganton- Susan Stroup was sworn in Tuesday to the Burke County Board of Education.

Eighteen budding musicians have hit an early high note in their musical pursuits.

Fred Ramsey won two turkeys and donated them to South Mountain Institute. n Directors of the Morganton Chamber of Commerce have reaffirmed their stand in favor of fluoridation of the city's water supply.

Morganton - Burke County's government collects property taxes; it doesn't normally refund them.

The man accused of running his car into the Burke County Courthouse early Friday morning said he was drinking before the incident.

Authorities are looking for a man who purposely drove his car into the Burke County Courthouse early Friday morning - and then calmly got out, smoked a cigarette and walked away.

Burke County- A Morganton man has died after he drowned in the Johns River Tuesday afternoon.

A man police say robbed a woman at State Employees Credit Union ATM machine in Morganton is now in the Burke County Jail.

The Burke County school board elections weren't the only races happening Tuesday.

Burke County- The Chesterfield Family Restaurant was damaged Monday morning by fire.

Morganton, NC - Nearly 7,000 people already have cast ballots during early voting in the Burke County school board and municipal elections.

Members of what's known as the SWAT team a ' Burke County Board of Education candidates Susan Stroup, Sam Wilkinson, Buddy Armour and Catherine Thomas a ' violated North Carolina's campaign-finance laws, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.

It's November and there's no frost yet n Cheerleaders in the rain were not minding it a bit as they cheered the Wildcats to a 20-7 win against the Marion Rippers.

The H1N1 flu, commonly known as the swine flu, caused at least 19 children's deaths last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.