The Burke County Board of Commissioners is considering lowering the county property tax rate to 55.5 cents per $100 in value, down from 56 cents. The proposal was discussed at the board’s annual ...

VALDESE, N.C. — A large fire broke out Saturday afternoon in Burke County, prompting an emergency response from multiple fire ...

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new ...

Buckinghamshire council has the highest percentage increase of the 19 Tory controlled councils up for election in May - ...

Burke County could be changing its zoning rules to allow more homes per acre. According to the Morganton Herald, ...

Burke Development could not respond to some companies interested in the area because the county doesn't have buildings those ...

And talking about day-to-day, how about your day-to-day as the Trump $4 trillion tax cut for the 1 percent is — as they’re strongly hinting — going to be paid for by cuts to your Social ...

That would amount to a $25 savings on a quarter-million value. The Burke County manager said the savings would come from efforts to make the county more efficient.

Virginia eliminated its grocery tax in 2023, while Illinois plans to do the same by repealing its 1 percent tax in 2026. As it currently stands, grocery taxes are in place across nine states ...

According to an update released today (March 9) by the Burke County Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, the burn ban remains in effect for the county. The fire danger rating is listed as “very high ...

The burn ban remains in effect in Burke County. Despite the rainfall received this week, which averaged less than one inch across the county, it wasn’t sufficient to fully saturate the ground. State ...

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