If approved, the county's sales tax would increase from 6.75% to 7%. It would not be applied when buying food or gas.
鈥淭he FEMA process for us may go on for two years,鈥 said Burke County Manager Brian Epley.
Baxter, which produces nearly 75% of the country's IV fluids, said it hopes to restart production at the North Cove facility in phases.
鈥淢y daddy never got excited,鈥 said farmer Jeff Houk. 鈥淗e鈥檇 pick up the pieces to what was left and just rebuild and do whatever it takes to move back on."
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FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance teams are currently going door-to-door in Burke County in neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Helene to聽help people apply for federal assistance.
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Early voting starts Oct. 17 and ends Nov. 2, with weekday hours from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday (Oct. 19, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2) hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. No voting will take place on Sundays, according to the Burke County Board of Elections.
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The donations are going to Columbus, a town in Polk County.
鈥淲e are actively turning people away with donations now," Catawba County United Way Executive Director Mark Bumgarner said. "Not because we want to, but because we have to."
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Meanwhile in Asheville, Bryan King and his wife Angela Koh are assessing the damage to their 12 Bones Smokehouse restaurant on Foundry Street in the River Arts District.
In Burke County, 251 buildings had major damage after Hurricane Helene.
In Burke County, at least one Election Day precinct was damaged in the storm, while McDowell County will not hold early voting in Old Fort because the site was unsafe after damage from the storm.
FEMA funds are grants and do not have to be repaid. FEMA is also not confiscating items and supplies. "There's no truth at all to that," a FEMA spokesperson said.聽
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鈥淚 continue to recruit, sell and offer our town and our department to those wanting to serve as a law enforcement officer, but the ugly truth is we are struggling to promote ourselves,鈥 Sharpe said.
Catawba County United Way Executive Director Mark Bumgarner says the organization is appreciative but overwhelmed with the volume of supplies being donated to help with Hurricane Helene relief efforts. This organization is one of many asking people to switch to monetary donations to help wes…
All the structures in the city can be cleaned up and reopened once repairs are made. Nothing has been condemned.
鈥淚鈥檒l never forget Wendy鈥檚 face,鈥 Wallace said. 鈥淪he鈥檚 70 years old, maybe 71 now, and sheer terror because it was a rushing, raging river.鈥
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Amherst Baptist Church Youth Pastor Braxton Ervin discusses relief efforts as Long View police unload trailer of donations.
The council voted to have Roger Heavner fill Mears' term, which ends November 2025.