The county, city of Morganton and towns of Valdese and Connelly Springs are some of the entities that received money from the state for water and sewer projects.
He is described on his Instagram page as a bodybuilder turned animal advocate and he will be in Morganton on Thursday to help raise money for Burke County Animal Services
The Burke County Health Department asked for and received money for more naloxone after getting a warning from the state that overdoses in the county have increased.
The Burke County school board and commissioners passed a resolution asking state lawmakers to repeal legislation that required the county to put some of its sales tax revenue toward school capital projects.