Western Piedmont Community College celebrating the opening of its new skilled trades center on Tuesday. The center will teach people to become electricians, plumbers, carpenters and other professions in the construction industry.
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.
Burke County’s “Pet of the Month” program has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that