News Flash

Memorial Day Event

Please join us for this event.  Additional details can be found on attached flyer. 

Tax Revaluation

The next Burke County Reappraisal is scheduled to become effective January 1, 2023. Burke County has retained Pearson’s Appraisal Service to conduct on-site reviews of all residential structures. They began these reviews February 17^th. For each l...

Notice of Special Meeting - April 26, 2022

 Notice of Special Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on April 26, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the Burke Services Building, County Board Room, 110 N. Green Street in Morganton.  ...

Notice of Recessed Meeting Cancellation

Notice is hereby given that the Burke County Board of Commissioners’ recessed meeting scheduled for today, April 20^th at 2 p.m., is cancelled due to a procedural technicality.  April 26^th at 2 p.m. is the new tentative meeting date / ti...

Water Disruption Notice

Burke County water customers located in the area between 3872 Johnson Bridge Road and 4374 Johnson Bridge Road as well as on South Fork Avenue will experience a second interruption in water service on Monday, April 11, 2022. Due to the continuation of a w...

Water Disruption Notice

Burke County water customers located in the area between 3872 Johnson Bridge Road and 4374 Johnson Bridge Road as well as on South Fork Avenue will experience an interruption in water service on Monday, April 4, 2022. Due to a water main repair, water ser...

Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports

ATTENTION BURKE COUNTY WATER SERVICE CUSTOMERS:

The 2021 Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports (Consumer Confidence Reports) are now available. To obtain a free copy of these reports, call the Water Sewer Office at 828-764-9063. Also, these reports may be ...

Notice of Public Hearing - ZMA 2022-01

BURKE COUNTY

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

MARCH 15, 2022

The Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022 in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Burke Services Buildin...

NCDOT - Road Closure Notice - Mount Harmony Rd.

COVID-19 Mass Testing Clinic

Burke County State of Emergency

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January 19th, 2022 Animal Advisory Board Meeting - Cancelled

The regular meeting of the Burke County Animal Advisory Board scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 19^th, 2022 at 6:00pm has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 16^th, 2022 at 6:00pm. 

County offices will be closed for Christmas and New Year's

Burke County offices will be closed December 23 - 27 for Christmas. County offices will also be closed on December 31 in observance of New Year’s.

The Burke County landfill and convenience sites will be closed December 24 – 26 and will ...

Water Disruption Notice

Burke County Water Customers located in the area between 3473 NC 18 South and Zero Mull Road may experience water service interruption for a short period of time today, December 14, 2021. The issue is being attended to and will be resolved as quickly as p...

Dec. 14th 2021 Meeting has been cancelled

The Board of Elections meeting scheduled for December 14th, 2021 has been cancelled. Normal meetings should resume January 2022.

Transfer Station at Landfill is Closed

The transfer station at the landfill is closed for repairs. This means no household waste can be accepted at the landfill at this time. The convenience sites are still in operation. Please use this map to locate a convenience center near you. The transfer...

Transfer Station at Landfill is Closed

The transfer station at the landfill is closed for repairs. This means no household waste can be accepted at the landfill at this time. The convenience sites are still in operation. Please use this map to locate a convenience center near you. The transfer...

Vaccine Information

Family-focused vaccination clinic available at St. Charles Catholic Church November 6^th-December 18^th!

Wednesday 3:00 pm-7:00 pm

Thursday 3:00 pm-7:00 pm

Friday 3:00 pm-7:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am-4:00pm

** Please note the clinic will not operate November 25^th-2...

Notice of Public Hearing - Economic Development Incentive

BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE 

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 – 6:00 P.M.

Notice is hereby given that the Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereaf...

Notice of Public Hearing - ZMA 2021-11

BURKE COUNTY 

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 – 6:00 PM

The Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on November 16, 2021 in the Commissioners’ Meeting...

Notice of Intent to Lease Real Property

BURKE COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF INTENT TO LEASE REAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given in accordance with NCGS 160A-272, that the Burke County Commissioners intends to lease approximately 1,203 sq. ft. of real property located at 200 Avery Avenue...

Notice of Public Hearing - Return of Grant Funding

BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OCTOBER 19, 2021

6:00 P.M.

The Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 6 p.m. to receive input from citizens on the County returning $300,000 ...

Notice of Public Hearing - Economic Development Incentive

BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE 

OCTOBER 19, 2021 – 6:00 P.M.

Notice is hereby given that the Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. (or as soo...

Animal Services - Delayed opening October 26th, 2021

So, we can better serve our community, we will be opening late on October 26^th, 2021. We will be opening at 12:00pm instead of our normal 10:00am. This is for staff to complete additional training.

Burke County Media Briefing 10/4/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2021COVID-19 Burke County Media Briefing

Burke County’s Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 Information Contacts Public Information Line: 828-764-9150 

Website: www.burkenc.org/COVID-19

Public Informatio...

Burke County Media Briefing 10/1/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2021 COVID-19 Burke County Media Briefing

Burke County’s Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 Information Contacts Public Information Line: 828-764-9150 

Website: www.burkenc.org/COVID-19

Public Informati...

Burke County Media Briefing 9/29/2021

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Notice of Public Hearing - Animal Ordinance

BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OCTOBER 5, 2021

4:00 P.M.

The Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 4 p.m. to receive input from citizens on a proposed modification to the B...

BOE - Schedule of Absentee Meetings

BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS 

SCHEDULE OF ABSENTEE MEETINGS

The following is a list of the dates and times on which the Burke County Board of Elections will meet (if necessary,) to approve the applications for absentee ballots for the Municipal...

Concerning the Counting of Absentee Ballots

RESOLUTION OF THE BURKE COUNTY

BOARD OF ELECTIONS

CONCERNING THE COUNTING OF

ABSENTEE BALLOTS

On June 8th 2021, the Burke County Board of Elections met at the Board of Elections Office, Morganton, North Carolina and adopted the following resolution: ...

Vaccine Information

We need YOUR help in stopping the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are eligible and have not received your COVID-19 vaccine, the time is now. There are three, safe and effective vaccinations to choose from. When you receive your vaccine, you are not onl...

Water Disruption Notice

To ensure water quality, Burke County Water Department will be flushing the water lines of the George Hildebran system and Piney Mountain area on Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10. Water service may be temporarily affected by the loss in pres...

International ShakeOut Day Information

Regarding the earthquake in Burke County last week, Emergency Management would like to promote valuable information pertaining to earthquake safety. International ShakeOut Day will be the third Thursday of October and you can find out more information her...

Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ... Pursuant to NC G.S. 163-127 .4 which requires the county board of elections to conduct a hearing on a candidate challenge. The Burke County Board of Elections will meet Thursday, September 2nd. 2021 at 2:00p.m. in room 132 of th...

Notice of Public Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ... Pursuant to NC G.S. 163-127-4 which requires the county board of elections to conduct a hearing on a candidate challenge. The Burke County Board of Elections will meet Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in room 132 of the Fo...

Burke County Media Briefing 7/30/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2021COVID-19 Burke County Media Briefing COVID-19 Information Contacts Public Information Line: 828-764-9150 Website: www.burkenc.org/COVID-19Public Information Officer: Chae Moore, chae.moore@burkenc.org

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Notice of Special Called Board of Health Virtual Meeting

NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED BOARD OF HEALTH VIRTUAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Burke County Board of Health will hold a VIRTUAL special called meeting via ZOOM on July 22, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Zoom provides video, phone, and chat services...

Burke County Media Briefing 7/2/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2021COVID-19 Burke County Media Briefing Website: www.burkenc.org/COVID-19

Burke County’s Response to COVID-19

•Burke County is currently at 10,438 positive cases. These are cumulative cases for the county. I...

Board of Election - Meeting Locations Changed

Beginning with our July 13^th regular meeting of the Board of Elections, we will be returning to our Board Room in the Elections Office.

Burke County Media Briefing 6/18/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COVID-19 Information Contacts

June 18, 2021 Public Information Line: 828-764-9150

COVID-19 Burke County Media Briefing Website: www.burkenc.org/COVID-19

Burke County’s Response to COVID-19

• Burke County is currently a...

Burke County Media Briefing 5/24/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COVID-19 Information Contacts

May 24, 2021 Public Information Line: 828-764-9150

COVID-19 Burke County Media Briefing Website: www.burkenc.org/COVID-19

Burke County’s Response to COVID-19

• Burke County is currently at...

Burke County Press Release 5/24/2021

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

May 24, 2021

Rebecca McLeod, Public Health Director

Lisa Moore, Burke County Public Information Officer

Michael Willis, Emergency Management Director

Burke County Reports One Hundred Sixty-third Death

Morganton, NC: Burke Count...

May 19th, 2021 Animal Advisory Board Meeting - CANCELLED

The regular meeting of the Burke County Animal Advisory Board has been cancelled for Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.  

The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at 6:00pm.