Top Story Spotlight ɫ assistant city manager to retire, projects manager to fill role City of ɫ Oct 30, 2025 Oct 30, 2025 Updated Oct 31, 2025 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 10 years as the assistant city manager of ɫ, Sonja Marston is retiring on Dec. 1. Marston City of ɫ kAm(@C<:?8 :? E96 32?<:?8 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 4@==686 D64E@C[ |2CDE@? 7@F?5 96C H2J E@ |@C82?E@? :? a_`d 2?5 92D 96=A65 4@>A=6E6 ?F>6C@FD 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E AC@;64ED H:E9:? E96 4:EJ] $96 2=D@ 92D 4@?E:?F65 E@ DFAA@CE 2?5 >2?286 E96 r@>>F?:EJ s6G6=@A>6?E q=@4< vC2?E AC@8C2> E92E 96=AD =@42= D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 ?@?AC@7:ED]k^AmkAm|2CDE@? 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2,700-gallon sewer spill into Silver Creek reported in ɫ Utilities are required to report sewer spills by state law.
Burke County industrial shell building will cost at least $9 million Burke County and Burke Development Inc. received eight qualified bids from general contractors for the proposed industrial shell building.
7 candidates running for 3 board of aldermen seats in Glen Alpine; mayoral race unopposed Early voting started Oct. 16 and ends at 3 p.m. Nov. 1. The election is Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Marion NC may ban sleeping in public as homeless issues challenge local businesses The issue of the homeless or unhoused in Marion was brought before the council members at their regular meeting on Tuesday.
