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Letter: Check homes for radon with a free test kit
North Carolina is providing free home test kits for residents so they can take prompt, recommended action if unsafe levels of radon are found.
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State's unemployment rate jumps to 8.7%
North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped to 8.7 percent in December, nearly a full point higher than in November.
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Small business is growing in Burke County
Defying 2008's stormy national economy and the current recession, people in Burke County launched more than 200 businesses and other enterprises last year.
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No. 8 year in review: Van flips, 13 hurt
One person died and 12 were injured in a van wreck April 8 on Interstate 40.
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Public offices plan long holiday
Because Christmas Day is so close to the weekend, many local government employees will get some extra time off this year. Some public offices will be closed for three days.
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A breakdown of BPED
Jobs. It's something that seems to be on a lot of people's minds, not only in Burke County, but across the country.In Burke County, the unemployment rate for September was 8.6 percent. With recent announcements of Baker Furniture and Valdese Weavers laying off workers, and Burke Mills announcing in September that it was closing, the unemployment rate could climb higher.
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The great pumpkin patch
Pumpkins dot the lawn of Evangelical Methodist Church of Rutherford College.
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Progress in Burke
On the road to Burke County's future economy, small but growing points of progress dot the map.
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Connelly Springs clerk, mayor take pay cut to balance budget
Town councils in Burke County have received proposed fiscal 2008-09 budgets. Here's a rundown of where each town stands.
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