The McDowell County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing Marion woman. 38-year-old Lucretia Gayle Haynes of Green Street Loop was last seen on Wednesday. She is described as a white female, 5' 5'' tall, weighing about 200 pounds, with long brown hair, blue eyes, and wears glasses. Haynes could be driving a silver 4-door 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt with NC tag DMX-8076. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Haynes should contact the McDowell County Sheriff's Office at 652-2235 or the McDowell County 911 communications center at 652-4000.

2075 people voted Friday in Burke County early voting and another 1624 cast ballots Monday at the five early voting sites. That brings the total to 16,688 with early voting continuing through Saturday. The total includes 6548 Republican voters, 5,944 Democratics, 4,151 Unaffiliated and 45 Libertarian.