The Burke County Board of Realtors has released a housing study that shows a broad range of need for housing across various price points – noting a substantial need for homes priced between 175-thousand and 299-thousand dollars.

The study was funded by a 12-thousand-500 dollar grant awarded to the Burke Board of Realtors through the National Association of Realtors, after the need for such an assessment was identified in 2017.

Local board members state they realized there was a significant housing shortage because of daily struggles to find enough homes, and appropriate homes to fill the demand.

According to the assessment, moderate income housing is especially needed to support growth required to sustain and grow the county’s workforce.

The study also indicates over 27-hundred new housing units will be needed for single and multi-family owners over the next 4 years.

 A two vehicle crash on Sanford Drive in Morganton Friday morning killed a driver, and injured two others.

The collision occurred near the Tate Street intersection around 8:15, as reports say one vehicle crossed the center line on Sanford.

Morganton Public Safety continues to investigate, while reports say a SUV and a Burke County Public Schools truck were involved.

The driver of the SUV, 29-year-old Anndrel Royal died in the crash, while a passenger also in the SUV and the driver of the truck, Jeffrey Cook were injured.

Both were transported by Burke EMS to Carolinas Healthcare Blue Ridge in Morganton.

Hickory Police make an arrest in connection with a stabbing that occurred last week at a fast-food restaurant.

45-year-old Richard Lenoir Church the Third is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

Police were called to McDonald’s on Fairgrove Church Road Monday evening where they discovered a 46-year-old female suffering from non-life threatening stab wounds.

Reports say the victim was transported to Frye Regional for treatment.

Warrants were issued at that time for Church’s arrest.

Church is being held in the Catawba County Detention Facility without bond.