North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr will have some competition in the Republican primary for his seat. Asheboro City Council member Eddie Burks filed his paperwork Monday to get on the ballot as a GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate. Burks runs a small-business advertising firm and was mayor of Franklinville in Randolph County. Burks said recently he believed Burr has been inaccessible to the state’s …

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Burr Gets GOP Primary With Asheboro Candidate (NBC 17 Raleigh)