Monthly Archives: February 2021
Planning commission endorses residential rezoning near airport, 4-3, over staff objection
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a rezoning request that would allow a Burlington native to build a home next to the site...
Area man arrested for possession of rifle with illegal silencer
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has arrested a rural Graham resident after a search of his property allegedly turned up a rifle equipped...
Sheriff’s anti-prostitution sting nets 13 alleged ‘johns’
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has arrested 13 men in a sting operation that zeroed in on people engaged in prostitution and similar...
Fleeing Highway Patrol results in stop, multiple charges
A man stopped Wednesday (Feb. 24) after a pursuit by the N.C. State Highway Patrol in Graham has been charged with several drug-related offenses.
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Advocacy group announces new legal challenge against state permit for quarry in Snow Camp
An environmental advocacy group has announced it’s taking legal action in response to a mining permit that state officials have granted to a controversial...
Planning staff, planning commission endorse Samet’s request for office rezoning near hospital
Burlington’s planning staff is sometimes seen as a rather inflexible guardian in assessing various rezoning requests in compliance with the city’s long-term land use...
Legal Notices, Thursday, February 25, 2021
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Graham, NC will hold a public hearing on Tuesday,...
Burlington police: body found in abandoned home ID’d as missing Burlington man
Police in Burlington have identified a body found in an abandoned home along Trade Street as the remains of a 60-year-old man who was...
Burlington police chief to retire
Burlington police chief J. Jeffrey "Jeff" Smythe intends to retire from his post within the next few months.
Smythe advised city manager Hardin Watkins yesterday...
Littering by university student neighbors prompts Elon homeowner to demand tougher ordinance and/or enforcement
The scattering of cans prompted an outpouring of frustration when one Elon resident, situated in a neighborhood heavily populated by student renters, came before...
