Monthly Archives: September 2021

Police have arrested a Burlington man who first claimed that a woman he knew was missing. The two are believed to have been in a dating relationship. Instead, her body was discovered last night, and the man who reported her missing has been charged both...

The job satisfaction of Burlington’s city staff could prove to be something of a “September surprise” in the city’s municipal elections – or so it would seem from a recent communiqué that has been making the rounds among Burlington’s elected leaders. The letter in question,...

Burlington police sergeant Bobby Davis was recognized this week as the statewide Crime Stoppers Coordinator of the Year by the North Carolina Crime Stoppers Association. Davis, a 21-year veteran of the department, is the city’s Community Resource Officer. In late 2019, he added to those responsibilities...

(Family Features) With a return to busy fall routines, it can be challenging for many families to find the time to sit down at the table for nutritious meals. Adding an option like Florida Orange Juice to your family’s routine can help fuel them throughout...

  ABSS superintendent William "Bruce" Benson has decided to resign his post. Benson has notified school board members he intends to leave by Jan. 1, 2022; in a subsequent announcement, the superintendent asks to be released from his current contract, effective Jan. 1, 2022. He cited "a...

He was terminated in August from Oregon post over multiple jobs, now has one in Hawaii, all the while serving as Burlington’s interim director QUESTION: Has John Andoh, who currently serves as Burlington’s interim transit manager, also held similar posts in Hawaii and Oregon while...

Burlington’s city council has given city staff members the go-ahead to apply for a federal grant to cover part of the purchase price for some land that the town of Gibsonville currently owns along Lake Mackintosh. During a regularly-scheduled meeting last Tuesday (Sept. 21), the...

Gibsonville’s Minneola Mill complex is in the midst of becoming apartments – and potentially even a mixed-use site – as three builders undertake its renovation and redevelopment. First to be redeveloped is the complex’s three-sDisaffected, anonymous Burlington city workers voice concerns to council memberstory building...

A decades-old hosiery business in Burlington is about to get a new home, along with a new lease on life, amid plans to convert its historic location on Webb Avenue into a set of loft-style apartments. The Cranford Group Holdings, which recently purchased Burlington-based Pickett...

The gunshot victim found dead along Railroad Street in Burlington yesterday has been identified as Deykwon  Gilmore, an 18-year-old black male from Burlington. Police investigators believe his shooting occurred in the early morning hours of September 28.  His body was found later that day (yesterday)...