Monthly Archives: February 2022
Graham picks new member for city council
Graham's city council named Bonnie Whitaker – the chairman of the city's appearance commission and a member of the Historic Resources Commission, two of...
Snow Camp residents out in force to express concerns about zoning proposal
Next meeting is tonight, by a subcommittee focusing on Snow Camp zoning; it will be an open meeting
A proposed zoning ordinance that has been...
City council hears disappointing assessment: no “fast fix” for revitalizing Western Electric plant in east Burlington
25-year prognosis more likely
Burlington’s municipal leaders have arrived at the realization that it will take years, if not decades, to revive a long-dormant manufacturing...
Burlington city council agrees to new recycling contract that triples monthly charges
Burlington’s city council has approved a new contract with the city’s long-time recycling hauler that will triple the rates that residents currently pay for...
Health director pressed on appropriateness of Covid-19 response, necessity for masks in schools
The specter of COVID-19 continued to cast a shadow over the county’s elected leaders this week as they broke bread with the local school...
Mebane council to consider prayer policy at tonight’s meeting
Mebane's city council will turn its attention tonight (Monday, February 7) to the possibility of adopting a new prayer policy that will allow local...
Consideration of nuclear nonproliferation treaty: what a colossal waste of time & misplaced energy
We’re sure that the proponents of a supposed United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons are devout and sincere in their support...
Former president of Wings to Go in Burlington indicted for felony embezzlement and corporate malfeasance
The former president of the Wings to Go chicken franchise in Burlington, James B. Upchurch, Jr. of Burlington, 55, white male, has been formally...
Woman caught with heroin during traffic stop
A woman from Mebane was arrested for heroin possession this week after a sheriff’s deputy pulled her over for a minor traffic violation on...
Large planned subdivision along NC 119 has new owner, revised plans
The property where a 149-acre subdivision is planned along N.C. Highway 119 South in Mebane has been sold to a new developer who has...
