Monthly Archives: July 2022
Council votes 3-2 for Hooks over Ewing to serve on Main Street provisional board
A divided Mebane city council this week voted 3-2 to appoint the city’s mayor, Ed Hooks, as the council’s second ex officio member of...
Decision on proposed Parc Northwest development in Elon postponed until July 25
Two weeks ago, a dozen Elon residents expressed concerns about a major new multi-use project on about 58 acres at the corner of University...
Western Middle School summer classes locked down Tuesday afternoon
The sheriff's office locked down Western Middle School Tuesday afternoon when a suspect sought by deputies near the middle school was spotted running into...
Planning board recommends overhaul of historic design standards to city council
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its unanimous nod to a proposed overhaul of the architectural standards for the city’s two primary historic...
Council votes 3-2 for ordinance allowing (some) chickens
Council omits some of the most stringent requirements proposed by city staff
Mebane’s city council decided to take a simple, straightforward approach to the idea...
Mebane city council OKs rezoning for new church
Mebane’s city council has unanimously approved a rezoning request that will allow a church in Durham to build a sanctuary and classroom space in...
Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after fatal car wreck in Burlington
Police in Burlington have charged a man with second degree murder after a fatal car accident that allegedly occurred while he was driving under...
Police apprehend suspect in one Burlington shooting
A man wanted for a recent shooting in Burlington has reportedly been captured in High Point after a multi-agency manhunt.
Millard Hanibal Levi Elswick was...
University asks town to allow additional entry signs
Elon’s town council will resume consideration of a request from Elon University for a rezoning request that will allow new, large entry signs into...
City council to decide whether to allow chickens in Mebane, and – if so – how many
Mebane’s city council will turn next week to consideration of an ordinance to establish and formalize a city policy with regard to allowing chickens...
