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Elon town planner Lori Oakley receives scholarship

Lori Oakley, Planning Director for the Town of Elon, has received a Civic Foundation scholarship to attend the Municipal and County Administration course at...

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Burlington city council endorses special property tax to raise funds for nonprofit rescue unit

Burlington’s leaders have lent their support to a new property tax that would help bankroll a volunteer force that provides specialized rescue services throughout...

Graham planning board reverses opposition to city’s first gated community

An Ohio developer’s revisions contained in a third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the corner of Hanford Road and West Moore...

9/11 anniversary remembered

Among the local tributes to the 25th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 was this display outside the Graham...

State trust fund awards Elon $362K toward new skatepark

The latest twist in Elon’s efforts to establish a new skatepark could prove almost as thrilling as riding the half-pipe to some of this...

Homeowner says his experiences with flood-prone well are cautionary tale about lax regulations in...

The final months of 2021 were a charmed time in the lives of Andrew Poole and his wife Anna. With a hale, three-year-old son and...

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