Graham, NCDOT to hold public meeting Wed. on proposed roundabout
An information meeting by the City of Graham and N.C. Department of Transportation is scheduled at the Graham City Hall, 201 South Main Street, from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m....
Historic mill building will be turned into 90 apartments
Burlington's planning and zoning commission gave a unanimous thumbs up to a developer's proposal to rezone a famous, historic mill building into 90 apartments.
The Aurora Cotton Mills, built in...
Balog named new Burlington police chief
City manager Craig Honeycutt has elevated assistant police chief Alan Balog to be the city's next police chief, succeeding Brian Long, who is scheduled to retire in June. Balog...
Council expands uses allowed at retail center on Garden Road
Burlington’s city council has agreed to adjust the zoning designation for a small retail center at Garden Road’s intersection with Boone Station Drive to allow the property owner to...
ACC trustees approve request to move new burn tower to Burlington’s training facility
Alamance Community College’s trustees have endorsed a request to explore a possible partnership to build a new burn tower for firefighter training at the Burlington fire department’s existing training...
Graham sees new truck & trailer parking lot concept
An Atlanta company, Cone Commercial Real Estate, is proposing to build a tractor-trailer parking lot on about 5.5 acres off the Interstate Service Road in Graham facing the interstate.
The...
Graham planning board deadlocks twice, then votes down ETJ industrial zoning
A very divided Graham planning board ultimately recommended against a request to rezone 67 acres in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction near the Hawfields-area industrial park for light industrial use.
The...
ALE, Burlington police raid area mini mart; liquor license revoked
Police in Burlington have announced the arrest of an area convenience store owner whose business had reportedly become a haven for crimes ranging from shootings to violations of state...
Elon, Graham mgrs. join in proposing budgets with large property tax hikes – far...
Two more local municipal governments unveiled their proposed taxing and spending plans for the next fiscal year this week, and both included hefty hikes in the property tax rates...
Celo Faucette to attempt comeback in race for Burlington’s city council
Retired councilman Celo Faucette is announcing his plans to return to active political life as a candidate in this year’s race for Burlington’s city council.
A 76-year-old native of Burlington’s...