Elderly man dies in single-car accident
An elderly driver in Burlington was killed last week when his SUV struck a tree and burst into flames.
According to the city’s police department,...
Council hikes budget for ballpark event venue to $2.6M
Burlington’s city council has decided to go deep, in a manner of speaking, in order to cover a steep rise in the cost of...
Council OKs $2.1 million in another round of police raises, city manager says 4¢...
City manager says Burlington faces 'arms race' for law enforcement officers
Burlington’s city council has deployed a veritable bunker-buster of pay raises in order to...
Former assistant city manager to resume her old job in Burlington
The passage of a year and some change was all but forgotten on Monday as the city of Burlington welcomed back one former staff...
Council approves incentives for spec building amid calls from publisher for more transparency
Burlington’s city council has extended a $400,000 incentives package to a small development firm that plans to construct a speculative industrial building along Whites...
Council approves rezoning to allow hotel’s conversion into apts. to attract millennials
Burlington’s city council has given the all-clear to an out-of-state company’s plans to transform one Maple Avenue motel into an apartment complex tailored for...
Work begins on county’s second Popeye’s
These footings near Holly Hill Mall are the precursor to a new Popeye’s franchise that’s in the offing along Huffman Mill Road.
Located next to...
Manufacturer’s plan for new industrial park wins over Burlington’s planning board
Plans aim for 15.3 acres at 1559 Huffman Mill Road
An Elon-based manufacturer has unveiled plans for a new industrial park in Burlington, where it...
Man didn’t just leave fingerprints as evidence, he left finger
It wasn’t a fingerprint but an entire finger that implicated one man in a failed home invasion which took place in Burlington on Thursday.
The...
Planning board endorses rezoning requests for 2 multi-family projects held over from Sept.
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has recommended the approval of two rezoning requests that it didn’t put to a vote when it first heard...
