Police chief calls for “creative benefits” to relieve departmental staffing crunch
For the second time since he took office a year ago, Burlington’s chief of police has raised the alarm about the strain that recruitment...
Burlington’s Trip Durham takes role with N.C. Sports Hall of Fame
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
A Burlington man will oversee operations for the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (NCSHOF).
Trip Durham, who has...
City council rejects long-simmering requests to withdraw from historic district
Burlington’s city council has turned down a contentious proposal to remove four lots along West Davis Street from the city’s primary historic district.
In a...
Planning board endorses rule change that could end industrial rezoning spat
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its blessing to a proposed rule change that could nullify a neighbor’s objection to a rezoning request...
Planning board has to delay votes after reporter points out rezoning signs not posted
A lapse in public notification didn’t prevent a standing-room only audience from piling into Burlington’s city hall on Monday for the latest meeting of...
Council postpones zoning hearings for Shell station, Zack’s, and industrial site
The end of summer has spelled no relief from the figurative heat for three rezoning requests that have been making their way through the...
SteriTek makes it official: co. will build East Coast facility in Burlington
SteriTek, the California-based company specializing in electron beam and x-ray sterilization, has decided to build its first East Coast facility in Burlington, city officials...
City council OKs new layout for Paramount Theater expansion
Burlington’s city council has decided to raise the proverbial curtain on an expansion of the Paramount Theater that could cost as much as $7...
Commissioners to consider $1.8 million incentives package for project in Burlington
$71 million facility will be off Anthony Road in Burlington
Alamance County’s administrators have released the details of corporate “incentives” request that a company which...
Six youths arrested Wed. afternoon after crashing stolen vehicle into police SUV
Six juveniles wound up in police custody on Wednesday after a high-speed pursuit in Burlington that ended when the suspects crashed a stolen vehicle...
