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...
Zack’s owner plans 2 new locations; neither is the one that got rezoning...
A majority of Burlington’s city council has signed off on a rezoning request that was initially meant to clear the way for a second...
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...

















