Elderly victim dies after double hit-and-run in Burlington
A 94-year-old woman has died after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers who reportedly plowed through an intersection in Burlington on the afternoon of...
Burlington city council ups interim manager’s spending hikes to $3.6 million
Special allocation for road paving increase doubled, to $1.2 million
A projected surplus of about $4 million has sent Burlington’s leaders scrambling to spend this...
Clerk schedules superior court date for appeal of city’s boarding house ruling
Alamance County clerk of superior court Meredith Edwards has entered an order to allow an appeal of a decision by Burlington’s Board of Adjustment...
You may not be imagining purple street lights after all
Burlington residents who think they're seeing purple, possibly are – and need to report the phenomenon to Duke Energy for repairs
It isn’t just Jimi...
Sting nails 17 local retailers for underage alcohol sales
A multi-agency sting aimed at underage alcohol sales has identified 17 different area retailers that have allegedly sold potent potables to people under 21.
This...
Burlington’s city clerk returns for encore tenure
After a short stint in the city’s planning department, long-time municipal staff member Beverly Smith has resumed her old job as Burlington’s city clerk,...
Moorefield Florist building beside city’s Paramount Theater to be razed; council will keep replacement...
Burlington’s municipal leaders ran through a whole repertoire of possible upgrades this week as they brainstormed some ideas for the proposed expansion of the...
Interim city manager spearheads reorganization of planning dept.
The old adage about “best laid plans” is apparently true even in municipal planning departments – as Burlington’s elected leaders tacitly conceded this week...
Planning board OKs expansion of Brassfield Meadows subdivision
New form of zoning – for "limited" uses – makes debut at monthly planning board meeting
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a relatively...
Burlington police officer fires shots Wed. during burglary call on Sellars Mill Road
Homeowner and intruder apparently injured
A home burglary along Sellars Mill Road ended in chaos on Wednesday when a member of Burlington’s police force fired...
