Parking tops the agenda as work begins on downtown master plan in Elon
The opening remarks about a new downtown master plan in Elon seemed to be double stacked with complaints about the shortage of parking in this small college town.
These parking-related...
Elon council agrees to annex site of cluster development
Elon’s town council has resolved to annex a tract at the northwest corner of University Drive and Shallowford Church Road where a Wake County company has previously received the...
Town of Elon will pick up tab for managing weekly Farmers’ Market
Elon’s town council has decided to hire a new, part-time staff member to oversee a farmers’ market that a local nonprofit group has operated, as of late, on the...
Town of Elon will join Link Transit bus system
Elon’s town council has tentatively agreed to let Burlington’s Link Transit bus system extend one of its routes into the smaller community’s borders.
During a regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, the...
100 years after a fire that destroyed most of a fledgling college campus, Elon...
One hundred years ago this week, the future for the educational institution now known as Elon University looked pretty bleak. The original Elon College administration building (the only instructional...
Fire engine out of commission after mishap with tow truck
The New Year has gotten off to a less than roaring start for Elon’s municipal leaders, who’ve recently found themselves grappling with some serious casualties in the town’s motor...
Sheep goes on the lam in Elon
The wild and wooly saga of a runaway sheep has been the talk of the town in Elon, which recently became an unwitting haven for this four-legged fugitive.
For several...
Elon council lets landowner build new home on fragment of site zoned industrial
Elon’s town council has approved a rezoning request that allows a local property owner to construct a new home on a small remnant of industrial land along University Drive.
This...
Elon town mgr. gives police raises to stem exodus in continuing municipal war for...
Less than two weeks after the city of Burlington detonated a truly monstrous package of police pay raises, the town of Elon has fired back with its own somewhat...
Elon town council ponders plan for new dorm on Elon University campus
A plan for a new residence hall at Elon University will soon face its final exam, as the members of Elon’s town council prepare to make a decision on...
