18-year-old girl arrested for assaulting 3-year-old at Elon playground
An 18-year-old woman from Burlington faces a misdemeanor charge after she allegedly manhandled a three-year-old child at a public playground in Elon.
Bethany Alexis Paul...
Elon conjures up new, higher rates for plots in municipal cemetery
Officials in Elon hope that a newly-approved price hike for grave plots will seal the lid on a buying frenzy that has consumed much...
Council continues to fret over lot sizes in neighborhood development zones in Elon
Elon’s town council has decided not to make any changes to the maximum lot size in one high-density zone as part of a package...
Council agrees to explore ‘energy audit’ at suggestion of Elon municipal advisory board
Working in the dark is certainly one way to reduce the electrical bill. But the desire for a more lasting contribution to energy conservation...
Elon adopts new noise ordinance in time for first day of classes
A months-long debate over noise enforcement in Elon has come to a timely pause – if not an actual conclusion – with the approval...
New Elon town clerk Kathleen Patterson formally sworn in
Kathleen Patterson was formally sworn in as Elon’s town clerk earlier this week after completing her six-month “probationary” period as a municipal staff member.
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Town council ponders first round of revisions to Elon’s new land management ordinance
Members of Elon’s municipal staff have proposed a few nips and tucks to a new land management ordinance that the town council adopted just...
Elon mulls price hikes, residency limits to extend life of municipal cemetery
A municipal cemetery that offers grave plots at prices to die for has presented a bit of a conundrum for the members of Elon’s...
Elon town council remains stuck over plan for handicapped ramp at town hall
The construction of a handicapped ramp in front of Elon’s townhall continues to elude the town’s elected leaders, despite a staff-level proposal that was...
Elon police officer fired after unnecessarily shooting raccoon
A police officer who used his sidearm to kill a raccoon was the only member of Elon’s municipal staff to lose his job for...
