City formally inaugurates arboretum at Willowbrook Park
Scores of people descended on Burlington’s Willowbrook Park on Wednesday afternoon to mark the substantive completion of a picturesque arboretum that has sprouted on...
Burlington council approves budget with tax rate slightly under manager’s original proposal
Council agreed to trim 1.37 cents (about 3%) from city manager's original proposed tax rate of 49.73 cents (which was 21.3% over 'revenue neutral')
Burlington’s...
Mebane council trims tax rate increase by a penny, saving $420,159
New budget represents 8.16% higher tax rate than "revenue neutral" – down from 11.07% higher as proposed by city mgr. originally
A closely-divided Mebane city...
Burlington police arrest suspect believed to have set East Burlington fires
ADDITIONAL UPDATE: ARREST MADE – Miguel Angel Gomez Amaya, a 26-year-old male from Burlington, was arrested overnight. Amaya was charged with:
· 1 count of 1st...
What’s happening to downtown office building across from city hall and LabCorp?
Passersby have observed a fenced-off area around a downtown office building along Maple Avenue in Burlington across the street from Burlington's city hall and...
Elon increases fines for violating time limits for on-street parking
Elon’s town council has agreed to jack up the town’s parking fines in the hope that this increase will deter drivers from monopolizing the...
Mebane’s Montrena Hadley receives lifetime achievement award
Mebane city councilwoman Montrena Hadley was presented Wednesday with a lifetime achievement award for excellence in public service by the North Carolina Retired Governmental...
Graham, NCDOT to hold public meeting Wed. on proposed roundabout
An information meeting by the City of Graham and N.C. Department of Transportation is scheduled at the Graham City Hall, 201 South Main Street,...
Historic mill building will be turned into 90 apartments
Burlington's planning and zoning commission gave a unanimous thumbs up to a developer's proposal to rezone a famous, historic mill building into 90 apartments.
The...
Balog named new Burlington police chief
City manager Craig Honeycutt has elevated assistant police chief Alan Balog to be the city's next police chief, succeeding Brian Long, who is scheduled...
