Orange County sheriff makes arrest in Buckhorn double homicide
17-year-old juvenile wanted for murders of Devin Clark and Lyric Woods apparently apprehended
A juvenile has been arrested in connection with the September 18 murders...
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...
County buys land to buffer decommissioned landfill in Swepsonville
Alamance County’s commissioners have unanimously voted to purchase an acre of land to provide additional buffering for the county’s decommissioned landfill near Swepsonville.
Last month,...
Mebane city council to consider developer’s revised downtown development Mon. night (Oct. 3)
A developer, whose plans for a large multi-use project in downtown Mebane were voted down in July by the city’s planning board, has submitted...
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...
Moving right along: Sheetz leveled; store to be rebuilt from scratch
Workmen are continuing to clear the lot where Mebane's Sheetz station used to stand, at 1237 Mebane Oaks Road just off I-85/40.
The company had...
Graham gets green added to fire hydrants, thanks to inmates
Fire hydrants within the Graham city limits will get a fresh coat of paint – red topped with a bright green nut stem –...
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...
SteriTek makes it official: co. will build East Coast facility in Burlington
SteriTek, the California-based company specializing in electron beam and x-ray sterilization, has decided to build its first East Coast facility in Burlington, city officials...
