Planning board endorses rezoning for 41-acre rental community near former BMOC
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has agreed to endorse the zoning for a 41-acre rental community that its members were initially reluctant to recommend...
Series of drug overdoses lead to heroin trafficking arrest in Mebane
A man from Mebane has been arrested for heroin trafficking after a rash of overdose cases prompted a multiagency investigation into the source of...
Deputies raid suspected crack house in Burlington, arrest 72-year-old woman
A 72-year-old woman has been arrested on multiple drug charges after a raid on her home in Burlington allegedly unearthed a stash of crack...
Developer: another residential project looks to Gibsonville
More residential growth is coming to Gibsonville, but exactly what kind seems a bit uncertain.
Gibsonville’s aldermen agreed this week to set a public hearing...
Burlington postpones Carousel Festival due to snags in construction of housing
Amid the melting snow from this weekend’s winter storm, Burlington’s City Park came alive with a flurry of construction activity on Tuesday, as contractors...
Council turns down former councilman’s rezoning over concerns with lack of parking
Graham city council members turned down a request from one of their former members this week who sought to rezone a half-acre lot at...
Lane St. rezoning rejected by Mebane’s city council
Mebane city council turned down a developer’s request to subdivide a lot at 122 South Lane Street at the corner with East Webb Street.
The...
Gibsonville aldermen vote themselves $700 raise
Gibsonville aldermen voted Monday night to give themselves a $700 annual raise, as recommended by mayor Lenny Williams.
Aldermen had been paid $2,700 annually, with...
Mebane council asks for new policy allowing prayer, not just moment of silence
Mebane’s city council decided Monday night to resurrect and revise the tradition of having an opening prayer at its monthly meetings.
At December’s meeting, mayor...
Top Burlington officials hear Cone’s concerns about surge in new Covid cases
A conference call with representatives of the region’s largest hospital chain has apparently left Burlington’s municipal leaders feeling a bit queasy about the latest...
