County revives appointed board to oversee local company’s potential use of industrial revenue bonds...
Alamance County’s elected leaders have agreed to resurrect an appointed board that has laid dormant for two decades to allow a local company to...
Taxing, spending priorities at heart of candidate differences
Candidates for Graham mayor and city council are generally satisfied with the city’s current tax rate and most areas of spending.
Most of the mayoral...
Newest Meritage Homes subdivision in Graham to target first-time homebuyers
Meritage Homes, the nation’s sixth-largest public homebuilder and an increasing presence in Alamance County new home construction, announced this week that it has closed...
One arrested, one still sought in teen’s September murder on Railroad Street in Burlington
Burlington police have arrested one man and are seeking another who remains at large in the murder of a Burlington teenager whose body was...
Burlington’s new police chief sworn in during Fri. afternoon ceremony
A crowd of law enforcement officers, elected officials, and other well wishers packed Burlington’s Paramount Theater on Friday afternoon to see Brian Long sworn...
2019 downtown master plan still stirs controversy, debate
Two years ago, a consultant’s group made a significant number of recommendations to substantially reconfigure downtown Graham.
For the most part, the plan has been...
Meet the candidates for Graham mayor and Graham city council
Graham voters are faced with a crowded ballot this November, choosing among seven candidates for two city council seats and two council veterans who...
Glitch in billing prompts Elon to extend deadline for paying water bills to Halloween
The town of Elon has hit a glitch with its conversion to monthly billing for its water customers.
Historically, the town had used bi-monthly billing,...
Graham police asking for feedback in anonymous online survey
The Graham Police Department is seeking citizens’ input on the performance of the department.
Input is being sought from residents, those who work in Graham,...
Graham selects architect to design new fire station
Graham’s city council has set in motion getting architectural plans for a new fire station that the city plans to build between Moore Street...
