Graham city council to hold special meeting to award contract for park construction
Sometimes setting up a public meeting is more difficult than at other times; mayor wants night meeting for convenience of residents; council members want...
HRC member questions how March 24 meeting was conducted
At least one member of the Historic Resources Commission was not pleased with the conduct of the HRC board’s meeting on March 24.
On the...
Friday drug raid in Burlington yields seven arrests
A drug raid in Burlington has led to the arrests of seven individuals for a hodgepodge of narcotics-related offenses.
According to Burlington’s police department, these...
Graham city council agrees to add legal advertising, ordinance review to next month’s agenda
Graham’s city council agreed by consensus Tuesday night to add several new items of business to the agenda for the council’s May meeting.
Graham mayor...
Mebane city council approves rezoning for 421 West Holt Street
Mebane’s city council has approved rezoning for two parcels at 421 West Holt Street, beside the city’s Holt Street Park and across from the...
Elon’s council makes U-turn in favor of paid parking
Elon’s chief of police has unholstered a plan that could introduce paid parking to the municipality’s bustling downtown in order to bring additional revenue...
Elon councilman feels town should ramp up property tax hike in order to beat...
The looming threat of state-level restrictions on local property tax hikes has thrown Elon’s municipal leaders into a frenzy of brainstorming as they struggle...
Mebane planning board recommends rezoning for 300 West Giles and 703 West McKinley Street
Mebane’s planning board voted 5-0 Monday night to recommend rezoning for two distressed properties in the city’s historically black West End area.
The planning board...
Bid opening for Graham’s new park delayed by a week due to having only...
Graham is back to the proverbial drawing board this week after the city received only two bids for its plans to construct a new...
Mebane city council previews proposed budget with 2¢ tax increase
Mebane city manager city manager Richard J. White, III outlined his preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal 2026-27 fiscal year – and a recommendation...
