Town of Elon, Elon University appear to have resolved dispute over fire inspections
Elon University withheld payments to municipality for months
A dispute over fire inspections has given Elon’s municipal leaders a newfound appreciation for the tenuousness...
Mebane’s inspections dept. reaps windfall from large commercial, industrial projects; city must spend $738K...
What do governments do when they get too much revenue? Well, spend it, almost inevitably.
But in one case in Mebane last month, the city...
Mebane city council to consider spending $2.9M to buy two properties for future parks
Mebane’s city council will consider whether to spend $2.9 million to buy two sites for two future parks during its next meeting on Monday...
Mebane sets aside money to deal with dilapidated houses
Another focus of the city’s plans for spending the $738,551 is to plan for expenses surrounding the demolition of several dilapidated houses.
Under the city’s...
Burlington planning board recommends office & institutional zoning for apts. in predominantly industrial zone
O&I zoning approved for Konica Drive in western Burlington, eastern Guilford County
Burlington's planning and zoning commission has given its imprimatur to a developer's request...
Graham’s Historic Resources Commission OKs new West Elm St. park
Graham’s Historic Resources Commission (HRC) this week voted to approve the city’s proposal to build a new park on a city-owned parking lot at...
Business owner complains to city council about disruption from downtown utility work
For the better part of a year, Burlington’s downtown business district has been in the grip of a massive utility overhaul that aims to...
Koury Corp. announces new tenants for shopping center
The Koury Corporation has secured six additional tenants for a shopping center that will be anchored by a Target store near the intersection of...
Mission success ends Elon’s foray into ‘diversity, equity, belonging’
In some places, a backlash against “woke” public policy has put an end to initiatives that promote “diversity” and “equity.” In Elon, however, it’s...
Elon’s auditor gives ‘clean’ report on town’s finances from past year
Elon’s independent auditor has given the town’s finances a “clean” bill of health for the fiscal cycle that ended on June 30, 2025.
Becky Loy...
