Elon aldermen use extra sales tax revenue to finance postponed budget items
Elon’s board of aldermen has placed items deferred during last year’s budgeting process back into its budget after the town brought in $724,000 in...
Graham council forces member to sit out food truck debate
In a rare move among any local jurisdiction, Graham’s city council required council member Jennifer Talley to be removed from discussion and a vote...
Council mulls whether to seek delay in 2021 elections, or urge they be held
State official had recommended all 2021 elections across state be postponed
A state-level dilemma over the timing of this year’s municipal elections drew no shortage...
Trial of woman charged with abusing dogs postponed to await psych evaluation
The criminal case against a woman who was arrested in 2017 for the fatal neglect of several German shepherds has apparently gotten snarled over...
Mebane woman charged with insurance fraud
Following a second and unrelated investigation, the insurance party has filed a fraud case against a Mebane woman.
Dominique Lawanum Burnette, 30, of 204 South...
One arrested; Burlington police seek help in finding catalytic converter thief/thieves
UPDATED: One arrested, others still sought
Police in Burlington have arrested an out-of-town resident for the theft of at least two catalytic converters that have...
Burlington woman charged with insurance fraud
A Burlington woman has been charged by the state insurance department with two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obtaining property by...
Elon dept. heads request 3 new staff members during annual retreat – looking for...
During their recent annual retreat, Elon’s aldermen received pitches for three new employees and hundreds of thousands in capital purchases and projects.
Department heads proposed...
Mebane woman pleads guilty to her role in luring man she met on internet...
She had met him on the internet; her boyfriend and a friend ambushed him when he came to her Mebane trailer; meanwhile, children were...
Burlington mayor gets no traction with council members on suggestion to end city’s contract...
Burlington’s mayor found himself out on a very deserted limb this week when he tried to persuade the rest of the city council to...
