Elon board asked (again) to consider raising town’s property tax rate
Town grapples with how to pay for services when so much of municipality's land is owned by Elon University and three other non-profit organizations...
Developer asks Gibsonville board to allow 26 more units in townhome development (previously approved...
Homeowners in Gibsonville’s Sullivan Court neighborhood pleaded with the town’s board of aldermen to reject a developer’s proposed expansion of a townhome development when...
City agrees to help subsidize co.’s plans for Lakeside Mill renovation
A company that transforms recycled materials into luxury furnishings has approached the city of Burlington about a plan to refurbish a vacant textile mill...
Possibility of disc golf course being added at city’s traditional golf course? Rec...
A push to bring disc golf to the county’s only municipal golf course fell a bit short of the green this week as Burlington’s...
City seeks federal funds to hire more firefighters
Burlington’s city council has given the city’s fire department the go-ahead to apply for a federal grant that would allow it to beef up...
Gibsonville board hires Giles as town attorney
Gibsonville’s board of aldermen this week hired its new town attorney, Robert “Bob” Giles, filling the vacancy left at the end of 2020 by...
Last surviving founder of Haw River’s American Legion post dies at 93
Haw River’s American Legion branch bid farewell to its last surviving founder as World War 2 veteran Richard “Dick” Stout was laid to rest...
How much new city staff (and money) will be needed to inspect chicken houses?
A recurring discussion about “backyard chickens” came back home to roost in Burlington this week as city staff members reported back to Burlington’s city...
WANTED: Burlington Police Dept. seeks public’s help in locating 9 suspects
Burlington's police department is asking for the public's help in locating nine individuals wanted for various crimes, three of them for felony charges. Meanwhile...
Burlington’s planning commission gives go-ahead recommendation for 205 apts. along St. Mark’s Church Road
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a developer’s proposal for 205 rental apartments along St. Mark’s Church Road.
The commission’s members voted 7-to-0 in...
