Mebane city council approves rezoning for 82 single-family homes
Mebane city council members voted 4-1 Monday night to approve conditional rezoning that will allow for the construction of 82 single-family homes on 26.44...
Should Graham bring back park benches to its downtown area?
A question from Graham’s mayor about downtown park benches set off a round of discussion that will continue at the city council’s next meeting,...
Council relents, some, on time constraints for public comments, but keeps them at end...
Council scraps proposed 30-minute limit for public comments;
Cuts individual speaker's time from four to three minutes, which was more than two minutes originally proposed
Graham’s...
Mebane city council buys second building, lot behind city hall for future expansion
Mebane’s city council decided Monday night to buy another building and lot behind city hall and the city’s planning department, the second time in...
Why has charred residence remained on Maple Avenue?
QUESTION: Why hasn’t anyone demolished a vacant, fire-damaged home that has been a blotch on the 3300 block of Maple Avenue for the past...
Why does city of Burlington patronize privately-owned stump dump?
QUESTION: Why does the city of Burlington use the privately-owned Phillippie Landfill to dispose of tree limbs and other debris that are also accepted...
Newest (third) Sesquicentennial Park relocation design gets 3-2 council approval
Graham’s city council voted 3-2 Tuesday to adopt the latest plan for relocating the Sesquicentennial Park from its current location on the northwest corner...
Graham city council vetoes mayor’s trip, 3-2, (again)
By another split vote, Graham’s city council this week vetoed allowing the city’s new mayor, Chelsea Dickey, to take a trip to a conference...
Rail chief trains his sights on improving passenger service through Burlington
The head of the state’s rail services made a quick stop in Burlington this week to inform the city’s leaders about some of the...
150-year-old Children’s Chapel UCC gets historic designation in Graham
Children’s Chapel United Church of Christ will be designated as an historic landmark, based on a unanimous vote Tuesday night by Graham’s city council.
Since...
