City manager’s $28M budget would keep property tax rate at 45½ cents
Graham city manager Frankie Maness is recommending a $28 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year that would keep the city’s property tax rate...
Man faces multiple felonies After stabbing wife, police dog
A Burlington resident has been jailed on a long list of felonies after he allegedly choked and stabbed his wife before he turned his...
Suspect in surgical mask holds up convenience store
The coronavirus pandemic has all but eliminated the hint of suspiciousness that once hung on people who wore masks to the store. But this...
Burlington man suing CBD distributor for allegedly defaulting on $300,000 loan
A Burlington man is suing a CBD oil distributor in Lake Lure that he claims defaulted on a $300,000 loan.
CBD oil is derived from...
Internal report notes violations of policy in police chases last year
Car chases and street brawls are a sure-fire source of excitement in many televised police dramas. But they’re a far more serious matter to...
Elon police shut down off-campus college party for coronavirus concerns
Most college parties are shut down for offenses like excessive noise or underage drinking, but it was the threat of the coronavirus that put...
Council may next target elimination of downtown planters
The discussion was ostensibly about Graham’s downtown plan last week when Graham’s city councilmen met, but the councilmen soon strayed into a discussion about...
Appeals Court splits over whether Burlington man convicted of murder in fatal crash should...
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a split opinion this week that upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Burlington man who was...
Councilman, mayor want bike lane restriped – pronto
At a 3-hour meeting where council members were sometimes bogged down in discussion about everything from a new emergency dispatch system with Burlington (almost...
