Cities and Towns

Elon’s town manager has unveiled a proposed spending plan for the new fiscal year that promises more funds for municipal services, capital projects, and staff compensation – as well...

Elon’s town council has decided to put the brakes on a plan to develop more public parking in the town’s downtown business district – and to reallocate some of...

Elon’s police chief has called for an increase in Elon’s parking fines to discourage drivers from monopolizing the on-street parking in the town’s downtown district. Police chief Kelly Blackwelder said...

Former Alamance-Burlington superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges has been appointed to serve as the interim superintendent for the state’s largest public school system, Wake County public schools. Bridges, who served as...

Graham city manager Megan Garner has joined other local municipal managers in recommending a new 2023-2024 budget for her city with a significant property tax increase – almost 21...

Existing pole signs "grandfathered" only so long as the poles don't fail; if they're destroyed and have to be replaced, they'll no longer be allowed Mebane’s city council heard an...

Burlington’s municipal leaders opened the rhetorical floodgates this week in response to the latest round of complaints about the alleged impact that the city’s sewer emissions have had on...

Burlington’s recreation department has received an offer from a national playground developer that promises to give it the financial boost it will need to establish the city’s first handicapped-accessible...

Mebane city manager Chris Rollins has announced that he has hired a new police chief to succeed long-time chief Terry Caldwell, who announced his July retirement in January. The new...

Burlington’s city manager has rolled out a proposed budget that calls for a property tax rate nearly 9 cents greater than what the city would need to break even...