New Elon town manger sworn in
Elon's new town manager, Richard Roedner, is sworn in by town clerk Dianne Enoch on Monday night. Accompanying Roedner during the ceremony are wife...
Elon presented with clear financial audit, new plans for small Twin Lakes expansion
Elon's board of aldermen was given the all-clear on Monday night when it received the results of the town's annual financial statement audit.
In a...
Haw River council decides on process to fill vacant seat
Haw River's town council this week decided how it will go about filling the vacant seat left by Kelly Allen's election as mayor in...
Haw River will fork out $30k for state-required land-use plan
Following a change to a state statute in July, the town of Haw River is required to draw up and adopt a comprehensive land-use...
Burlington council visited by students from South Korea
They may not have been the latest K-Pop sensation. But a group of young people from South Korea nevertheless stole the show when they...
Commissioners miffed that Graham wants to drop county’s 9-1-1 service for Burlington’s
The city of Burlington has accepted a proposal to provide emergency dispatch services to Graham that officials in both municipalities hail as a model...
Burlington’s city council reflects on escalating cost of retiree pensions
They may be gone from Burlington’s city hall. But the city’s retired staff members have not been forgotten – at least not by the...
Lumber barn collapses along E. Webb Avenue
The night after Christmas wasn’t exactly a silent one along East Webb Avenue, where a commercial storage building collapsed after dusk on the evening...
Gibsonville native Torry Holt inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, now among 25...
Gibsonville native Torry Holt is scheduled to learn today whether he will make the cut of 15 finalists for the NFL Hall of Fame.
Holt,...
Rejection for planning board reappointment turns into motivation for successful city council run
Ricky Hall has spent much of his life trying to find a work-around.
The 60-year-old retired GIS mapping specialist grew up “on the wrong side...
