Burlington planning board recommends rezoning for car wash expansion
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its unanimous nod to a rezoning request that would allow an existing car wash along South Church...
Ad hoc committee rolls out design for proposed Elon skate park
A skatepark committee in Elon returned to the grind with a formal design for a new skateboarding venue that the town’s leaders have agreed...
Man attacked with butcher knife at area Walmart
A man from Burlington has been arrested after he allegedly tried to kill another individual with a butcher knife at a local retail establishment.
According...
Attorney honored for revamping century-old home in Burlington
An eye-catching period home in Burlington’s historic district has nabbed more than just a curious glance from the city’s historic preservation commission.
Earlier this week,...
Burlington city council OKs reduced bid for theater, sends pool enclosure back to drawing...
"Value engineering" has reduced some of the more expensive dimensions of the renovation project, cutting the bid from $14.6 million to $10.3 million. The...
Gibsonville town mgr. proposes highest local tax hike: 6¢ (12.2%)
Gibsonville town manager Ben Baxley is proposing a 6-cent increase (12 percent) in the municipal tax rate – the highest proposed increase of any...
Burlington city mgr. proposes flat tax rate, 5% water/sewer hikes, increase in monthly trash/recycling...
Burlington’s city manager has rolled out a proposed budget for the next fiscal year that calls for $90.5 million in outlays from the city’s...
Haw River town mgr. proposes keeping budget, tax rate steady
Haw River town manager Sean Tencer presented his town council with a proposed budget for 2025-2026 Monday night, that proposes largely a status quo...
Planning board forwards 143-unit townhouse project to Graham council
Graham’s planning board gave the go-ahead to a local developer to pursue a rezoning request at the city council for a 143-unit townhouse development...
Potential loss of Graham library, SROs at Graham schools troubles council
Graham's city council members, during a budget workshop on Tuesday, expressed concerns about two issues that arose during the county manager's budget presentation on...
