Fire dept. says ‘gracias’ to heroic residents
The top brass at Burlington’s fire department were grateful enough to three area residents for their life-saving intervention that they made a point of...
BREAKING WED. NIGHT: Juvenile dead from apparent accidental discharge of firearm in Mebane
A juvenile in Mebane is dead after what police believe to be an accidental discharge of a firearm in his car on Wednesday night.
Mebane...
Mebane mgr. outlines budget; tax rate steady; water, sewer rates up 10%
Mebane’s new city manager unveiled his first budget to the city council Monday night.
Under broad council pressure not to increase the property tax rate...
Mebane man arrested in child pornography bust
A man from Mebane has been charged with numerous sex crimes after law enforcement officials allegedly traced a trove of child pornography back to...
A comparison of competing hospital plans for Mebane
There are few noteworthy distinctions between the hospitals that two of the state’s hospital systems – Cone Health and Duke Novant – are competing...
Elon’s town manager offers cuts to offset potential 1.5-cent property tax hike
Elon’s town manager has preemptively proposed tens of thousands of dollars in spending cuts in response to pushback against a potential property tax hike...
Graham planning board recommends new zoning category to city council
Graham’s planning board agreed to recommend a new category of zoning in hopes of jump-starting a warehouse project along Cherry Lane near I-85/40.
Three years...
Burlington planning board endorses rezoning for undeveloped part of Mackintosh on the Lake
When Burlington planning board chairman James Kirkpatrick saw a dozen or so audience members clustered in the meeting chambers Monday night, he said he...
Rezoning along Gibson Road to be considered by Mebane city council next week
Mebane’s city council will consider the city planning board’s recommendation to rezone 7.28 acres along Gibson Road, in the city’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), in...
Graves dubbed housing ‘commissioner of the year’
A long-time member of the Burlington Housing Authority has received some notice from a nonprofit association that represents housing and community development agencies in...
