Gibsonville aldermen agree to start paying ABC board members $200 per meeting
Gibsonville aldermen agreed last week with a recommendation from the town’s ABC board to begin paying board members $200 for each monthly meeting they...
Elon council rewires policy to let nonprofits plug into downtown plaza’s electricity
Elon’s town council has injected a spark of new verbiage into a downtown facilities policy that recently prompted a local nonprofit group to make...
Elon downtown director unveils plan to recognize district’s top donors
It might not come with a free tote bag. But a donation in support of Elon’s downtown development district may nevertheless be worth a...
Graham’s council postpones resuming Ivey Road townhouse consideration until April
Graham’s city council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to delay consideration of a request to rezone 6.27 acres at the corner of Ivey Road and...
Mebane city council votes 5-0 to approve rezoning for Preserve at Mill Creek
Mebane’s city council voted 5-0 Monday night to grant a conditional rezoning request that will allow the construction of 565 single-family homes on 229.3...
House fire in Burlington traced to unattended candle
A simple wax candle appears to have been the cause of a house fire that damaged a “substantial” part of one Burlington residence over...
Council gears up to rename street with duplicative handle
A change of name may be en route for one roadway in Burlington after city staff members noticed that another street within the city’s...
Burlington’s pickleball courts running behind
This week’s balmy weather has allowed work to resume on a pickleball complex, which has been in the offing at Burlington’s City Park for...
Possible change in Burlington’s “rain tax”; consultant floats concept of shifting higher stormwater fees...
A consultant in Burlington’s employ has released a proposal that would shift the cost burden for the city’s stormwater management program from homeowners to...
Council postpones decision on mixed-use duplex request
In addition to fobbing off a divisive rezoning request along Garden Road onto the city’s planning and zoning commission , Burlington’s city council also...
