Good fences? Neighbors say Burton not sensitive to residents, their concerns
Loud noise, traffic from initial open house only make neighbors more suspicious and fearful of Burton’s plans
Robert Frost once wrote, in his second-most famous...
Major shopping center planned for Mebane
Mebane could be on the verge of getting another major shopping center.
Plans have been filed with the city’s planning department by Koury Corporation in...
Whataburger coming to Mebane
The Whataburger fast-food chain, a staple in Texas and across much of the country, is continuing its planned expansion into North Carolina, with a...
Town of Gibsonville moves forward buying former Dixie Belle mill building
Potential municipal parking lot, other uses eyed
Gibsonville’s aldermen are moving ahead with plans to purchase the former Dixie Belle mill along Eugene Street in...
New Gibsonville water tank slated for Power Line Road property
Gibsonville’s aldermen were grateful this week for the donation of land for a new town water tank – a contribution that will spare the...
Gibsonville Museum and Historical Society getting a new home
The Gibsonville Museum and Historical Society has a new home, the former Lions Club at 200 Steele Street.
The group has been largely homeless for...
Board of Elections doesn’t know who’s behind signs for Burlington bonds
Former city parks & rec employee behind having one set of yard signs printed and put out around the city
Over the past several weeks,...
Company acquires property for spec warehouse in Burlington
An out-of-state company has begun to lay the figurative groundwork for a large speculative warehouse that it hopes to develop on the outskirts of...
Council OKs rezoning for townhomes on Garden Road
Burlington’s city council has given its blessing to a rezoning request that will allow a row of new townhomes to go up on a...
Girl Scout sponsors a sign of hope
Burlington’s leaders received a heartening sign about the state of the next generation this week when a young Girl Scout approached them to share...


















