New pickleball manager hits the pavement as work continues on new courts at City...
Burlington’s pickleball program posted its first points on the score board earlier this week when the city’s elected leaders had an opportunity to meet...
Fired finance director says her dismissal was over pregnancy leave, not poor performance
“I believe that my termination was unjust and was actually due to discrimination based on my pregnancy, my temporary disability related to my pregnancy,...
TUES. UPDATE: Charges pending against witnesses who falsely identified shooter of 7-year-old boy who...
A 7-year-old boy has died after a shooting outside a Burlington apartment complex that has sent the city’s police department scrambling from one lead...
Police seek suspect in Truliant Credit Union holdup
Police in Burlington are looking for a man who held up a branch of Truliant Federal Credit Union on Friday.
The culprit in this case...
Burlington planning board gets new members, leadership
Ryan Spadaccini (far left in cover photo) and Mike Mills (second from left in same) were sworn in on Monday as the newest members...
Man arrested for physical assault of a child at South Mebane Elementary School
A 62-year-old man from Graham has been arrested for the alleged physical assault of a child at South Mebane Elementary School.
William Thomas Whitehurst reportedly...
Graham fires city finance officer
The city of Graham has fired its finance officer, Melanie King, for unsatisfactory job performance after she was given multiple verbal warnings, based on...
City officials continue to feel sidelined as state’s rail service gathers steam
The chief of North Carolina’s rail operations has declared that his agency is still moving full speed ahead with its plans to expedite passenger...
69 townhouses approved for eastern side of Mebane
Mebane’s city council has approved another project on the city’s eastern side, in western Orange County, this one a conditional zoning request to allow...
Burlington bows out of class action settlements to preserve legal rights against industrial polluters
Burlington’s city council has decided to opt out of class action settlements with two corporations that are accused of releasing so-called “forever chemicals” into...
