Gibsonville to consider permanent weekend social district
Gibsonville’s town council, which established an “event-based” social district in April, is apparently ready to consider expanding the idea so that the social district...
Graham businessman makes plea to leave Sesquicentennial Park as “green, public space”
Local downtown businessman and former city councilman Griffin McClure approached the city council last week to advocate for preserving the Sesquicentennial Park on the...
Were there any “promises” made, restrictions on use of the state grant?
During last week’s Graham city council discussion, Graham mayor Jennifer Talley repeatedly said that she wanted the stamped crosswalks in downtown Graham because that’s...
Residents honored for their help with fire prevention initiative
It wasn’t a trail of smoke but a trail of smoke detectors that one area resident left in her path when she recently answered...
Council member tries to debunk rumors of police profiling during Juneteenth bash
A member of Burlington’s city council spoke up this week to quash a viral rumor that the city’s police department had ramped up patrols...
Suspect in April shooting in Burlington nabbed in Wake County
Police in Burlington have announced the arrest of the presumed culprit in a shooting that occurred along the 1800 block of Harris Street roughly...
Cambro celebrates new Mebane expansion with ceremonial groundbreaking
Mebane mayor Ed Hooks, council member Montrena Hadley and other Mebane municipal officials gathered with executives from Cambro Manufacturing and representatives of the Alamance...
Graham’s lawyers get raises; council considers buying land for Bill Cooke Park expansion
Graham city council members spent a half-hour behind closed doors at the end of Tuesday night’s monthly meeting, deciding to give the city’s attorneys...
Mebane planning board deadlocks over dense rezoning request
Mebane's planning board was evenly divided, 3-3, over the merits of a proposed subdivision along Saddle Club Road with 110 single-family houses on a...
Elon’s new annual budget gets council’s unanimous nod
Elon’s town council has adopted a new annual budget that calls for nearly $11 million in outlays from the town’s general fund but holds...
