Elon council ponders how to change town’s noise ordinance, penalties
There was plenty of sound, if not all that much fury, in Elon last week as the town’s municipal police chief unveiled the initial...
Burlington police arrest driver in fatal hit-and-run accident
Police in Burlington have arrested a 51-year-old woman for a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian earlier this week.
Irma Hernandez was...
Rollins celebrated upon retirement
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins was feted at a reception Monday afternoon at Mebane's city hall, as he prepares to step down from a...
Burlington city council puts $47M and $21.5M bonds on Nov. ballot
A fair number of people popped by Burlington’s city hall Tuesday in order to weigh in on a pair of proposed bond packages that...
Gibsonville aldermen vote 4-1 to expand town’s social drinking district
Gibsonville’s board of aldermen, which had voted this spring to create an “event-based” social drinking district, voted 4-1 this week to expand the social...
Burlington asst. city manager honored prior to retirement
Nolan Kirkman, Burlington’s outgoing assistant city manager, didn’t exactly “make like a tree” after his final city council meeting on Tuesday.
But Kirkman did go...
City staff roll out outreach campaign for bond packages during work session
Burlington’s efforts to raise public awareness about the city’s proposed bond referendums were well underway by the time that the city’s leaders heard from...
Gibsonville police sergeant put on unpaid suspension last year for creating a hostile environment
The town of Gibsonville disciplined one employee – a police sergeant, for “creating a hostile work environment” and failing to activate his body-worn camera...
Burlington pulls out of county’s planned 9-1-1 center
A celebrated example of interjurisdictional cooperation seems to have unraveled this week as Burlington’s municipal leaders abruptly bowed out of a partnership with Alamance...
Elon decides to continue temporary road closure to settle fracas over contentious street connection
Elon’s town council has decided not to reopen a controversial road connection between one of the town’s established subdivisions and a brand new development...
