Graham council to consider how to spend $600K downtown grant
Graham’s city council will resume consideration next week on how to allocate funds from a $600,000 “downtown enhancement grant” that the city has received...
Burlington city council agrees to $150K contract to hire co. to manage new pickleball...
Burlington’s municipal staff seems to have cleared the net in its latest move to develop a pickleball program that would the envy of cities...
Burlington’s police chief trumpets his agency’s improved, low vacancy rate
The uniform might’ve been “blue,” but the mood was anything but, when Burlington’s chief of police gave the city’s elected leaders an update on...
Mebane city council turns down special zoning for new McDonald’s, 3-2
Mebane’s city council divided 3-2 Monday night in turning down a rezoning permit for a second McDonald’s, on the north side of the city.
The...
Sex offender from Roxboro arrested for abusing area kids
A registered sex offender from Roxboro has been arrested after he allegedly had inappropriate contact with children in Burlington whom he had met over...
Police nab suspect in holdup of delivery driver
A man from Burlington has been arrested for the alleged stickup of a pizza delivery driver earlier this week.
According to Burlington’s police department, Cedrick...
Woman arrested for shooting disputant in domestic squabble
A 37-year-old woman from Burlington is behind bars this week after she allegedly shot another woman during a domestic dispute along South Mebane Street.
According...
Burlington at forefront of using drones for law enforcement purposes
The future of law enforcement literally touched down in Burlington last month when the city’s police department announced its plans to launch an aerial...
Burlington planning board endorses rezoning for 173-acre industrial project in eastern Guilford County
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a request for industrial zoning on some 173 acres of agriculturally zoned land on the west side...
Planned new charter school in Mebane revised – and postponed until 2025
A new charter school planned in Mebane will not open until the fall of 2025, officials in the state Office of Charter Schools have...
