Burlington gets set to embark on groundbreaking PFAS study
The city of Burlington is preparing to plunge into a seven-figure endeavor that could give its water resources division the means to remove one...
ATTENTION Eastern Seniors: Hooks STEM scholarship applications due March 15
The Theresa Hooks Memorial STEM Scholarship is an annual award of $2500 given to a graduating senior at Eastern Alamance High School that is...
Decision on new hotel tax put off in Mebane until April 8 after publisher...
Mebane’s city council has put off a decision on imposing a 3 percent hotel occupancy tax on its hotels, after Alamance News publisher Tom...
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins to retire
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins, who has worked in Mebane for the past 11 years as assistant manager and city manager – and before...
Planning board OKs zoning for high density homes; applicant pulls request for car wash
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its unanimous nod to a request to increase the density of a residentially-zoned lot along a fast-growing...
Elon town council passes on Gibsonville brewer’s proposal to resurrect beer garden at town...
Elon’s town council has decided not to order another round of a pilot program that had enabled a Gibsonville brewer to set up a...
Graham downtown businesswomen object to Sat. street closure for June 8 festival
Several Graham businesswomen approached Graham’s city council last week to express concerns about several city-sponsored festivals that result in street closures which they contend...
Rezoning request for auto sales gets redlight from city council
Burlington’s city council has put the brakes on a rezoning request that would’ve allowed a small car dealership to set up shop next door...
Pittsboro threatens to sue Burlington company over hazardous discharge
The town of Pittsboro has decided to take legal action against a Burlington-based company that’s already in hot water with the city of Burlington...
State grant clinches company’s plans to expand Burlington plant
A high-tech manufacturer has agreed to expand a production facility in Burlington thanks, in part, to newly-approved $100,000 grant from the N.C. Department of...
