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...
Strip center proposed for NC 54
Plans have been filed with Graham’s planning department for a 19,600-square-foot strip shopping center at 1205 East Harden Street (NC 54).
Some of the 5.11-acre...
Yarn manufacturer to close Burlington facility in April
McMichael Mills, a yarn manufacturer, has notified the state Department of Commerce that the company will close its Burlington facility this spring, resulting in...
Deputy elevated to fire chief in Burlington
Deputy had been skipped over in last fire chief's vacancy; he sued over discrimination and received a $90,000 settlement
Burlington city manager Craig Honeycutt...
Police seek suspects in early Thursday morning holdup
Police in Burlington are looking for three men who reportedly robbed two individuals at gunpoint in the small hours of the morning on Thursday.
The...
