Former Graham councilman’s downtown property sells a year later for $893K
Former Graham city councilman Lee Kimrey has sold his mixed-use property along West Elm Street in downtown Graham – currently home to a taproom,...
New convenience store concept underway along South N.C. Highway 119
Construction is underway along South N.C. Highway 119 on a relatively new regional convenience store concept called Smart Shop.
A forthcoming location for Smart Shop...
Mebane mayor, council members sworn in
Mebane's mayor and two council members were sworn in for their four-year terms earlier this month at the city council's December 4 meeting.
All were...
Planning board OKs higher density on lot in West Beverly Hills neighborhood
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has unanimously endorsed a rezoning request that would increase the building density of a small residential lot in the...
Bonus or raise in Elon town government? Why not both?
Elon’s town council was in a giving mood Monday night as its members discussed for almost an hour how much of an increase in...
Long-time Elon councilman bows out; colleagues give gifts to remember his service
Mark Greene, Elon’s newly-retired mayor pro tem, might’ve had an inkling that he wouldn’t leave empty-handed when he gave up his position this week...
Elon proposes to join municipal tourism authority
The town of Elon has become the second local community to reserve a spot on a new, municipal board that would fund tourism-related activities...
Burlington hires contractor to help filter PFAS from its drinking water
The city of Burlington has enlisted the services of a Raleigh-based environmental engineer to prime the pump for a forthcoming regulatory change that may...
Burlington signs off on incentives worth 200K for Matthews International
Burlington’s city council has agreed to extend a package of subsidizes worth $200,000 to secure a manufacturer’s commitment to expand a facility it owns...
Citizens voice (mostly) opposition to Buc-ee’s at planning board meeting
More than two dozen citizens signed up to weigh in at Mebane’s planning board meeting Monday night on the proposed Mebane Buc-ee’s.
Some were Efland...
