Committee’s proposal to root out gender bias leaves Elon’s town council wanting more
A committee tasked with wringing the bias out of Elon’s rules and regulations received a somewhat underwhelming reception this week when it pitched its...
Does rainbow-colored hydrant in Elon have LGBTQ message?
QUESTION: Is the town of Elon trying to promote pro-LGBTQ attitudes by repainting a fire hydrant to prominently feature a rainbow? Is this multi-chromatic...
Elon’s town council approves new pavilion at Hillel Center
Elon’s town council has given its blessing to a new open-air pavilion at the Sklut Hillel Center – Elon University’s branch of the well-known...
City honors two property owners for bringing historic buildings back from the brink
The city of Burlington has bestowed a special recognition on two sets of property owners who’ve managed to inject new life into a couple...
Elon town council unanimously OKs contentious residential development
Elon’s town council has bestowed its unanimous nod on a Wake County developer’s plans to build 129 new homes on the northern outskirts of...
Burlington’s fire department nabs top fire insurance rating
Burlington’s fire department literally rolled out the red fire engine on Tuesday as it welcomed Mike Causey, the state’s insurance commissioner, for a landmark...
Burlington mulls reintroducing fares to Link Transit buses
Patrons of Burlington’s Link Transit bus system may soon find themselves scrounging for change to feed the farebox as they once did in the...
Six cars missing after B&E at Graham auto dealership
Police in Graham are trying to pick up the tracks of a half dozen vehicles that vanished from an area car dealership after an...
Neighbors continue to oppose 129-home development near their quiet neighborhood on the edge of...
For at least the fourth time this year, the denizens of a small residential enclave on Elon’s northern periphery descended on the town’s municipal...
Divided Graham council goes ‘revenue neutral’ on 3-2 vote
Tuesday night, Graham became the first, and so far only, local municipality to adopt a 2023-2024 budget with a revenue neutral tax rate.
The county...
