SAFE, Inc. receives grant for programs
The Truliant Foundation has given its first Bridge Grant to SAFE, Inc of Graham. The grant will provide $15,000 each year for three years...
Burlington’s city staff propose ways to expedite improvements to substandard homes
Burlington’s legal department has proposed a couple of rule changes that could fast track the renovation or removal of dilapidated homes.
Sherri Childress, Burlington’s assistant...
Graham city council votes, 3-2, for new playground equipment for Marshall St. Park
One council member wonders aloud: why city parks only in certain areas of Graham
A divided city council voted, 3-2, this week to authorize the...
Burlington city council endorses special property tax to raise funds for nonprofit rescue unit
Burlington’s leaders have lent their support to a new property tax that would help bankroll a volunteer force that provides specialized rescue services throughout...
Graham planning board reverses opposition to city’s first gated community
An Ohio developer’s revisions contained in a third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the corner of Hanford Road and West Moore...
9/11 anniversary remembered
Among the local tributes to the 25th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 was this display outside the Graham...
State trust fund awards Elon $362K toward new skatepark
The latest twist in Elon’s efforts to establish a new skatepark could prove almost as thrilling as riding the half-pipe to some of this...
Homeowner says his experiences with flood-prone well are cautionary tale about lax regulations in...
The final months of 2021 were a charmed time in the lives of Andrew Poole and his wife Anna.
With a hale, three-year-old son and...
Second time’s the charm for 251-home subdivision along Lakeside Avenue
Burlington’s city council has given its blessing to a revamped proposal for 200-plus homes along Lakeside Avenue that had, in its previous form, been...
George Nall honored with Order of the Long Leaf Pine
George Truitt Nall was recently given the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the governor of North Carolina.
There...
