News in Burlington

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 Alamance County. During their latest meeting […]

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE: The local debate over Flock cameras
COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE: THE LOCAL DEBATE OVER FLOCK CAMERAS. In this week’s (Sept. 17) edition: Burlington, Graham police chiefs see valuable benefits for law enforcement: https://bit.ly/4h1SdzD Some residents voice privacy concerns […]

Some local residents express concerns about Flock camera use
The proliferation of Flock cameras in some parts of the county has elicited scowls, rather than smiles, from some people who’ve passed in front of the lens. In Burlington, a […]

Flock cameras: Burlington, Graham police chiefs see law enforcement benefits
The police chiefs in Burlington and Graham are holding firm in their use of an AI-enabled technology that has been alternately hailed as breakthrough in policing and condemned as a […]

Randy L. Faircloth
Randy L. Faircloth passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at his home in Burlington, NC. A native of Burlington, Randy was born on June 20, 1957. He graduated from […]

Elon revises animal control regulations after outsourcing this function to Burlington
Much like the responsible dog owner who cleans up after their pets, officials in Elon have found it necessary to do some tidying up of their own since they farmed […]

ABSS considers selling off Sellars-Gunn as surplus property
Alamance-Burlington school officials outlined possible plans for declaring the former Sellars-Gunn Education Center along Apple Street in Burlington as surplus property, citing mounting expenses to operate the facility. School officials […]

Democratic critics accuse Republican commissioners of politicizing county’s library advisory committee
Commissioners have recently overridden two nominees from Mebane, one from Burlington A number of area residents have thrown the proverbial book at the county’s elected leaders over their alleged poli-ticization […]
Former Missile Plant Gets Toxic Cleanup While Thousands Wait
THE CAROLINIAN — The former Tarheel Army Missile Plant (TAMP) in Burlington, North Carolina, a Cold War-era military manufacturing site, has been undergoing chemical contamination cleanup by the U.S. Army Environmental Command and the North Carolina Department of Environmental…