Burlington News

A Burlington man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly set fire to a storage building on a property where he is a tenant.

Robert Mark Jordan, 52, of A. Faucette Lane, Burlington, was charged Tuesday, June 18, 2013, by the Alamance County Sheriff's Office with burning other buildings.

On Tuesday night, the City Council - with Mayor Pro-tem David Huffman and Councilman Jim Butler absent - adopted a resolution allowing the purchase of the 2.21-acre site on Bonnar Bridge Parkway.

New parking regulations intended to free up on-street parking in Burlington's downtown will start on July 1, following almost two years of studies and plans.

The Southern Alamance High School class of 1967 is planning a reunion for Sept. 21 at the Shriner's Club in Burlington.

I knew the first week of June was going to be a rump-kicker when I scheduled two, back-to-back educational conferences for the first week of June.

The city of Burlington is offering a housing repair program specifically for low- and very low-income households with special needs that require immediate modifications or repairs to ensure the residents' safety.

Kenneth G. Smith, 29, of N.C. 49 South, Burlington, was charged by Elon police June 17 with two counts of unlawfully obtaining a credit card and 12 counts of obtaining property by false pretense.

Mid-State Magic Eighth Grade AAU basketball team will hold a car wash/yard sale/food truck fundraiser at Johnson & Associates, 120 South O'Neal St. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are raising money to attend nationals in Florida.

Sheetz Inc. and Samet Corp. have partnered on the construction of a 250,000-square-foot distribution and production facility in Burlington, N.C. Sheetz recently selected Samet as the contractor in charge of construction management for the $32.8 million center that is a cornerstone of expansion plans for the retailer.

Stokely's BBQ & More opened Mother's Day weekend at 3519 S. Church St., Burlington, next to the Food Lion.

Richard and Lois White of Burlington, North Carolina, announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Catherine White, to Conrad Ellray Sierra, son of Fernando Sierra and Sherrie Sierra, of Kernersville, North Carolina.

Christine Frances Billings of Burlington and William Benjamin Crenshaw of Elon were married at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Brookwood Church, Burlington.

Investigators say witnesses and paramedics performed CPR on Ruiz at the scene, but crews had to transport him to Alamance Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

The sweeping changes to R.D. Smith's race car uncovered more than speed. Dominance was delivered along with his 60-lap victory in the Late Models feature Friday night at Ace Speedway.

In 2008, Alamance County Adult Protective Services responded to about 175 cases where residents over 60 were left without care, physically abused or taken advantage of financially.

The announced partnership between Samet Corp. and Sheetz is a winning combination, say Burlington city officials awaiting construction of the Sheetz distribution center on Whites Kennel Road.

The body of a man found earlier this week in the water under the Christiana Bypass has been identified as a transient from North Carolina, police said today.

Police used tracking dogs to find and arrest a Burlington man Wednesday night after he allegedly assaulted a female and fled the house on foot.

Greensboro's Samet Corporation will oversee construction of the $32.8 million Sheetz distribution center and kitchen facility in Burlington.