Noise complaints around National Agents Alliance event centers
The National Agents Alliance does big business out of Burlington, and its event centers in central Burlington get heavy use. Some neighbors say the noise is too loud and have lodged complaints with th...
7 Mar 201911min
Analysis: Mebane woman pleads to misdemeanors in statutory rape case
Reporter Isaac Groves was in the courtroom for 47-year-old Gwendolyn Rae Cloutier's sentencing. She was originally charged with statutory rape and sex offenses against a child in 2016 for acts with a ...
12 Feb 201916min
Provisional teaching licenses in ABSS: Which schools rely on them the most? Why is that a problem?
The short answer: Teacher turnover. The school board and ABSS central office are concerned about a lack of stability at particular schools and the cycle that perpetuates on a campus. Teachers with pro...
1 Feb 201921min
Groups of 2 or more must have permits to gather in Graham. Is that constitutional?
Reporter Isaac Groves examines a Graham ordinance that requires groups of two or more people to apply for a permit at least 24 hours before they demonstrate within the city limits. Experts, including ...
28 Jan 201910min
There's opportunity here: Burlington and Alamance's Four Opportunity Zones
What are Opportunity Zones? Where are they in Burlington and Alamance County? What do they mean for investment and economic growth here? Burlington Economic Development Director Peter Bishop fleshes o...
25 Jan 201939min
Conservators Center 911 call, Sunday, Dec. 30
The recording of the initial 911 call to Caswell County emergency communications reporting the lion attack that killed 22-year-old intern Alexandra Black on Sunday, Dec. 30. This recording was edited ...
4 Jan 20192min
Why is this news? An ongoing conversation.
We ran a piece today, Jan. 3, by reporter Isaac Groves that detailed a lawsuit brought by Elon University against a former student over a loan debt. It's unusual to see the university suing a student ...
3 Jan 201910min
Tragedy at the Conservators Center
The Conservators Center has been an attraction near the Alamance-Caswell County line, north of Burlington, for almost 20 years. It began by rescuing big cats and other exotic animals that were seized ...
31 Des 20189min
