Monthly Archives: December 2020

It wasn’t initially the quaint feel of Haw River that drew Raleigh native Andrew Leager to town. Rather, it was the long-empty, nearly 125-year-old chapel overlooking the town on West Main Street that caught his eye as he sped by on an Amtrak train. “I’ve...

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF BETTY JEAN BROWN All persons, firms and corporations having claims against BETTY JEAN BROWN, now deceased, are notified to present them to DARLA S. SCHNEIDER, Executor of the decedent’s estate, in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, on or...

Four major subdivisions show 850 single-family homes and 463 townhouses Mebane could see another surge in residential growth inasmuch as plans for four new subdivisions have been submitted to the city’s planning department. Two are on the northern side of town: one is on the...

Perhaps the third time will be the charm for a townhouse project that will be presented to Graham’s city council January 12. The 15.44 acres off Cheeks Lane in the southern part of Graham was first approved for townhouses in 2005, as a part of...

Developer Shawn Cummings told  this week that four new sections of Mackintosh on the Lake, with a total of 226 homes, are expected to be started during 2021. Cummings said he has selected Dan Ryan and Windsor Homes to be the builders for the final...

Roadwork, curb, gutters and other infrastructure is getting underway at the Quarry Hills Subdivision south of Graham, within Swepsonville’s municipal limits. Developer Eric Dischinger has installed curbs and gutters throughout much of the 160-acre site of the subdivision (the former home of Quarry Hills Golf...

Amy Scott Galey had served on Alamance County’s board of commissioners for less than a year when she had a rude awakening during her first budget vote in the spring of 2017. Like most county budgets, that year’s spending plan hinged on the issue of...

U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) has designated his Alamance County office caseworker Janine Osborne as his Sixth District Community Hero of the Month for December. During his tenure in Congress, which ends next week, Walker has recognized a constituent, business, or organization for displaying extraordinary...

Grading and infrastructure work has begun on Bowman Village, one of two related subdivisions on each side of Bowman Road in the portion of Mebane located in western Orange County. The council was narrowly divided, approving the plans 3-2, with then-mayor Glendel Stephenson casting the...