Monthly Archives: May 2021
Mebane police chief reverses retirement announcement, will stay on – for at least two more years
Mebane police chief Terry Caldwell, who had announced his retirement on March 23 effective June 1, has decided, instead, to remain in his post...
Doi chosen as ABSS teacher of the year
Hawfields Middle School teacher Christopher Doi has been selected as the Alamance-Burlington school system’s 2021 teacher of the year. He teaches 6th grade English...
Commissioners okay 2-year advance in next reval as prelude to 4-year cycle
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has agreed to move up the implementation of the county’s next property tax revaluation from 2025 to 2023 –...
Mebane gives cookie maker incentives it sought for expansion
Mebane’s city council gave a Belgian cookie manufacturer the sweet deal it had sought: $600,000 in new incentives in exchange for a $60 million...
Industrial zoning approved for three lots along Maple Avenue
Mayor pro tem Kathy Hykes cast the lone vote of opposition to another deferred item of business that concerned a request for light industrial...
No getting up with the chickens in Burlington after all
Burlington’s city council has decided to shut the barn door on a proposed rule change that would’ve allowed the city’s residents to raise small...
Mebane OKs Orange County ABC store replacement
One resident says the proposed design is “ugly,” doesn’t fit in with Mebane’s style, describes it as a “prison-looking building”
Mebane’s city council unanimously...
Court of Appeals upholds Durham drug dealer’s convictions in Alamance County
The state’s second-highest court has upheld the convictions of a drug dealer who claimed he never should’ve been arrested – though he didn’t dispute...
Burlington’s city manager suggests no tax hike in proposed new budget
City manager: “Trying to get back to normal”
Burlington’s city manager has presented a recommended budget for the new fiscal year that foresees no property...
Legal Notices, Thursday, May 13, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA – Part B, Public Law 108.446) Project is currently being amended. The Project describes the special...
