Monthly Archives: October 2021
ABSS proposes spending nearly $400K to buy and renovate a used trailer for offices
Alamance-Burlington school board members have delayed voting on a proposal by the ABSS administration to spend $390,275 to buy a used modular unit that...
Construction appears to be entering final stages for Amazon center in Graham
While construction and roadwork appear to be nearing completion, there has still be no official word on when the new Amazon distribution center will...
Medline distribution center construction moving along rapidly
Construciton on the huge Medline distribution center being built on the edge of Mebane, in western Orange County, is moving along rapidly, and appears...
What’s up with the big pile of dirt on NC 119?
What is the big pile of dirt along NC 119 near Truliant Credit Union?
It’s an indication that grading and construction work is beginning on...
Burlington names new police chief – again
For the second time in two months, Burlington city manager Hardin Watkins has announced the city’s new police chief to succeed Jeff Smythe who...
1M square feet of warehouse space could be coming to Buckhorn, West Ten roads area
14 parcels on 128 acres would be developed into five warehouses with cumulative square footage of 980,200 square feet; three would front I-85/40
For decades,...
Developer: Fortune 100 company almost lined up for Mebane site in Orange County
A large, Fortune 100 company could be announced soon for both a manufacturing and distribution facility in Mebane, according to Justin Parker, vice president...
Last three defendants arrested at ill-fated October 31 protest found guilty
The three remaining defendants who had been arrested during the “I Am Change Legacy March to the Polls” in downtown Graham on October 31,...
Six candidates vie for three city council seats in Mebane
Candidates differ on growth rate, Covid vaccination requirement for city employees, and spending priorities
Mebane voters will head to the polls (early voting begins today...
Commissioners mum, but public records, other sources provide clues to firing
Alamance County’s commissioners have been mum about the reasons they dismissed their long-time attorney Clyde Albright.
For his part, Albright has raised the specter that...
