Monthly Archives: December 2021
Patience is greatest lesson learned from restoring four antique cars
With four vehicles produced across four decades and collected over the course of 40 years, Barry Huff’s accumulation and renovation of antique cars may...
Gibsonville prepares for more residential growth; projects abound especially north & west of town
Gibsonville is revving up for a population boom as the town awaits the construction of 1,788 units over the coming years.
The town racked up...
Alamance County’s longtime elections director set to retire
The political winds have changed more than once since Kathy Holland first joined Alamance County’s elections office as a voter registration coordinator in June...
Burlington board of adjustment to hear two boarding house cases
The opening months of 2022 could see the revival of an age-old debate over boarding houses in the city of Burlington – with at...
Planning board OKs expanding downtown zoning to lot across from post office
Graham’s planning board has given its endorsement to a rezoning request from a former city councilman who hopes to build a multi-use building on...
Sales tax revenues up, way up – giving windfall to county government
There’s no dearth of challenges confronting Alamance County’s government as its leaders take stock of their positions at the end of the current calendar...
Proposed warehouses for Cherry Lane postponed until January
Graham's planning board listened to a developer's presentation for two large warehouses along Cherry Lane and an outpouring of opposition from residents in Old...
County moves up completion date for 2023 tax revaluation by six weeks
Alamance County’s commissioners have agreed to let the county’s tax administrator enlist more contracted appraisers to speed up the completion of the county’s next...
Town makes offers on two properties, negotiates with owners on third
The town’s board of aldermen is also moving forward on trying to purchase three parcels that they went into closed session to discuss at...
Elon board moves forward on purchasing land for new police dept.
Elon’s board of aldermen recently gave the go-ahead to put $285,000 in town funds toward purchasing land for a new police department.
Located along West...
