Monthly Archives: June 2022

A driver with the “Lyft” ride-hailing service has been arrested after he allegedly took indecent liberties with a minor on the way to a destination in Alamance County. Miguel Angel Rodriguez was taken into custody on Thursday after the county’s 9-1-1 center received an emergency...

Despite the provocatively concealed signs, there’s really no “McMystery” about what’s coming together at the southwest corner of North Church Street and Graham-Hopedale Road. According to county tax records, the McDonald’s restaurant chain purchased the corner lot in April, clearing the way for the demolition...

Work continues on a strip center along NC 119 south of I-85/40 in Mebane, which will be anchored by a Dunkin' Donuts. Workmen are putting the finishing touches on the outside, as work turns to the insides of the storefronts. See progress in photo collage below: OCTOBER...

A man from the southern part of the county has been arrested after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend during a mid-morning row within their camper. Bryan Robert Burke was ultimately taken into custody after deputies were called out to investigate a domestic disturbance inside...

The heir to one local culinary dynasty has officially turned over the keys to a restaurant that his grandfather founded in Burlington nearly a century ago. Zack Touloupas, the third-generation proprietor of Zack’s Hot Dogs, formally signed over the deed to the family-owned eatery on...

Prescient in Hawfields area industrial park to close July 9; 83 to lose jobs  The Prescient Company has notified the state Department of Commerce that the company will close its facility at the North Carolina Commerce Park, in the Hawfields community between Mebane and Graham,...

The recent talk of an economic downturn doesn’t seem to have tamped down the expectations of local government administrators – particularly not when it comes to their forecasts for sales tax receipts in the new fiscal year. During the first week of May, officials in...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Graham, NC will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at Graham City Hall, 201 S. Main Street, Graham NC 27253 on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 6:00...

Construction behind the current Orange County ABC Store on U.S. 70 on a new Mebane store is proceeding. Steel beams and trusses are now up. Plan is to demolish the current store when the new one is finished. See progress in photos below: IN MARCH, SHORTLY AFTER CONSTRUCTION...