Monthly Archives: July 2023
Gibsonville passes budget with 18% tax hike above ‘revenue neutral’
By Charity L. Cohen
Special to The Alamance News
The Gibsonville board of aldermen has unanimously voted to accept the 2024 fiscal year budget proposed by...
Legal Notices, Thursday, July 13, 2023
Village of Alamance Board of Adjustment:
Public Hearing
The Board of Adjustment for the Village of Alamance will hold a public hearing on July 24, 2023,...
Mebane city council delays decision on spending $1,000 to join ‘race & equity’ group
Mebane’s city council voted 4-1 Monday night to postpone a proposal to spend $1,000 to join an organization called the Government Alliance on Race...
Council makes board appointments, shelving several current members
Graham’s city council made appointments and re-appointments to seven advisory boards Tuesday night, changing the configuration on four of them by not re-appointing several...
Incumbent mayors first to toss hats in for re-election; long-time Elon councilman Mark Greene won’t seek fifth term
The ongoing filing period for candidates in this year’s municipal elections has already seen a whole host of office holders sign up to defend...
EAST-WEST ALL-STAR SOCCER PREVIEW: Defensive role works for Western’s Standafer
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Jenna Standafer’s spot on the back line for the Western Alamance girls’ soccer team turned out just right.
“You...
Governor appoints former local Democratic Party chief Elaine Berry to chairmanship of county’s elections board
Elaine Berry has come a long way from her childhood home on a tobacco farm in the northern reaches of Orange County.
From this rather...
Retiring Mebane police chief Terrence Caldwell honored at city council meeting
It was standing-room only inside the Mebane city council’s meeting chambers Monday night as dozens of people turned out to honor Mebane police chief...
Mebane city council honors Eastern girls’ soccer team for winning state championship
Mebane’s city council recognized the Eastern High School women’s soccer team for winning the state 3A championship in June. Mebane mayor Ed Hooks presented...
County tax office continues to process revaluation appeals
An appointed citizen review board continues to chip away at the nearly 5,000 appeals that area property owners have filed since the county’s tax...
