Monthly Archives: April 2026
Graham city council agrees to add legal advertising, ordinance review to next month’s agenda
Graham’s city council agreed by consensus Tuesday night to add several new items of business to the agenda for the council’s May meeting.
Graham mayor...
Rising stars: sheriff makes two significant promotions
For nearly a quarter of a century, the office of Alamance County’s sheriff has been under the command of Terry S. Johnson, a 76-year-old...
Did sheriff strike fans of campaign rivals from his agency’s list of certified officers?
QUESTION: Has the sheriff purged people from his agency’s list of certified officers because they supported either of his opponents in last month’s Republican...
Jesse Ronald Oakley
Jesse Ronald Oakley of Mebane, North Carolina, passed away on March 27, 2026. The son of Jesse Roberds Oakley and Carrie Cheek Oakley, he...
Maryellen Millaway Holt
Maryellen Millaway Holt, 98, of Burlington, NC passed away at her residence on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
A native of Alamance County, NC, she was...
BULLETIN/BREAKING NEWS: Commissioners OK controversial Phillippie landfill, 4-1
Alamance County's commissioners voted 4-to-1 to approve an intent to construct permit for the new Phillippie landfill at 4115 Clapp Mill Road Monday night,...
Mebane city council approves rezoning for 421 West Holt Street
Mebane’s city council has approved rezoning for two parcels at 421 West Holt Street, beside the city’s Holt Street Park and across from the...
Elon’s council makes U-turn in favor of paid parking
Elon’s chief of police has unholstered a plan that could introduce paid parking to the municipality’s bustling downtown in order to bring additional revenue...
Elon councilman feels town should ramp up property tax hike in order to beat potential state limit
The looming threat of state-level restrictions on local property tax hikes has thrown Elon’s municipal leaders into a frenzy of brainstorming as they struggle...
Mebane planning board recommends rezoning for 300 West Giles and 703 West McKinley Street
Mebane’s planning board voted 5-0 Monday night to recommend rezoning for two distressed properties in the city’s historically black West End area.
The planning board...
