Monthly Archives: June 2026
Officials laud Mebane Buc-ee’s at Wednesday groundbreaking
More than 200 local municipal and county officials, legislators, business people, and others turned out Wednesday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new...
Commissioners tentatively revise county manager’s budget to eliminate property tax hike
UPDATED AND EXPANDED VERSION OF THE STORY FIRST POSTED AFTER MONDAY'S BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
Alamance County’s commissioners have tentatively agreed to rejigger the capital outlays...
Behind closed doors for almost 2 hours, Graham council emerges to give $24K, 12 percent, raise to city manager
Graham’s city council spent more time behind closed doors Tuesday night than they did in open session.
The closed door confab was apparently to consider...
Sheetz in Swepsonville getting underway
Workers have begun clearing land on the outskirts of Swepsonville in preparation for the construction of a new Sheetz gas station that the town’s...
Graham mayor, council often at odds over merits of applicants for city boards
Graham’s mayor and four city council members continued their rather frequent tussles over city priorities during this week’s consideration of appointments and reappointments to...
Council adopts budget with 3¢ property tax hike on 3-2 vote
Graham’s city council, which has eyed a 3-cent property tax increase all spring, ended up being divided over the final budget with that level...
Elon town council unanimously adopts budget with 5¢ property tax hike
Elon’s town council has approved a new annual budget that increases the town’s property tax rate by 5 cents to help bankroll $13.6 million...
Legal Notices, Thursday, June 11, 2026
Notice of Meeting
The Village of Alamance Planning Board will hold a public Meeting on June 16th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall...
Census findings: Graham and Mebane fastest growing Alamance County areas between 2023 to 2025
The latest Census population estimates show that nine out of 10 municipalities in Alamance County added residents between 2023 and 2025.
Overall, the county added...
Competing public speakers turn out to press for no property tax increase, more spending for ABSS
Scores of area residents headed to Graham on Monday as the county’s board of commissioners invited the public to weigh in on a proposed...
