The current (Nov. 13) edition has several stories related to a proposed Sheetz gas station/convenience store at the corner of N.C. 54 and North Jim Minor Road. See these stories:
- Town council to have Tuesday hearing on annexation, rezoning, sewer line incentives agreement: https://alamancenews.com/swepsonville-to-consider-annexation-rezoning-for-sheetz-on-tuesday-night/
- Background from last week’s (Nov. 6) edition: https://alamancenews.com/sheetz-looking-to-build-fifth-county-site-in-swepsonville/
- Part of town council’s closed meetings haven’t been related to Sheetz, but rather to discuss potential property purchase(s) adjacent to town’s ballpark: https://alamancenews.com/swepsonville-looking-at-buying-property-to-renovate-and-expand-100-year-old-ballpark/
- Swepsonville’s town attorney, Alamance News publisher differ on whether town council complied with requirements of state’s Open Meetings in going into closed sessions over the past four months (July, August, September, and October monthly meetings): https://alamancenews.com/swepsonville-attorney-newspaper-publisher-differ-on-legality-of-town-councils-closed-meetings/
- The newspaper’s editorial views on the subject: https://alamancenews.com/yeah-its-only-swepsonville-but-small-towns-have-to-obey-the-law-too/
And in Mebane. . .
- Meanwhile, Mebane’s city council will consider a different Sheetz project, along Buckhorn Road in western Orange County, which will include five diesel pumps and parking spaces for tractor trailers: https://alamancenews.com/another-sheetz-proposed-in-mebane-this-one-with-tractor-trailer-service/









