City of Graham files federal suit over water contamination
The city of Graham has filed a federal lawsuit against 17 major national corporations, and well as 20 “John Doe” defendants that developed chemicals,...
Graham council wants cost estimates for Sesquicentennial Park repairs, relocation
Graham’s city council continued its discussion this week on whether to repair or raze the Sesquicentennial Park on the northwest corner of Court Square.
The...
Talley vows no interest in buying city property, building on site, criticizes editorial for...
Graham mayor Jennifer Talley spent part of Tuesday’s discussion about the future of the Sesquicentennial Park defending herself from an editorial that appeared in...
Graham adopts new “hotel tax”; does it include Airbnbs?
Graham became the third county municipality to impose a new 3 percent hotel occupancy tax , based on legislation enacted by the General Assembly...
Should sinking floor of Sesquicentennial Park be fixed – or the whole thing demolished,...
A seemingly innocuous agenda item on Graham city council’s Tuesday night agenda – whether to move toward repairing the “floor” of the Sesquicentennial Park...
Do Airbnb rentals pay occupancy taxes? The answer appears to be complicated
Anyone who has ever used Airbnb knows that there’s a degree of mutual trust to every transaction made through this popular alternative to conventional...
Downtown businesswomen: 1; Rec dept.: 1
Downtown Graham businesswomen who objected last month to a half-day street closure on a Saturday in June that they said would cost them dearly...
“A lasting gift. . .”
Sam Powell, who had been the Sesquicentennial co-chairman of the county celebration in 1999 had said in 2021, when there had been some advocacy...
Graham downtown businesswomen object to Sat. street closure for June 8 festival
Several Graham businesswomen approached Graham’s city council last week to express concerns about several city-sponsored festivals that result in street closures which they contend...
Strip center proposed for NC 54
Plans have been filed with Graham’s planning department for a 19,600-square-foot strip shopping center at 1205 East Harden Street (NC 54).
Some of the 5.11-acre...
