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...
Local governments vary on revenue assumptions
How much are sales and property taxes expected to increase?
Economic forecasting is a notoriously dicey way to make a living.
One joke that those in...
Mebane city council scraps city manager’s proposed 2-cent property tax hike
Mebane's city council's overrode city manager Richard White's planned 2-cent tax increase, voting instead to continue the city's current tax rate of 37 cents...
Mebane planning board recommends rezoning for insurance agency
Mebane’s planning board has voted unanimously to recommend rezoning property at 203 South Fifth Street from R-12 to neighborhood business to allow an insurance...
City of Mebane agrees to pay $9.3M to Graham toward cost for wastewater treatment...
The city of Mebane has agreed to pay the city of Graham $9.3 million toward the cost to upgrade and expand Graham’s wastewater treatment...
Mebane city council debates whether to divide 2¢ rate increase
Mebane’s city council held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to learn more of the details and assumptions behind city manager Richard White’s proposed budget,...
Mebane city manager proposes 2¢ tax hike, 10.5% utility rate increases
Mebane city manager Richard J. White, III outlined his proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
Similar to the preliminary information he had provided to...
Eastern High School student charged with illegal weapons possession
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has announced the arrest of an area high school student for the alleged possession of illegal firearms.
According to...
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...
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...
















