County, cities very optimistic about sales tax income for 2022-2023; they range from 15...
The recent talk of an economic downturn doesn’t seem to have tamped down the expectations of local government administrators – particularly not when it...
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Work on new Mebane ABC store well underway
Construction behind the current Orange County ABC Store on U.S. 70 on a new Mebane store is proceeding.
Steel beams and trusses are now up.
Plan...
Long-awaited NC 119 bypass to open Friday at noon
North Carolina’s Transportation Department sometimes gets a bad rap for the seemingly languorous pace of its road projects. But the NCDOT’s reputation could get...
Orange County hires Mebane’s Cy Stober to head county’s planning department
Mebane’s development director Cy Stober will be taking a job across the county line, becoming Orange County’s new planning director, effective June 21. He...
Divided planning board recommends against large subdivision along NC 119, 5-2
Many speakers agreed that Buddy Lyons of Kernersville-based LeoTerra Development, Inc. had been one of the most reasonable developers anyone in Mebane could ask...
Mebane budget: 10 more employees, another 3% COLA, higher water & sewer rates, no...
Mebane city officials unveiled the city’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year Monday night, a $38.2 million budget.
Highlights of the city manager’s proposed...
Mebane city council votes to add Juneteenth to paid holiday schedule
Mebane’s city council voted unanimously Monday night to add Juneteenth – celebrated on June 19 – as a new paid holiday for city employees....
Proposal for 492 homes in Hawfields – with $400K townhouses, $450K single-family homes –...
A Greensboro developer’s plans for a large subdivision of upscale single-family homes and townhouses drew opposition from neighbors who said it would disrupt the...
One new Mebane planning board member, one new vacancy
William Chapman, who was appointed to the planning board by Mebane’s city council last month, was sworn in to his first meeting Monday night.
Meanwhile,...
Middle-of-the-night road closures set for Mebane Oaks Road overpass construction
Lanes along I-85/40 will be closed to varying degrees beginning at 8:00 p.m. each night this week until Friday morning as part of N.C....
