Mebane city council OKs fourth round of incentives for Belgian cookie maker
Company officials with Lotus Bakeries – makers of the famous Biscoff cookies served on many airlines – went before Mebane’s city council this week,...
Mebane city council OKs 436-home subdivision
Increasingly busy area of NC 119 south of I-85/40, near industrial park & new high school, drew traffic concerns
Months of tedious and conciliatory work...
Mebane budget adopted; property taxes level, but water & sewer rates to climb 6%
Mebane city council members unanimously adopted the budget initially proposed in May by city manager Chris Rollins.
Highlights of the budget, as proposed and adopted:...
“Lyft” driver from Mebane accused of indecent liberties with 11-year-old passenger
A driver with the “Lyft” ride-hailing service has been arrested after he allegedly took indecent liberties with a minor on the way to a...
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Mebane Dunkin’ Donuts getting closer
Work continues on a strip center along NC 119 south of I-85/40 in Mebane, which will be anchored by a Dunkin' Donuts.
Workmen are putting...
Second Mebane co. to close operations this summer
Prescient in Hawfields area industrial park to close July 9; 83 to lose jobs
The Prescient Company has notified the state Department of Commerce that...
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...
