Gibsonville passes budget with 18% tax hike above ‘revenue neutral’
By Charity L. Cohen
Special to The Alamance News
The Gibsonville board of aldermen has unanimously voted to accept the 2024 fiscal year budget proposed by...
Mebane city council delays decision on spending $1,000 to join ‘race & equity’ group
Mebane’s city council voted 4-1 Monday night to postpone a proposal to spend $1,000 to join an organization called the Government Alliance on Race...
Council makes board appointments, shelving several current members
Graham’s city council made appointments and re-appointments to seven advisory boards Tuesday night, changing the configuration on four of them by not re-appointing several...
Retiring Mebane police chief Terrence Caldwell honored at city council meeting
It was standing-room only inside the Mebane city council’s meeting chambers Monday night as dozens of people turned out to honor Mebane police chief...
Fireman in domestic dispute makes charges against superiors at ‘name clearing’ hearing
A former Graham firefighter, Robert (“Rob) Patterson, who was fired this spring, got an opportunity to clear his name during a special hearing Wednesday...
Warehouse planned near Cherry Lane & Gov. Scott Farm Road where earlier project withdrawn...
Residents along Cherry Lane, especially in the Old Fields subdivision, probably felt that they had prevailed more than a year ago when an Atlanta...
Developer requests rezoning, annexation for possible warehouse on 68.70 acres
A developer’s proposal to rezone an area just outside Graham’s city limits, in its so-called extraterritorial jurisdiction, for a large, industrial warehouse, and to...
Newspaper’s inquiry tips off elections office about additional Gibsonville seat to be filled in...
Of all the elected positions that will be up for grabs in Alamance County this fall, there’s one seat in Gibsonville that has proven...
Consultant’s study sheds new light on Western Electric contamination
A consultant’s report on Burlington’s old Western Electric plant has produced ream upon ream of new data – but no genuine bombshells – about...
Haw River mayor Kelly Allen will seek second, four-year term to lead her town
Haw River mayor and former council member Kelly Allen is announcing her intention to run for a second four-year term as mayor.
The filing period...
