Industrial zoning approved for three lots along Maple Avenue
Mayor pro tem Kathy Hykes cast the lone vote of opposition to another deferred item of business that concerned a request for light industrial...
No getting up with the chickens in Burlington after all
Burlington’s city council has decided to shut the barn door on a proposed rule change that would’ve allowed the city’s residents to raise small...
Mebane OKs Orange County ABC store replacement
One resident says the proposed design is “ugly,” doesn’t fit in with Mebane’s style, describes it as a “prison-looking building”
Mebane’s city council unanimously...
Burlington’s city manager suggests no tax hike in proposed new budget
City manager: “Trying to get back to normal”
Burlington’s city manager has presented a recommended budget for the new fiscal year that foresees no property...
Mebane rezones to accommodate possible Dunkin Donuts off NC 119
Mebane’s city council unanimously agreed to rezoning for a new strip shopping center that could also be home to a Dunkin Donuts franchise.
According to...
Elderly heirs facing potential condemnation from Mebane over family property
Three years ago, Mebane officials said they'd never consider taking legal action to forcibly take land for greenway trail; but now they might
The last...
Two youthful excursions down the Haw River to the coast become topic for book...
Nearly 60 years ago, when a group of four young men pushed off from the banks of the Haw River on a homemade raft,...
Small shopping center with Dunkin Donuts on city council’s Mon. agenda
On Mebane city council’s agenda for Monday night (May 3) will be rezoning for a new strip shopping center that could also be home...
Court Square disturbance in Graham leads to first two protest arrests of 2021
Two protesters have been charged with misdemeanor failure to disperse and for violating a city ordinance during a protest in Court Square downtown Graham.
The...
Mebane Oaks interchange project begins
Work has begun on a project to improve an interchange in Alamance County, thanks to a contract recently awarded by the N.C. Department of...


















