Mebane council honors city attorney for 50-year career – so far
As they started their meeting Monday night, Mebane's city council members took a moment to honor their city attorney of 11 years, Lawson Brown,...
Mebane city council swears in reelected members
Mebane's monthly city council meeting for December got off to its regular start, except with the swearing in on recently-reelected council members.
Sworn in were...
Graham’s incoming mayor Chelsea Dickey hopes for ‘stronger, more connected’ city
Graham mayor-elect Chelsea Dickey seems to defy the stereotypes often used to describe the millennial generation – i.e., people born between 1981 and 1996,...
City councilman-elect Jim Young ‘underestimated’ all his life, but ready to serve
Graham councilman-elect Jim Young is a man of many hats: veteran; father; husband; small business owner; coffee roaster; podcaster; and now, the author of...
Plastics manufacturer in Mebane to close, lay off 59 workers
A plastics manufacturer has announced its plans to close its facility in Mebane and lay off 59 employees early next year.
Precision Concepts International at...
K&W in Burlington closes abruptly
K&W Cafeteria announced Monday that it was closing all of its locations – including the one at I-85 Plaza along Ramada Road in Burlington...
Man bites dog, quite literally
Burlington man accused of biting police dog
In the news business, one adage of what makes "news" is when man bites dog, as opposed to...
Burlington’s new mayor, city councilmen sworn in Tues. night
Tuesday night was a bit of a whirlwind for Burlington’s city council, which bid farewell to its mayor and two of its four regular...
Passers-by alert resident to evacuate burning home ahead of fire department’s arrival
Graham’s fire department is crediting two chance passers-by with assisting in the initial response to a two-alarm fire that tore through one area home...
Elon residents worry after pit bull kills neighbor’s dog
Concerned citizens largely from the Cable Square subdivision in Elon filled the town council’s chambers last week to voice their concerns about a dangerous...
