Swepsonville attorney, newspaper publisher differ on legality of town council’s closed meetings
Swepsonville town attorney Paul Koonts is insistent that the town council did not violate the state’s Open Meetings Law in either of two portions...
Swepsonville looking at buying property to renovate and expand 100-year-old ballpark
Swepsonville’s town council has entered into closed sessions for the past several months to confer with the town’s attorney about a future acquisition of...
UPDATE: Mebane’s planning board gives its OK to another Sheetz – this one with...
Mebane's planning board gave its blessing Monday night, 8-1, to a rezoning request to allow the second Sheetz in the city, this one at...
Sheetz looking to build fifth county site in Swepsonville
Town’s secrecy gives way to acknowledgement that municipality wants to expand, bring in property for gas station/store
Sheetz, Inc., which has four gas station/convenience stores...
Mebane council member Montrena Hadley honored
Mebane city councilwoman Montrena Hadley received a standing ovation from her fellow council members Monday night in honor of her ongoing contributions to the...
Ribbon cutting for Carolina Achieve formally opens new charter school in Mebane
Mebane mayor Ed Hooks (pictured second from the left, below, with the ceremonial scissors) helps to cut the ribbon on Friday, October 31 for...
Graham to buy acreage to expand regional park
Graham city council members voted 3-0 Tuesday night to purchase 10 acres of land adjacent to Graham Regional Park along Jim Minor Road –...
Graham city manager names new police chief
Graham city manager Megan Garner has announced the city's new police chief will be a career, now retired, SBI agent who currently works with...
Police in Burlington seek suspect in convenience store holdup
A convenience store in Burlington was robbed at gunpoint this week by a man sporting a “Forever Blessed” hoodie.
According to Burlington’s police department, this...
Some Mebane councilmen think first draft of comprehensive land use plan too broad
Several of Mebane’s city council members have expressed a degree of skepticism about the current draft of a proposed 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
The future land...
