Gibsonville aldermen consider event-based social drinking district
Gibsonville’s board of aldermen has scheduled a public hearing for next month on a potential “social district” for the downtown area.
Unlike other local social...
Mebane Tractor Supply, take 2; planning board hears revised plan
It was fully a year ago, that it appeared that Mebane was on the verge of getting its own Tractor Supply store – to...
Graham adopts new “hotel tax”; does it include Airbnbs?
Graham became the third county municipality to impose a new 3 percent hotel occupancy tax , based on legislation enacted by the General Assembly...
Should sinking floor of Sesquicentennial Park be fixed – or the whole thing demolished,...
A seemingly innocuous agenda item on Graham city council’s Tuesday night agenda – whether to move toward repairing the “floor” of the Sesquicentennial Park...
GKN to consolidate Person County plant with Mebane facility
GKN Driveline will close its manufacturing plant in Roxboro and will consolidate those operations with its facility at 1067 Trollingwood-Hawfields Road in Mebane, GKN...
Do Airbnb rentals pay occupancy taxes? The answer appears to be complicated
Anyone who has ever used Airbnb knows that there’s a degree of mutual trust to every transaction made through this popular alternative to conventional...
Downtown businesswomen: 1; Rec dept.: 1
Downtown Graham businesswomen who objected last month to a half-day street closure on a Saturday in June that they said would cost them dearly...
“A lasting gift. . .”
Sam Powell, who had been the Sesquicentennial co-chairman of the county celebration in 1999 had said in 2021, when there had been some advocacy...
Burlington looks toward Nov. for $63.5M bond referendum with potential 13.4% property tax hike
Burlington’s elected leaders have taken their first tentative steps toward a bond referendum in this year’s general election that could raise $63.5 million for...
Burlington OKs annexation deal with Graham to facilitate development of new subdivision
Burlington’s city council has signed off on a proposed annexation agreement with Graham that would give Burlington the ability to serve, and potentially take...
