Mebane city council debates whether to divide 2¢ rate increase
Mebane’s city council held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to learn more of the details and assumptions behind city manager Richard White’s proposed budget,...
City of Graham’s Legal advertising decision to be left to administrators
Graham’s city council has decided not to pursue one councilman’s suggestion of stripping the city’s legal advertising from The Alamance News and placing it...
Clearing, grading begins on potential warehouse near industrial park
Clearing and grading is underway for a 788,550-square foot warehouse on 68.8 acres between Kimrey Road and N.C. Highway 119, just inside Graham’s city...
Elon town council OKs mgr.’s 5¢ property tax increase
The financial anxieties of municipal staff members wound up stealing the show on Tuesday when Elon’s town council held a public hearing about the...
Developer applies for Sheetz construction permit
Site work is about to get underway on a long-vacant parcel in Burlington that was rezoned for a new Sheetz gas station more than...
Mebane city manager proposes 2¢ tax hike, 10.5% utility rate increases
Mebane city manager Richard J. White, III outlined his proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
Similar to the preliminary information he had provided to...
Burlington’s city manager calls for 7-cent property tax hike amid fee increases in utilities,...
New property tax rate = 14.5 percent increase; over half attributed to paying for bonds voters OK'd in 2024
Burlington’s new city manager has presented...
Burlington arrests serial shoplifter wanted in five jurisdictions
A suspected serial shoplifter is behind bars this week after racking up charges of larceny and similar offenses in Burlington and several other communities.
According...
Police chief-cum-councilman persuades colleagues to reprioritize pay for police officers, firefighters
A sidenote on public safety salaries during the presentation of Burlington’s proposed budget became the centerpiece a day later thanks to the intercession of...
Eastern High School student charged with illegal weapons possession
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has announced the arrest of an area high school student for the alleged possession of illegal firearms.
According to...
