Encore race in Elon: third time’s the charm for Michael Woods
The provincial squabbles of municipal government might seem light years removed from the rough-and-tumble world of labor negotiations.
But the chasm between these two realms...
Buc-ee’s in Mebane getting closer
Buc-ee’s – a travel plaza chain based in Texas that’s steadily making inroads throughout the South – has filed plans with the city of...
Did Haw River town council candidate embellish his resume?
QUESTION: Aric V. Geda, who unsuccessfully ran to unseat Haw River’s incumbent mayor, Kelly Allen, earlier this month claims to serve as a technical...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Does Green Level town councilman-elect have criminal record?
QUESTION: Does Michael Trollinger, the top voter getter in this year’s race for Green Level’s town council, have a felony record? Do his convictions...
Mebane to get more downtown parking; could a portion of Fourth Street be closed...
Mebane’s city council has authorized the purchase of property at the corner of Ruffin and North Fourth Streets.
The quarter-acre lot is across North Fourth...
Graham city council being sued (again) for 3-2 vote against rezoning
A developer is suing the Graham city council for denying his application for a special use permit that would’ve allowed for the construction of...
College fraternity wants town of Elon to allow leniency on noise ordinance
It wasn’t the threat of “double-secret probation” that brought nearly a dozen members of one campus fraternity before Elon’s town council on Tuesday.
Instead, this...
Elon town council calls for more limits on Airbnbs in town’s proposed development rules
Elon’s town council made full use of the figurative red pen last Tuesday as its members continued to refine a proposed land management ordinance...
Christmas comes to Graham
Downtown Graham is getting all decked out for the Christmas season. Festive decorations and lights were being strung throughout the downtown area beginning Monday...
3-Alarm fire, collapsing roofs and walls finish off former mill building
Graham's fire department and most other local fire departments within Alamance County responded to a 3-Alarm fire at the former Culp Weaving mill building...

















