The changing face of downtown Mebane: Kingsdown buildings demolished
The face of downtown Mebane is undergoing a major transformation. A project to convert the several blocks formerly occupied by the Kingsdown mattress factory...
At Western football games, fans aren’t seeing double; there really are lookalike players: the...
Which is which? Sometimes even their coaches can't tell "the Bash Brothers" apart. Just list it as "a May brother."
By Bob Sutton
Special to The...
Divided commissioners give school board member, radio owner Chuck Marsh seat on tourism authority
Alamance County’s commissioners have tapped a member of the local school board to fill a sought-after seat on a special oversight board that promotes...
Local cook to be featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
A famous Alamance County cook is going to be on television this weekend, part of a guest on Guy Fieri’s program Diners, Drive-ins, and...
Troubled residents irritated at special use zoning procedure that prevented them from speaking to...
Special use permit defeated on 3-2 vote
Graham’s city council spent a contentious two hours Tuesday night hearing a developer’s request for one change in...
Montgomery elected President of SEANC
Delegates at the 39th annual Convention of the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) recently elected Kirk Montgomery of Burlington as President for...
Mebane planning board OKs new concrete plant along interstate
Mebane’s planning board gave a thumbs up to an Asheboro concrete company that wants to build its second plant in Mebane.
Piedmont Ready Mix wants...
Council dragged into debate about transgender performances
The national quarrel about transgender acceptance made an unbidden appearance in Burlington this week when a Graham resident confronted Burlington’s elected leaders about an...
Elon hatches new master plan for downtown development
Elon’s town council has bestowed its blessing on a new master plan for the future development of this municipality’s storied downtown.
The council ultimately gave...
LOCAL IMPACT OF STATE BUDGET: $48 million for local governments, airport, ACC, non-profits –...
Alamance County local governments, the Burlington-Alamance Airport, the community college, the school system, eight rural fire departments, and a host of non-profit agencies all...
