For much of Mebane s history, the idea it could one day have too many apartments might ve seemed outlandish.
Well into the 20th century, Mebane was a mill town whose population never topped 3,000 residents. Sitting on the eastern edge of the Piedmont region, the city - pronounced quickly as “meb-an” - was a mile wide and a mile long, with a tidy downtown of brick warehouses, a movie theater, and shops serving as the community hub.
“Everybody was familiar with each other,” said Traci Davenport, executive director of the Mebane Historical Museum. “It was small, but it’s not like the sidewalks rolled up at 5 p.m. There was a hum to the place at night.”
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Asheville Citizen Times wins journalism honors for outstanding work
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The Asheville Citizen Times was honored with 16 awards from the North Carolina Press Association Friday night in a virtual ceremony held in lieu of the annual convention and banquet.
Among the awards were several first place honors for staff reporters Mackensy Lunsford and David Thompson, and for photojournalist Angela Wilhelm.
Asheville competes in a category that includes newspapers in Wilmington, Durham, Salisbury and Greenville, among others.
“Last year was such a challenging time for us in so many ways, not just the pandemic,” Citizen Times Executive Editor Jewell Walston said. “It is encouraging to know that through those times of transition, furloughs and attacks on journalists, all while navigating COVID-19, that our talented staff could still focus on great work and produce purposeful and impactful journalism.”
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