The town has hired a central NC law firm to investigate the recent negotiations for selling town property, and the contentious reactions since. Board members hope the investigation will shed some light (and the Bee…
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This is by no means a comprehensive list of things that have happened in Hope Mills during 2018. It’s probably not even limited specifically to 2018, because some things take place over a couple of…
In yesterday’s mid-term general elections, the town had one referendum/proposal included: to extend town commissioners’ terms to a staggered four-year cycle from the current “two-year, everybody runs” cycle. 1955 people voted for extending the terms…
Did you notice some political signs missing around town Friday morning? If you did, there’s an explanation. There was an explanation all along that most people probably took for granted, but then a local blogger…
This whole hullabaloo about selling town property is missing the point, because so many things have been glommed onto it. Government should be about processes. But personalities and preferences about people come in, especially when…
At Monday night’s town board meeting, commissioners decided to continue discussions with the Lone Survivor Foundation program to potentially bring a military retreat complex near Cotton Fire Department. This property deal has become clouded in…
In Monday night’s town board meeting, Town Commissioner Mayor Pro Tem Mike Mitchell says he didn’t name names when he went to the media, and didn’t accuse any Commissioners of a conflict of interest because…
Hope Mills Bee Published by Mike Smith · Just now · This is a clip from Monday night’s town board meeting. In it, Commissioner Mike Mitchell mentions a request for information he asked other commissioners…
The ban on swimming in Hope Mills Lake will continue as the town tries to follow the state protocols for state water quality testing, but they are having difficulties getting responses to calls because the…
There’s a new traffic pattern on Camden Rd. at N. Main St. For traffic heading toward Millstone, DOT officials have extended the left-turn lane to accommodate more vehicles, and moved the straight lane to the…