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🌱 Guilty plea brings closure in $44M Mebane warehouse fire case
Hi Mebane! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Guilty plea brings closure in $44M Mebane warehouse fire case
- See how Muffin’s iconic mural is being reborn this week.
Also on today's calendar: Mebane Dogwood Festival Family 5K and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 61.
- Sunday: Cooler; a morning shower, with a high of 69 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man pleads guilty in $44M Mebane warehouse fire that injured firefighter (wfmynews2.com) — A man has pleaded guilty to setting the massive 2025 warehouse fire in Mebane that caused an estimated $44 million in damage and injured a firefighter. He was sentenced to roughly six to eight years in prison and ordered into treatment and counseling. Local readers now have closure on the investigation into this high-profile incident. 
• Original mural artist upgrades downtown Mebane icon (newsoforange.com) — A beloved downtown Mebane landmark, the Muffin’s Ice Cream mural on North Fourth Street, is being rebuilt and refreshed after foundation repairs threatened the original artwork. Local muralist and longtime resident Artie Barksdale is recreating and updating his design, keeping the Maple View Farm scene locals love while adding new touches. Work should wrap up this week, so you can soon see the upgraded mural in person.
📸 Around Mebane
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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38Th Annual Mebane Dogwood Festival
Downtown Mebane, 118 W Clay St, Mebane
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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WOMS Track & Field @ Hawfields Middle
Woodlawn Middle , 3400 S NC 119 Hwy , Haw River
5:00 pm -
WOMS Women's Soccer vs Western Middle
Woodlawn Middle , 3970 Mebane Rogers Rd , Mebane
5:00 pm -
WOMS Softball vs Western Middle
Woodlawn Middle , 3970 Mebane Rogers Rd , Mebane
5:00 pm -
WOMS Baseball vs Western Middle
Woodlawn Middle , 3970 Mebane Rogers Rd , Mebane
5:00 pm -
Mebane Dogwood Festival Family 5K
312 W Clay St , Mebane
10:00 pm -
Rustic And Ready Retreat 2nd Annual
F7 Blackstone Ranch , 4605 Scottland Dr , Mebane
11:00 am -
Rustic N Ready - A Play Date Adventure For Singles & Couples
F7 Blackstone Ranch , 4605 Scottland Dr , Mebane
11:00 am
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Southeast Alamance High School vs River Mill Academy Jaguars
Southeast Alamance High School , 3400 S NC 119 Hwy , Haw River
4:30 pm -
WOMS Track & Field @ Hawfields Middle
Woodlawn Middle , 3400 S NC 119 Hwy , Haw River
5:00 pm -
Soccer Home vs Southeast
Hugh M Cummings High Burlington, NC 27217
6:00 pm -
Woodlawn Middle vs Western Alamance Middle
Woodlawn Middle School , 3970 Mebane Rogers Rd , Mebane
4:45 pm
Friday April 17
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Orange County Department of Social Services and Health Department will host the 4th Annual “Be Well” Community Wellness Event on May 1, 2026, from 10 a.
m.–2 p.m. at 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough. This free event offers dental care, mammograms, blood donation, car seat safety, and more. Enjoy food,… (Nextdoor ) - Hey guys.
My mom just bought a house in Graham and is looking for someone to clear a bunch of tree debris, prune an overgrown crape myrtle and remove a tree… (Nextdoor Ashbury)
- MAU Workforce Solutions posted a job opening for Warehouse Team Member in Mebane. Apply here.
- ABB LTD posted a job opening for Material Handler - Entry in Mebane. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mebane here.
🗞 Nearby News
Graham
- Graham councilman's idea: spend more for less – by boycotting The Alamance News (alamancenews.com)
- Bid opening for Graham's new park delayed by a week due to having only two responses (alamancenews.com)
- AORN 2026 New Orleans: Evidence-Based Colorectal SSI Bundle Reduces Surgical Infections Through Standardized Intraoperative Nursing Care (infectioncontroltoday.com)
Burlington
- Burlington launches workshop series to support small businesses (wfmynews2.com)
- Crafted location in Mebane to close later this month (wfmynews2.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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