The city is currently under a Stage 5 water restriction plan, which means all industries, businesses, and offices must close unless they are a grocery store, health care facility, or drug store. Mebane City Councilman Sean Ewing explained that only one water pump is currently working and warned that it would be disastrous if the last one failed.
Governor Josh Stein traveled to Alamance and Orange counties on Tuesday to assess damage from Tropical Storm Chantal. The visit included a stop at Lake Michael Dam, where water levels on Sunday threatened to breach a spillway under construction.
“It's of the highest priority and urgency to get all of the 50 hostages back as soon as possible.” — Keith Samuel Siegel
In 1799, Napoleon seized power from the French Directory, a five-member governing body, through a coup d’état known as the Coup of 18 Brumaire. Following this, Napoleon made himself Emperor Napoleon I, in 1804. Legend has it that during his coronation, he took the crown from Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, demonstrating his rejection of any authority...