Tag: Bethlehem

Potential new town gets favorable LGC opinion

Local Government Commission members voted 6-2 to say they think a new town in Alexander County could be financially viable if legislators allow it to incorporate. But the required advisory opinion about the potential incorporation of Bethlehem came with caveats. One of those, written into its opinion, is that the state has a “severe shortage […]

Written by on December 3, 2025

“Paper towns”

The “paper towns” debate has reared its head again, thanks to a development-related quarrel in Alexander County. Some residents of the Bethlehem area in the county’s southwest corner want to incorporate a town government to take control of land-use decisions there away from the Alexander County commissioners. The trigger for their petition drive was the […]

Written by on April 8, 2025