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Burlington city council endorses special property tax to raise funds for nonprofit rescue unit

Burlington’s leaders have lent their support to a new property tax that would help bankroll a volunteer force that provides specialized rescue services throughout...
Community

Graham planning board reverses opposition to city’s first gated community

An Ohio developer’s revisions contained in a third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the corner of Hanford Road and West Moore...

9/11 anniversary remembered

State trust fund awards Elon $362K toward new skatepark

Homeowner says his experiences with flood-prone well are cautionary tale about lax regulations in Alamance Co.

Second time’s the charm for 251-home subdivision along Lakeside Avenue

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Cities & Towns

Elon

Council closes in on new regulations for RVs in Elon

Elon’s municipal leaders have let out the clutch on some potential new rules that could replace the town’s relatively stringent restrictions on recreational vehicles,...

Elon revises animal control regulations after outsourcing this function to Burlington

Woman arrested for shooting off gun during quarrel in Burlington

Burlington woman arrested for 2nd degree murder after early morning shooting outside convenience store

State trust fund awards Elon $362K toward new skatepark

SPORTS

Southeast remains unbeaten; Western suffers first loss

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Undefeated Southeast Alamance scored in a variety of ways in Friday night’s 51-14 road victory against Roxboro Person. It...

Elon’s Rhodes Stadium turns 25 years old

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Much has grown up around Rhodes Stadium on Elon’s campus, but for many longtime observers of the university’s...

Southern edges Eastern with late QB TD; Southeast, Western, Williams also win, remain undefeated

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Tustin Johnson ran for a 6-yard touchdown with 18 seconds to play as Southern Alamance pulled out a...

WEEK FIVE PREVIEW: Area teams with nice records face road tests

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Three area football teams without a league loss are set to play Mid-Carolina Conference road games. Here’s a look...

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POLITICS

Alamance News EXCLUSIVE

Graham city councilman wary of mayor’s new committee, link to Democratic campaign contributions

Graham city councilman Jim Young criticized the city’s mayor over a proposed new committee she is organizing outside of the official municipal committees appointed...

New commissioner sworn in

GOP executive committee will determine Paisley replacement; both parties will designate candidates for Nov. ballot for partial term

Local Government

The Burlington School to finance new venue for athletics, fine arts with $12.5M in bonds

A private academy in Burlington is about to embark on an eight-figure expansion where students will be equally at home wearing stage makeup or...

County attorney eases board’s jitters about possible voter fraud

A county commissioner’s angst about a potential outlet for voter fraud was quickly put to rest this week by a rather matter-of-fact response from...

As cash grows tight, replacement mileage ramps up for county vehicles

Alamance County’s manager has given a bit of a tune-up to a vehicle procurement policy that had become largely irrelevant due to the county’s...

Democratic critics accuse Republican commissioners of politicizing county’s library advisory committee

Commissioners have recently overridden two nominees from Mebane, one from Burlington A number of area residents have thrown the proverbial book at the county’s elected...

COMING TUES.: Tax office prepares to debut pricing manual for next revaluation

In preparation for the county’s next property tax revaluation, Alamance County’s tax office is preparing to roll out the document that will effectively serve...