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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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Business

New drive-thru coffee shop in Mebane gets city’s planning board approval

Mebane’s planning board gave its imprimatur of support to a proposed rezoning of a small portion of a parcel off Wilson Road, across from...

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

Council closes in on new regulations for RVs in Elon

Elon revises animal control regulations after outsourcing this function to Burlington

Woman arrested for shooting off gun during quarrel in Burlington

SPORTS

Williams holds on to beat Southern; Southeast, Eastern roll over Western, Cummings

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Williams made enough clutch plays, including a couple of defensive stops, to capture a 29-26 victory at Southern...

WEEK 7 PREVIEW: Three intra-county match-ups on schedule for Fri. night

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News There are three Mid-Carolina Conference football games Friday night. Here’s a look: Western Alamance at Southeast Alamance The Stallions (6-0...

Hambright puts early stamp on role as Western’s first-year head coach

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Drew Hambright is halfway through the regular season of his inaugural football season as head coach at his...

Mahan throws three TD passes for Duke in big win over William & Mary

 Two touchdowns on first two throws, three altogether! By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Williams alum Dan Mahan threw his first three collegiate touchdown passes...

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POLITICS

2026 Elections

Has Democratic Party pulled support from county commissioner candidate Sean Ewing?

QUESTION: Has the Alamance County Democratic Party pulled its support from Sean C. Ewing’s campaign for Alamance County’s board of commissioners?  ANSWER: It appears that...

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

New commissioner sworn in

Local Government

Commissioners OK adding DSS staff ahead of new Medicaid mandates

Alamance County’s commissioners have signed off on a plan that will allow the county’s department of social service to add 11 staff members to...

Commissioners postpone decision on trash, recycling contracts

Alamance County’s leaders may be about to scrap the longstanding policy that gives certain trash haulers the exclusive right to pick up curbside trash...

County to select contractor for EMS base after completing long-delayed land swap with developer

After nearly two years of site-related delays, Alamance County is about to select a contractor to develop a new EMS station that will eventually...

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...