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Council signs off on veterinarian’s relocation after détente with neighbors on Alamance Rd.

Burlington’s city council has given a clean bill of health to a rezoning request that will enable a local veterinarian to leave her current...
Community

All Mebane railroad crossings to close to vehicles starting Monday

Eight railroad crossings in the city of Mebane will close to all vehicle traffic starting at 6:00 Monday, August 24, for rail replacement work...

Council taps attorney Christina Benson to represent Burlington on local ABC board

Sons of American Revolution names Good Citizenship scholarship award winners

Newest version of Graham gated subdivision trims number of houses to 24, cuts entrances to one

Smythe chosen as gubernatorial advisor after cabinet-level post gets snarled

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Burlington

Work proceeds on Chase Bank at New Market Square

It’s been a race against the weather, as well as a tight timetable, for construction crews at the New Market Square shopping center, where...

Talleys prevail in suit lodged by two other Graham developers

Council shelves idea of stripping mayor’s right to vote on most council agenda items

Mebane logos to be added to bridge along I-85/40

Mebane “buys” DOT surplus property

SPORTS

FOOTBALL WEEK ONE PREVIEW: Two games moved to Thursday night because of weather concerns

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News The opening week of the high school football season has arrived and already there are changes. Some games have...

2026 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: New coaches, past success serve as backdrop for upcoming...

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News For football teams in Alamance County, some small gains this year could translate to big things. Four teams are...

Graham High School nixes varsity football for 2026

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Graham won’t field a varsity football team this year, citing a shortage of players amid concerns about safety...

Southern soccer season put on hold: no coach yet

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News The start of the season for Southern Alamance’s boys’ soccer team has stalled. The school has yet to announce...

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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

Tempers flare as sheriff seeks to apply for $5.6 million in state, federal grants

A pair of supposedly routine grant applications from Alamance County’s sheriff kicked up quite the kerfuffle when they came before the county’s board of...

BREAKING MON. NIGHT: Alamance County commissioners vote unanimously for one year moratorium on data centers

After hearing from more than three dozen residents – most opposed to allowing data centers in the county and many asking for a two-year...

Data center concerns resurrect issue of countywide zoning

Alamance County’s leaders have been introduced to a lot of cutting-edge concepts as they prepare for a public hearing later this month about a...

Sheriff seeks more manpower to review, monitor body cam footage

Film critics who bristle at the latest three-hour epic from Martin Scorsese are unlikely to get much pity from Alamance County’s sheriff Terry Johnson. Over...

Commissioners appoint two chamber favorites to serve on tourism authority

A majority of Alamance County’s commissioners have approved two applicants endorsed by the local chamber of commerce to serve as industry representatives on the...