Monthly Archives: December 2020
Newspapers file ‘emergency appeal’ to require Alamance courtrooms to be open
AFTER PUBLICATION OF DEC. 10 EDITION:
one of utmost and compelling public interest." In addition to The Alamance News, the other parties are The...
Alamance News publisher forcibly removed from courtroom
Alamance News publisher Tom Boney, Jr. was forcibly removed from an Alamance County courtroom Tuesday morning under orders of visiting district court judge Fred...
Sheriff curtails administrative functions as COVID-19 spreads through top ranks
Sheriff's office expected to be closed for rest of week
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has suspended most of its administrative operations this week...
Burlington city workers get early Christmas gift from city mgr., council
Burlington’s city council has decided to light up city hall with pay raises and bonuses this holiday season thanks to the unexpectedly robust revenues...
Builder plans 3-story development near downtown
Local builder Lee Kimrey confirmed for The Alamance News this week his plans to build a three-story mixed-use development at 106 North Marshall Street,...
Gibsonville board of aldermen looking into new buyer for old elementary school
With little improvement since it was bought in 2017, aldermen are desperate to save the historic building before it has to be condemned, torn...
Courts must continue to be open to the public and press: “Even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten”
Why, some may be asking, is it so important for The Alamance News or any other news media to be in a courtroom during...
New ‘fitness court’ open at Mebane Community Park
Mebane’s newest park has another new component, a seven-station “fitness court,” sponsored by Cone Health.
The Cone Health Community Fitness Court is an open-air wellness...
Tyrant in a black robe
The current publisher of this newspaper has covered local government, local courts, local people and events for over 30 years now.
But we cannot recall...
And on a personal note. . .
The editorial voice of this newspaper, as expressed on the editorial page is usually done in the plural – “we,” as in the newspaper...
