Monthly Archives: February 2021
Trials for 2020 protesters begin
First Halloween Day protester from march & rally found guilty of failure to disperse
Trials began Wednesday morning in Alamance County criminal district court for...
ACC trustees review plans for new student center
Alamance Community College’s trustees have approved the design for a $6.2 million student services center that is being financed with proceeds from the $39.6...
Over publisher’s objection that deliberations should be public, aldermen go behind closed doors to interview potential new attorney for 10 minutes
Gibsonville’s board of aldermen this week interviewed its only candidate for town attorney during a closed meeting, an action that drew criticism from Alamance...
Commissioners give sheriff the green light to keep renting out beds for holding federal immigration detainees
Alamance County’s commissioners have agreed to continue funding a two-year-old arrangement that allows the federal government to house immigration detainees in Alamance County’s jail.
During...
Burlington city council postpones two public hearings on controversial items forwarded from planning board
Burlington’s city council postponed action on two potentially controversial issues Tuesday night during the council's semi-monthly meeting.
Two public hearings were scheduled, but both were...
Lease for site of ACC’s future public safety training center pending
Alamance Community College officials say they are still waiting for the final draft of a lease agreement for the site of a future $10.2...
ACC still working out county budget request for 2021-22
Alamance Community College’s trustees also previewed a $334,000 funding request for building maintenance and repairs for the upcoming fiscal year during their latest meeting.
ACC...
Commissioners sign off on funds to rehouse community college’s EMS training facilities
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has agreed to allow Alamance Community College to dip into a county-controlled fund in order to expand and upgrade...
Burlington council approves first 16 members of new community police advisory team
Burlington’s city council has unanimously approved a slate of 16 appointees to the city’s new community police advisory team.
The council formally tapped these 16...
Latest Alamance County COVID-19 statistics: cases, hospitalizations, deaths (as of Feb. 17, 2021)
The latest summary of weekly COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths (through Feb. 17), as reported by the Alamance County Health Department, follows:
