Monthly Archives: February 2021
NAACP president sharply critical of all-white city council’s decision not to rename park for black Reconstruction figure Wyatt Outlaw
Alamance NAACP statement from president Barrett Brown on Graham city council discussion on park renaming:
“It’s very disappointing that the Graham City Council seems prepared...
Council to take up rezoning for Muslim cemetery, more houses at former Shamrock golf course
Burlington’s city council may have a long night ahead of itself this coming Tuesday due to a pair of rather contentious rezoning requests that...
Arrest made in fatal overdose
A Greensboro resident has been arrested after he allegedly provided an area resident with a lethal combination of heroin and fentanyl last fall.
According to...
The COVID week at a glance: clusters identified at five child care centers
COVID DEVELOPMENTS THIS WEEK IN ALAMANCE COUNTY: HEALTH DEPT. SAYS FIVE LOCAL DAY CARES HAVE COVID-19 'CLUSTERS'. The Alamance County Health Department has identified...
Woman arrested for credit card fraud
A 39-year-old white woman has been arrested for financial card fraud after she allegedly ran up several charges on an area resident’s misappropriated credit...
Mayor, aldermen rank dept. head needs & wants: two fire dept. requests highest; walking trail, new police station, economic developer lowest
Gibsonville’s town department heads told the board that they will need to expend tens of thousands of dollars — sometimes hundreds of thousands —...
City issues building permits for Prego’s, Hursey’s Bar-B-Q, Publix; construction underway at each
Burlington’s inspections department has issued building permits that will allow two local restaurants to set up shop in new locations.
The inspections department issued one...
When will all that road construction for NC 119 bypass be completed?
Most if not all of the disruption caused by the state’s construction of the NC 119 bypass around Mebane could be over by later...
Teenager faces manslaughter charge after 19-year-old’s accidental shooting
A 15-year-old faces prosecution for involuntary manslaughter after the apparently unintentional shooting of an older teenager in the northern part of the county.
This fatal...
FBI offers reward for information about bombs found in Gibsonville
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward for actionable intelligence on several homemade bombs that have turned up in Gibsonville over the...
