Monthly Archives: April 2021
Planning board OKs commercial rezoning for family farm across from municipal park
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission endorsed a rezoning request Monday night that would allow the commercial development of a family farm across from Joe...
Western tennis team posts senior day sweep over Eastern
By Jacob Kisamore
Special to The Alamance News
The Western Alamance Warriors men’s tennis team delivered a 9-0 victory against the Eastern Alamance Eagles on Monday...
Police seek suspect in Mon. morning robbery of Burlington convenience store
Police in Burlington are looking for a man who held up an area convenience store in the small hours of Monday morning (April 26).
According...
Work begins on new warehouse near Whitsett’s town limits
There’s apparently still space available in a new warehouse that’s currently in the works at the Rock Creek Center on the outskirts of Whitsett.
The...
Clarification & Apology – for coverage in March 25, 2021 edition
In the March 25, 2021 edition of the newspaper, a story entitled “Protester who was found not guilty of Sept. charge found guilty of...
Burlington primes the pump for proposal to install automated water meters
Burlington’s city council has approved an agreement (on Tuesday, April 20) that allows the city’s water resources department to press forward with a multimillion-dollar...
Expert testimony sufficient to support conviction in undercover drug bust, Appeals Court rules
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of a former Liberty man who was convicted in Alamance County superior court in...
In a first, commissioners turn down economic incentives request
Third request does not go over as well as previous two, which were granted; 2-2 vote with one recusal scraps county's $600K contribution toward...
Charges against two more protesters dropped
The Alamance County district attorney’s office has dismissed charges against two additional defendants who were arrested at protests in downtown Graham during the second...
Graham planning board hears rezoning requests for more houses, townhouses, apartments
Graham’s planning board heard from three different developers Tuesday night about projects that envision bringing new residential developments to the city. Each received a...
