Monthly Archives: May 2021
Does outgoing Burlington police chief plan to run for sheriff?
QUESTION: Does Burlington’s retiring police chief Jeff Smythe intend to run for Alamance County’s sheriff in 2022?
ANSWER: When Jeff Smythe first announced his retirement...
Council gets on board with Saturday service, fare-free transit for Burlington’s bus system
Burlington’s city council has given Link Transit, the city’s federally-subsidized bus system, a green light to introduce Saturday service for the first time since...
Sheriff offers grim stats on turnover to prime the pump for proposed raises
The prospect of a 5-percent pay raise for each of the sheriff’s sworn officers is perhaps one of the boldest proposals in the budget...
At least some commissioners exploring whether to cut tax rate
As they await next month’s public hearing, Alamance County’s commissioners will have an opportunity to tinker with the manager’s budget and fine tune some...
Gibsonville manager’s proposed budget: two more police, no property tax increase
Gibsonville’s town manager included no property tax hike, but an increase in sanitation and stormwater fees, when he presented the town’s board of aldermen...
Alderman presses for new ordinance for gay & transgender rights
A decision whether to adopt a non-discrimination ordinance with an emphasis on gay and transgender rights has divided Elon’s board of aldermen, with the...
Protester previously convicted of failing to disperse found guilty of resisting arrest & disorderly conduct
Defense attorney rejects judge's offer to consolidate sentencing into just three days of community service; instead, she enters notice of appeal to superior court
Regis...
One protester who disrupted Nov. commissioner meeting found guilty; charges against two others dismissed
The trials for three people who were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest during a county commissioners meeting last fall resulted...
Attention board chairmen and mayors: learn to use the gavel
Several local chairmen need to learn how to use, and not be timid about using, their gavels to control their board’s public meetings.
Now that...
The First Amendment prevails
We’re pleased that the criminal charges against this newspaper’s senior writer, Tomas Murawski, were dismissed Wednesday by the district attorney’s office.
Murawski and this newspaper’s...
