Monthly Archives: May 2021
Proposed status quo budget for Whitsett leaves spending, taxes at same levels
Whitsett’s administrator has proposed a spending plan for the new fiscal year that envisions nearly $178,000 in outlays from the town’s general fund without...
County prepares to celebrate 250th anniversary of Battle of Alamance
Sunday, May 16, marks the 250th anniversary of the Regulators' 1771 battle with troops of Royal Governor William Tryon
Before the first shots at Lexington...
Remembering the history of the Battle of Alamance
Comments from 50 years ago on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Alamance by then-Governor Bob Scott at Alamance Battleground State Historic Site
By...
Driver flees after car accident that sparks outages in Burlington; Graham driver still being sought
It wasn’t the weather but a driver who stormed through the city that apparently knocked out the power to a large swath of central...
One out-of-town protest defendant enters Alford plea at trial
One defendant – who was among a total of 23 people arrested during the march and rally in downtown Graham that ended with pepper...
Additional protester arrested for uproar in busy Graham eatery
Ann Humphreys of Carrboro has been charged with misdemeanor second-degree trespass for allegedly creating a disturbance two weeks ago inside the Graham Soda Shop...
Council grants commercial rezoning for what could become site for national restaurant chain
Graham’s city council approved a rezoning of a 1.5-acre parcel along NC 54 at the interstate for commercial use. The location is at the...
ACC trustees renew president’s contract
Alamance Community College's board of trustees have renewed the contract of the college president, Dr. Algie Gatewood, for another year. After a closed session Monday...
3 “regulars” among courthouse protesters arrested (again), 2 for defacing new monument fence
An apparent protest over the newly-installed fence around the Confederate monument at the north side of the county’s Historic Court House led to three...
Snow Camp man arrested for indecent liberties
A man from Snow Camp has been arrested for the sexual abuse of a child based on a report that the local sheriff’s office...
