Monthly Archives: July 2021
Elon residents to see road closures for August paving projects
Elon residents can expect various road closures in August as the town repairs seven streets.
Paving is set to begin on Monday on West Trollinger...
What construction is planned for N. Church St. and Graham-Hopedale Rd. in Burlington?
The Bojangles restaurant chain is apparently about to break ground on yet another new location in Burlington.
The Charlotte-based company – which already has restaurants...
Commissioners vote to send delegation to visit veterans “village” in Kansas City
Famed for tomato-based barbeque and its powerhouse pro-football team, Kansas City, Missouri isn’t as nearly well known for its contributions to the wellbeing of...
School board members vote 7-0 to award superintendent $5,000 performance bonus
Alamance-Burlington school board members have voted unanimously, 7-0, to award superintendent Dr. Bruce Benson a one-time $5,000 performance bonus for the 2020-21 school year.
During...
Candidates for mayor, city council spar over response to gun violence in Burlington
The fight against gun violence triggered a political shootout at a recent meeting of Burlington’s city council as incumbents and challengers went tit for...
County demands school system’s maintenance to-do list
Alamance County’s commissioners didn’t hesitate to approve a proposed pay raise for the Alamance-Burlington school board last week. But the members of the county’s...
Nonprofit unveils Willowbrook Veterans Memorial
This weekend saw the long-anticipated removal of a tarp that has, for months, concealed a bronze eagle at Burlington’s Willowbrook Park.
The newly-unveiled statue is...
Drumwright trial underway, but not finished; to be continued Sept. 8
Observers who were awaiting the outcome of the district court trial for the organizer of the march and rally in downtown Graham that ended...
Has COVID returned to Alamance County’s jail?
QUESTION: Has there been another coronavirus outbreak at Alamance County’s jail?
ANSWER: The coronavirus pandemic may have slipped from the headlines. But the specter of...
Burlington police close down three sweepstakes cafés
Police in Burlington have pulled the plug on a third suspected sweepstakes café after last week’s forcible closure of two other gaming concerns that...
