Monthly Archives: August 2021
Commissioners: funding for first ACC projects is “advance” not more money
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: Both a news story in last week’s edition (particularly online) and an editorial in that edition referred to the county commissioners’ action from...
Cone announces ARMC expansion
Renovation plus 14,000-square-foot expansion estimated to cost $34.2 million
Cone Health, which now owns and operates the Alamance Regional Medical Center, has announced a $34.2...
DOT announces weekend road closure of U.S. 70 west of Mebane for bypass construction
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has announced the weekend road closure of U.S. 70 west of downtown Mebane to allow widening the highway...
Mebane planning board needs one more member
Even with recent reeappointments to Mebane's advisory board that makes recommendations to the city council on planning and zoning issues, the board still lacks...
THURSDAY UPDATE: Police arrest second suspect after early Thursday a.m. truck stop robbery
Graham police have arrested two suspects after an early-morning robbery at a Graham truck stop.
At 2:28 a.m. Wednesday morning, Graham police officers responded to...
Graham police arrest driver after car crashes following robbery; another suspect still at large
Graham police have arrested one suspect, but another remains at large, after an early-morning robbery at a Graham truck stop.
At 2:28 a.m. Wednesday morning,...
$37.5M to be spent on air quality projects at 16 schools
Alamance-Burlington school system administrators also plan to complete $37.5 million in air quality projects with a portion of the money that ABSS will receive...
School board unanimously approves retroactive $5,000 retention bonuses
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted unanimously Monday night to award $5,000 “retention bonuses” to 32 Adapted Curriculum teachers who are currently employed with ABSS.
Adapted...
School board votes to raise pay for subs even more
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted unanimously Monday night to increase pay for substitute teachers by an additional $15 per day – which is on...
Screening reinstituted; public alerted to 4th and 5th court-related Covid cases
Senior resident superior court judge Tom Lambeth notified the public Tuesday and Wednesday of additional Covid cases identified among personnel working in the county's...
