Monthly Archives: February 2023
Cummings boys give coach birthday gift – a victory
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Chas Cris had something to celebrate on his birthday – and that’s pretty much the norm for the...
Elon names Emory professor as new dean of School of Health Sciences
Elon University has selected Maha Lund, currently at Emory University School of Medicine, as the new dean of its School of Health Sciences following...
More than 600 property tax valuation appeals filed in first week
Alamance County’s tax office has been ground zero for a veritable popular revolt since area residents began to receive the results of the county’s...
Jury begins deliberations in Drumwright trial; sends two sets of questions within first hour
Evidence and testimony, as well as defense and prosecution closing statements, concluded Friday in the superior court trial of Rev. Gregory Drumwright.
Rev. Gregory Drumwright,...
Two area churches to host ‘Night to Shine’ next Fri.
By Charity L. Cohen
Special to The Alamance News
Everyone dreams of prom night being an evening to remember. This dream will come true for many...
Commissioners’ daylong retreat largely a waste of time
Monday’s so-called commissioners’ retreat was, as best we can assess, a colossal waste of time for the four (of five) county commissioners who attended....
Backroom shenanigans
One of the most interesting aspects of the commissioners’ retreat this week was the brazen effort by county officials – primarily through the county...
County eyes school system’s capital reserves to pay off debt for courthouse expansion
Among the highlights of county’s annual retreat were discussions about two big-ticket endeavors that the county’s administrators have been struggling to fit into the...
County kicks off budget process with full-day retreat at ACC
The outcome of this year’s property tax revaluation wasn’t the only thing that kept the county’s governing board sequestered for the better part of...
School system: all but $12M in federal stimulus money has been spent
Nearly all but about $12 million of the $82 million that the Alamance-Burlington school system received in federal Covid-19 stimulus relief funding has been...
