Monthly Archives: June 2023

Spurned by Efland & Orange County, co. sets sights on Trollingwood Road exit on edge of industrial park Buc-ee’s is back, this time with a proposal to build a travel plaza on 32.49 acres along I-85/40, at 1447 Trollingwood-Hawfields Road, which is within Mebane’s jurisdiction. Headquartered...

Burlington’s municipal leaders took a short pause from business as usual on Thursday to formally recognize the recent elevation of Alan Balog as the city’s new chief of police. A Burlington native who had previously served as an assistant chief with the city’s police department,...

July 3rd in the Park The city of Burlington will celebrate July 3rd in the Park at City Park, 1333 Overbrook Road in Burlington. The Independence Day celebration will include live music, food vendors, amusement park rides, games and, of course, fireworks at 9:00 p.m.! The...

Things have really begun to heat up near the interstate interchange for Maple Avenue, where work is now underway on Burlington’s newest Starbucks location. Situated at 2555 Maple Avenue, this new, drive-thru-equipped coffeehouse will join several other businesses that have recently sprung up on the...

An 18-year-old male was killed while walking on railroad tracks near Mebane Tuesday afternoon. The Alamance County sheriff's office responded at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday to the accident. The Amtrak train was heading east toward Mebane. The accident occurred right about where the new NC 119 overpass...

QUESTION: Why does the department of social services send voter registration forms to people in group homes for the mentally impaired? Are people with severe cognitive deficits even allowed to cast ballots? ANSWER: A certain degree of mental acuity may be required to hold down...

A committee tasked with wringing the bias out of Elon’s rules and regulations received a somewhat underwhelming reception this week when it pitched its inaugural recommendation to the town’s elected leaders. Elon’s town council ultimately took no action on a proposed text amendment that the...

Williams High School has announced its Top 10 students for the Class of 2023, eight of whom received both their high school diploma and an International Baccalaureate diploma when Williams held its commencement exercises earlier this month. Each of the Top 10 students at Williams...

Alamance Community College president Dr. Algie Gatewood won’t be alone in retiring from ACC tomorrow: also retiring, effective June 30, is Scott Doron, who has served as the special assistant to the president and grants officer at ACC since 2017. Doron joined Gatewood’s administration after...

QUESTION: Is the town of Elon trying to promote pro-LGBTQ attitudes by repainting a fire hydrant to prominently feature a rainbow? Is this multi-chromatic motif even allowed under state regulations? ANSWER: It wasn’t a pot of gold but an outraged citizen that officials in Elon...