Monthly Archives: June 2023
Ex-Graham football coach Mike McCauley dies
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Former Graham football coach Mike McCauley has died after a brief bout with cancer.
Orange County Schools announced that...
Holly Hill Mall sues tenant Dunham’s over unpaid rent; sports store could face eviction
The Dunham’s sporting goods store at Holly Hill Mall is being sued by the mall’s owners for allegedly failing to pay the full amount...
Commissioners hear pleas for schools, sheriff during Mon. public hearing
Nearly two dozen residents approached Alamance County’s board of commissioners this week to share their concerns and suggestions for a proposed spending plan that...
Is penalty for “senior pranks” too harsh? Some Eastern students, parent think so
Seniors who participated in the "pranks" have been suspended, banned from participation in graduation ceremonies
Two Eastern High School seniors told The Alamance News this...
Burlington fire chief leaving for Chapel Hill
After almost three years in the post, Burlington fire chief Jay Mebane will be leaving the city to take a comparable post as the...
City formally inaugurates arboretum at Willowbrook Park
Scores of people descended on Burlington’s Willowbrook Park on Wednesday afternoon to mark the substantive completion of a picturesque arboretum that has sprouted on...
Burlington council approves budget with tax rate slightly under manager’s original proposal
Council agreed to trim 1.37 cents (about 3%) from city manager's original proposed tax rate of 49.73 cents (which was 21.3% over 'revenue neutral')
Burlington’s...
Mebane council trims tax rate increase by a penny, saving $420,159
New budget represents 8.16% higher tax rate than "revenue neutral" – down from 11.07% higher as proposed by city mgr. originally
A closely-divided Mebane city...
Pranks vs. outright vandalism
Our wholehearted applause to ABSS superintendent Dr. Dain Butler for his courage, decisiveness, determination, and tenacity in taking prompt action against ABSS students who...
Kudos for a (half-hearted) rollback of property tax hikes
Our commendations to Burlington’s city council and a majority of Mebane’s city council for making modest improvements in the property tax rates proposed by...
