Monthly Archives: July 2023
Cummings Top 10 students the most racially diverse among the entire Class of 2023 for ABSS
The Top 10 students at Cummings High School say they will continue their education this fall at University of North Carolina System schools that...
Southeast coaching roster filling out for inaugural year
The shape of Southeast Alamance's sports programs is coming into sharper focus with the announcement of various coaches who will lead their teams in...
Adam Gunn named Southeast baseball coach
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Adam Gunn’s connection to Alamance County’s baseball scene has several chapters even though he grew up in nearby...
Elon’s first female A.D. introduced to campus; to start August 1
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Jennifer "Jenn" Strawley was attracted to Elon for various reasons as she becomes the university’s new athletics director.
“A...
Final municipal election line-ups set
The municipal line-ups are set. The last morning of registration for the 2023 municipal elections brought a flurry of activity at Alamance County's Board...
Select Bank in Burlington robbed, subjected to bomb threat Mon. morning
Burlington's My Select Bank, at 166 Huffman Mill Road, was subject to an armed robbery that included a bomb threat Monday morning.
A male suspect...
Sometimes when residents voice concerns at a public meeting, officials actually listen and try to do something
Sometimes it pays for citizens to come to public meetings to voice their concerns.
Such was the case Tuesday night, at least based on initial,...
Commissioner chairman John Paisley recovering at home from fall
Alamance County commissioner chairman John Paisley is recovering at home after suffering a fall last Thursday, in which he sustained two broken ribs.
The commissioners’...
Long-time law enforcement officer takes up encore duty as sheriff’s chief deputy
Former sheriff's office major Jackie Fortner, who retired in December 2021, has been recruited by sheriff Terry Johnson for encore service as the department's...
Planning board member: Mebane has too many apartments; planning board votes down project that proposed to add 320 more
Planning board member Kurt Pearson thinks Mebane has enough apartments. In fact, too many already.
So Monday night, he led the charge on the city's...
