Monthly Archives: November 2023

A racial justice activist who had been prominent in the mass demonstrations of 2020 has filed a federal lawsuit against Alamance County’s sheriff and several of his subordinates over their alleged use of “excessive force” during a fracas that followed a county commissioners’ meeting...

Burlington’s city council plans to hold a pair of public hearings next week on proposals from two businesses that want to expand or consolidate their existing operations in the community. The city council formally scheduled these two state-mandated public hearings during its latest regular meeting...

The results from the Alamance-Burlington school system’s latest audit revealed that ABSS had $102,038 in fund balance (i.e., “rainy-day savings”) as of June 30, 2023. The school system issued a press release Wednesday morning to announce a press conference, planned for Thursday afternoon, in which...

The top brass from the Alamance-Burlington school system may not have been feeling entirely thankful last week after their latest heart-to-heart with the county’s board of commissioners. The school system’s higher ups had gone into this get-together on the Monday before Thanksgiving with a cornucopia...

In Washington, D.C, a dog widely known to be vicious may get its own Secret Service detail to chew on. In the town of Elon, however, a bleaker fate could await such an ill-tempered hound – thanks to a new set of rules that...

Alamance –Burlington school board members voted 5-1 at their latest meeting to approve a policy that enables the school system to charge fees for any public records requests requiring extensive clerical work or supervision to fulfill. School board member Dan Ingle cast the lone vote...

A proposed rental policy for a new downtown plaza prompted some serious soul-searching this week for an area pastor who also serves on Elon’s town council. Councilman Randy Orwig, who doubles as the pastor of Elon Community Church, suffered this minor crisis of conscience on...

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News It’s largely a new look this season for Burlington Christian Academy’s boys’ basketball team. But the Royals like what they’re seeing. They began the season by knocking off state power Greensboro Day School and have had good results ever since...

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Basketball coaching debuts were successful for Williams boys’ coach Jimmy Lloyd and Eastern Alamance girls’ coach LeConnda Curry and boys’ coach Parrish Walker. Williams posted a 56-53 victory Tuesday night at Eastern Guilford in former assistant coach Lloyd’s first...

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Joshua Karty of Stanford and Jsi Hatfield of East Carolina had memorable moments in their final football games of 2023 despite dismal seasons for their teams. Karty, a kicker, is a Western Alamance product who played three full seasons...