Monthly Archives: November 2023
Commissioners trim back planning board, establish new county board of adjustment
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has decided to pare down the size of the county’s planning board and create a new county-level board of...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Is it legal, appropriate for realtor ABSS board chairman to represent Supt. in real estate transactions?
QUESTION: Sandy Ellington-Graves, chairman of the Alamance-Burlington school board, who is employed as a real estate agent, has been said to be the selling...
The changing face of downtown Mebane: Kingsdown buildings demolished
The face of downtown Mebane is undergoing a major transformation. A project to convert the several blocks formerly occupied by the Kingsdown mattress factory...
Complete coverage on the firing of SHS football head coach Fritz Hessenthaler
Supt. fires coach just hours before team to make playoff appearance: https://alamancenews.com/supt-fires-southern-football-coach-hours-before-state-playoff-game-which-southern-wins/
The Public Asks: has he also been fired from teaching position...
Mayors re-elected in Burlington, Graham, Haw River, Mebane, and Gibsonville; new board members in Burlington, Elon, and Gibsonville
Incumbent Burlington mayor Jim Butler held off a strong challenge from first-time candidate Beth Kennett Tuesday. Butler had 3,060 votes to Kennett’s 2,884, 51.41%...
Spoons savor father-son connection with Williams football
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Grant Spoon eventually found his way to the Williams football field as a player. That has made for...
River Mill’s best soccer season ends in 3rd round OT loss; Western falls in 2nd round of state playoffs
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
River Mill’s boys’ soccer team made it to the third round of the Class 1-A state playoffs before...
Williams promotes assistant Jimmy Lloyd to head basketball coach
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Williams has promoted Jimmy Lloyd, who has been an assistant coach for seven seasons, to head coach of...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Has coach been fired from SHS teaching job, as well?
QUESTION: Has the Southern High School football coach been fired from both his school job (as a teacher), as well as his football coaching...
SHS team tries to look forward
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
A special season for Southern Alamance’s football team suddenly has been overtaken by a controversy involving now-former coach...
