Monthly Archives: February 2024
Sheriff calls on commissioners to raise taxes if needed to combat turnover in his ranks
Alamance County’s sheriff Terry Johnson didn’t exactly gussy things up when he appeared before the county’s board of commissioners on Monday to address his...
County seeks to wring $170M from $150M bond package to pay for school system’s top roofing, HVAC priorities
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has resolved to press ahead with a dozen high priority roofing and HVAC projects that a recent county-authorized survey...
Western, Eastern, Southeast girls to start states at home; all others must travel in first round
High school basketball seeds, pairings announced for state playoffs
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Alamance County is pretty well represented in the brackets for...
School system’s budgetary crisis continues to cast pall over county’s fiscal discussions
Alamance County’s commissioners were nothing if amicable on Monday as they were formally introduced to Ken Ingle, the newly-installed president of Alamance Community College.
The...
Rezoning request for auto sales gets redlight from city council
Burlington’s city council has put the brakes on a rezoning request that would’ve allowed a small car dealership to set up shop next door...
SAMPLE BALLOTS FOR ALAMANCE COUNTY MARCH 5, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Alamance County sample ballots for Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties are provided HERE
Free access for subscribers and non-subscribers.
BCA relishes breakthrough season, reaching state semifinals before being ousted
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
In what ranks as the best boys’ basketball season in Burlington Christian Academy history doesn’t have to stop...
After 4¼ hour closed-door session, ABSS board ratifies promotion of internal candidate as new CFO; no public announcement of any other personnel discussion
After spending four hours and 15 minutes behind closed doors to discuss confidential personnel matters and confer with their attorney, Alamance-Burlington school board members...
School board avoids Open Meetings Law violation during special-called meeting; won’t discuss budget
Alamance-Burlington school board members avoided a potential violation of the state's Open Meetings Law Friday afternoon, after Alamance News publisher Tom Boney, Jr. challenged...
Eastern boys squashed by Orange standout in conference title game
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
It might have been fun for Eastern Alamance boys’ basketball coach Parrish Walker to watch the performance Orange’s...
