Monthly Archives: September 2024
Hearing in Burlington ocularist’s suit against her sisters – and former business partners – set for next month
The plaintiff in a lawsuit who claims her sisters forced her out of the family business filed a motion in Alamance County superior court...
Reid Nash Oakley
Reid Nash Oakley, 87, of Burlington, NC passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Monday, September 23, 2024.
A native of Alamance County, he...
Golfers produce aces at Indian Valley, Mill Creek
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
The Valley Golf Course’s fourth hole has been the site of several recent hole-in-ones.
On Friday, course member Kirby...
Man arrested for physical assault of a child at South Mebane Elementary School
A 62-year-old man from Graham has been arrested for the alleged physical assault of a child at South Mebane Elementary School.
William Thomas Whitehurst reportedly...
Early woes prove too much in Elon’s loss to East Tennessee State
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Elon got knocked around early in Saturday night’s clash with East Tennessee State and that proved costly.
By the...
Mary Lou Liles Knight
Mary Lou Liles Knight, fondly known as Lou, died peacefully at home in Burlington, NC on September 17, 2024. Lou was born May 31,...
Graham fires city finance officer
The city of Graham has fired its finance officer, Melanie King, for unsatisfactory job performance after she was given multiple verbal warnings, based on...
City officials continue to feel sidelined as state’s rail service gathers steam
The chief of North Carolina’s rail operations has declared that his agency is still moving full speed ahead with its plans to expedite passenger...
69 townhouses approved for eastern side of Mebane
Mebane’s city council has approved another project on the city’s eastern side, in western Orange County, this one a conditional zoning request to allow...
Burlington bows out of class action settlements to preserve legal rights against industrial polluters
Burlington’s city council has decided to opt out of class action settlements with two corporations that are accused of releasing so-called “forever chemicals” into...
