Monthly Archives: February 2025
ABSS teacher of the year now a contender for state’s teacher of the year designation
Broadview Middle School teacher Chanel Jones has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
The winner of the...
House fire in Burlington traced to unattended candle
A simple wax candle appears to have been the cause of a house fire that damaged a “substantial” part of one Burlington residence over...
Council gears up to rename street with duplicative handle
A change of name may be en route for one roadway in Burlington after city staff members noticed that another street within the city’s...
Southeast trio selects next football stops
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Three players from Southeast Alamance’s championship football team confirmed their college choices in what was another first-time event...
Burlington’s pickleball courts running behind
This week’s balmy weather has allowed work to resume on a pickleball complex, which has been in the offing at Burlington’s City Park for...
Possible change in Burlington’s “rain tax”; consultant floats concept of shifting higher stormwater fees for businesses
A consultant in Burlington’s employ has released a proposal that would shift the cost burden for the city’s stormwater management program from homeowners to...
Commissioners grapple with fallout from their denial of grant application
There were no second chances this week for a grant application that Alamance County’s commissioners recently refused to let the county’s family justice center...
Commissioners tap John ‘Mac’ Jordan, Jr. for vacant seat on county planning board
Alamance County’s elected leaders have appointed the heir to a prominent local textile and political dynasty to a recently-vacated seat on the county’s planning...
Commissioners grapple with fallout from their denial of grant application
There were no second chances this week for a grant application that Alamance County’s commissioners recently refused to let the county’s family justice center...
Council postpones decision on mixed-use duplex request
In addition to fobbing off a divisive rezoning request along Garden Road onto the city’s planning and zoning commission , Burlington’s city council also...
