Monthly Archives: March 2025
Burlington residents bring desire for backyard chickens back to city council
Idea defeated 3-2 in 2021
It might be too early to say that the chickens have come home to roost in Burlington. But a push...
N.C. Federation of Music Clubs Junior Music Festival/Contest
Alamance County Piano Teachers held the annual N.C. Federation of Music Clubs Junior Music Festival/Contest on February 22, at Elon University with almost 50...
Case against Graham mayor’s husband dismissed
Bollard blocking alley at center of controversy
The Alamance County district attorney’s office has dismissed a misdemeanor charge of injury to real property against Graham...
Library boosters ring in their 40th anniversary with another spring book sale
Some people celebrate their 40th birthday with a wild Caribbean getaway. Others mark the occasion by bingeing on Haagen Daas and crying themselves to...
Haw River needs more frequent elections for mayor
We meant to address this issue several weeks ago, but it’s still relevant, so we want to propose this now: the town of Haw...
Time to let Mebane’s Racial Equity Advisory Committee lapse into history
Occasionally, when we set out to voice our opinions on this page, we debate (with ourselves) whether not speaking out might achieve the purpose...
Cora Lee Thompson Gibson
Cora Lee Thompson Gibson, born August 10, 1929, passed away February 25, 2025 after a short illness. She was the wife of the late...
K. B. (Bill) Brown
K. B. (Bill) Brown, 88, passed away Monday, March 3 after several years of failing health and 3 weeks of critical health. Bill was...
1993 murderer paroled
A former Burlington man who was convicted of murdering his live-in girlfriend in July 1993 was released on parole this week.
Jeffrey Maurice Willis, 54,...
Doreen Gamble Burgess
Doreen Gamble Burgess, age 101, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025 at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Folkestone, Kent, England,...
