Monthly Archives: June 2025
Former Southern High teacher charged with additional sex offenses
A former Southern High School teacher is now facing additional charges of misdemeanor sexual battery and felony indecent liberties with a student.
Nicholas (“Nick”) Anders,...
Legal Notices, Thursday, June 19, 2025
25 SP 000171-000
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA,
ALAMANCECOUNTY
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael...
The Mini-me: Kelly Allen
We didn’t have particularly high hopes when then-Haw River mayor Kelly Allen was tapped by the local Republican Party last November to serve out...
ABSS vs. County. Why now?
We’re often perplexed by the actions and philosophy of the Alamance-Burlington school board.
And no more so than this week, when the board voted to...
What did commissioner candidates say about tax rate when they were running for office? Are they men (and women) of their word?
Alamance County commissioners are scheduled to vote Monday night on this year's budget.
The key issues are spending priorities and the property tax rate.
The most...
Giving credit where credit is due
As we’ve noted on several occasions, we’re not very impressed with county manager Heidi York’s command of managing local government.
But we want to give...
Mr. Tax Hike: Steve Carter
Well, we guess we shouldn’t have been surprised, but somehow we always are.
County commissioner Steve Carter talks such a glib line about fiscal responsibility,...
We merely report what’s said, we don’t verify claims – by speakers, or county commissioners
Last week’s newspaper included coverage about a Mebane planning board meeting and specifically a proposed apartment complex along N.C. 119.
One item from that meeting...
Mrs. Tax Hike: Pam Thompson
Unlike other commissioners (Carter and Allen) who broke faith with the promises they’ve made to be fiscal conservatives, Pam Thompson’s support for more taxes...
BREAKING TUES. P.M.: ABSS school board votes to begin legal process to challenge commissioners’ budget allocation
Alamance-Burlington school board members have voted, 7-0, to begin the statutory dispute process of challenging the county commissioners' adoption of the budget that school...
