Monthly Archives: June 2025
Cohen receives Copland Scholarship
Grace (“Gracie”) Cohen, daughter of Seth Cohen and Stephanie Bourland of Elon, and a senior at The Burlington School, was awarded the James R....
Southern alum Bri Gallagher collects program-first honor in special Catawba softball season
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Southern Alamance graduate Bri Gallagher became one of the first two players in Catawba College softball history to...
Commissioners appear ready to spend windfall of new revenues in fund balance; still pondering tax rate options
A grueling two-day “work session” earlier this week saw no hard-fast agreement arise among Alamance County’s leaders about the final details of the county’s...
County administrators eviscerate commissioner’s alternative budget
County commissioner Ed Priola broke with tradition last week when he booked a formal appearance before his fellow commissioners to poke holes in the...
Commissioners grill rural fire chiefs on proposed hikes in district tax rates
Alamance County’s leaders had a chance to turn up the heat this week on six rural fire departments that have proposed increases in the...
Veteran Southern Alamance football assts. will follow Hessenthaler to Orange
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
The new arrivals for the football staff at Orange also translate as a partial exodus from Southern Alamance.
It’s...
Elon passes new budget sans property tax increase
Elon’s town council has adopted a new municipal budget that calls for nearly $12 million in outlays from the town’s general fund, a 7-percent...
William Jay “Bill” Woodrome
William Jay "Bill" Woodrome, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on June 1st, 2025, at the age of 71. Born on October...
Former Southern Alamance coach Fritz Hessenthaler hired as Orange football coach
Ex-Cummings coach David Grimm to be on the coaching staff
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Fritz Hessenthaler, who was the subject of a controversial...
City council OKs townhouses near Graham Regional Park
The Graham city council unanimously approved a 143-unit townhouse development along Jim Minor Road near the city’s Regional Park Tuesday night.
Along the way, the...
