Monthly Archives: July 2025
City’s new pickleball complex not drawing as many players as expected
An afternoon without rain or intense summer heat was just the thing to lure Chris Sams to his favorite pickleball venue at Fairchild Park...
Eastern alum Nick Mathews begins pro golf career
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Nick Mathews of Mebane launched his professional career on the PGA Tour Americas with a couple of tournament...
Former Williams, Elon player finds indoor league homes for football
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Professional football has taken Torrence Williams to some far reaches of the country.
That’s a good thing for the...
Apartments in place of private school narrowly approved in Mebane, 2-1
Moving a proposed dog park didn’t earn an apartment developer many points with opposition from existing neighbors, but Greensboro developer Brown Investment Properties was...
Burlington city council honors new Eagle Scouts
The path of greater resistance brought one group of young achievers to Burlington’s city hall this week where they were recognized on having attained...
Saxapahaw preschool learns to adapt to post-storm reality
The recovery from Chantal has been anything but child’s play for Saxapahaw Village Kids, a preschool for ages 2 to 5 that has traditionally...
Elon selected eighth in CAA preseason football poll
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Elon’s football team is picked to finish eighth in the Coastal Athletic Association preseason coaches’ poll, which was...
Motondo collects All-ACC academic honor
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Williams graduate Ryan Motondo, a junior sport management major at North Carolina State, was named to the All-Atlantic...
Mebane council likes expanded mixed-use project at corner of Mebane Oaks and Old Hillsborough roads
Mebane’s city council has approved a revised and expanded mixed-use development, Creekside Village, at the northeast corner of Mebane Oaks and Old Hillsborough roads...
Burlington promises to put the squeeze on developer over runoff, erosion
Burlington’s elected leaders have agreed to carry the water for a group of extraterritorial residents who are fed up with runoff from an unfinished...
