Monthly Archives: July 2025
Stuck in traffic
An apparent mismatch between a round “peg” and a rectangular “hole” left traffic in downtown Burlington snarled for nearly two hours on Tuesday.
According to...
Tragic 911 call captures woman’s terror before drowning as water engulfs her car during heavy rains from Tropical Storm Chantal
Could she have been saved? Was anyone dispatched to help?
A chilling 9-1-1 call from a woman who died during Tropical Storm Chantal has...
Former TBS pitcher appreciates returning to the mound
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Back on the mound this summer has been a good step for pitcher Wagner Morrissette.
Formerly on the 2022...
ABSS chairman supports AG’s lawsuit against Trump Education Dept.
Alamance-Burlington school officials say that ABSS could lose $1.7 million in federal funding due to a decision by the U.S. Department of Education to...
Lineups set for fall municipal races; Burlington, Graham, Gibsonville have competitive mayoral races
The lineups for November 2025 municipal races are now set. During Thursday, the last full day of filing for 2025 municipal elections, mayoral races...
Sheriff gets board’s permission to issue more signing bonuses for hard-to-fill positions
Alamance County’s commissioners have unanimously agreed to let the sheriff temporarily resurrect signing bonuses that he originally debuted a year ago to replenish the...
Commissioners act on financial settlement with ABSS over one member’s protest
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has given its imprimatur to a budget amendment that formalizes an earlier pledge to increase the county’s financial contribution...
Commissioners waive permit fees related to rebuilding after Chantal
Alamance County’s commissioners did more than just catch up on old business on Monday when they held a special-called meeting to make up for...
Ronnie Wall to run for mayor of Burlington
Burlington city councilman and former mayor Ronnie Wall announces today his intention to run for mayor of the city again this year. Wall had...
Mebane teen indicted for first-degree murder in Cambridge Park shooting
A Mebane teen has been indicted for first-degree murder in a shooting at the Cambridge Park subdivision on the south side of Mebane during...
