Monthly Archives: August 2025
Eastern QB views positives ahead after sour season
By Bob Suttton
Special to The Alamance News
Zack Merchel experienced the downside of Eastern Alamance’s first losing season in two decades perhaps unlike any other...
Hessenthaler’s tenure at Orange set to begin
By Bob Suttton
Special to The Alamance News
Fritz Hessenthaler will be back on high school football sidelines on game nights after nearly 22 months away.
He’s...
Nathan Teague’s mound comeback involves catcher from former rival high school
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Nathan Teague’s long-awaited comeback included a flashback as well.
Teague, a Southern Alamance graduate, had gone more than two...
Superintendent says new elementary school needed soon
The Alamance-Burlington school system could need a new elementary school soon, and possibly a new middle school within the next several years, according to...
State dismisses case against contractor accused of breaching stop work order
An area contractor believes he has been vindicated by the county’s decision to abandon a criminal case that it had pursued against him for...
Young QB could be in line to boost Elon’s offense
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Landen Clark said he sees preseason progress for Elon’s offense under new coordinator Doug Martin, knowing he could...
ACE settles pandemic-era lawsuit with state’s top public health official
A racetrack in Altamahaw has finally reached the end of the road in a long-running court battle over a state-imposed shutdown that occurred at...
Elon council greenlights allocation for purchase of new fire engine
Elon’s town council has completed another leg of a three-year-long process that will eventually add a new fire engine to the municipality’s motor fleet.
The...
Sidewalks dominate Elon’s regional transportation wish list
Elon’s town council has decided to submit three sidewalk projects and one street upgrade as candidates for a regional wish list of road projects...
Saturday shootings in Burlington leave three injured
Two separate shooting incidents on Saturday early morning and late afternoon have resulted in three people injured and two arrested.
The first incident occurred at...
