Monthly Archives: September 2025
League play heats up for area football teams
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Mid-Carolina Conference play begins for five Alamance County football teams Friday night, including what could turn out to...
Mebane announces slate of inductees for sports halls of fame, honor
The roster of Mebane’s athletic luminaries is about to grow a little bit longer as the city’s leaders prepare to induct five new members...
Church founded in Reconstruction period to celebrate 150 year anniversary this weekend
The years immediately after the Civil War were a bittersweet moment for black people in Alamance County. Although released from slavery’s yoke, these newly...
Graham recognizes Chantal first responders
Graham fire chief Tommy Cole recognized firemen, police, as well as public works and recreation department members who provided valuable contributions on July 6,...
Graham does 180 on newspaper’s inquiries about job status of assistant police chief
Placed on "Non-disciplinary administrative leave with pay" for six weeks prior to retirement
Graham’s personnel department has made a sudden about-face in its disclosures the...
Blame-shifting: somehow ABSS’ poor performance is commissioners’ fault?
We were a bit surprised by some of the public’s reaction to last week’s headline – in print and online – that the school...
It’s high time for solutions, not excuses, for poor academic performance from ABSS
There are, inevitably, creative attempts by ABSS school officials to divert attention away from their own failures by blaming others for the school system’s...
Voices can’t be loud enough to make council listen about Sesquicentennial Park
We continue to be baffled by the obsession some Graham city council members have with removing the Sesquicentennial Park located at the northwest corner...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Did a Southern Middle School student bite four teachers and the SRO?
QUESTION: Did a student at Southern Middle School bite a teacher severely last Tuesday, September 3, and then returned to school to the next...
Elon’s new ladder truck gets PR boost from recovery of overturned crane
A harrowing mishap for one local company offered Elon’s fire department a golden opportunity to showcase a new multimillion-dollar vehicle that joined the town’s...
