Monthly Archives: January 2026
Double-murder trial testimony Day 1: Grieving parents relay growing concerns when they couldn’t reach their teens
The trial of Issiah Mekki Ross, a 21-year-old black male formerly of Mebane who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the...
Graham council sets park hours on 3-2 vote
Graham’s city council moved to establish more precise hours for the city’s parks, deciding to allow posted hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m....
ABSS salaries for 2025, Part 4 (Le-Ro)
Salaries for Alamance-Burlington school system employees are being run as a part of the newspaper’s ongoing efforts to provide detailed financial information about local...
Fugitive shoots himself in standoff at Springwood Park
The hunt for an armed fugitive from Stokes County came to a grisly conclusion in Burlington where the suspect shot himself after police officers...
Man allegedly answers noise complaint by setting fire to neighbor’s fence
A man whose sound system riled a neighbor is accused of turning up the heat on her even more by setting her fence ablaze...
Deputies nab trio with apparent knack for concealing coke
A traffic stop in Burlington has led to the arrests of three people who were allegedly secreting cocaine and drug paraphernalia in more than...
Convicted sex offenders charged with registry violations
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has arrested three men and is in pursuit of a fourth for their alleged failure to share up-to-date...
Alleged fentanyl trafficker nabbed in joint investigation
A 63-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested for trafficking fentanyl after a three-month investigation by two local law enforcement agencies.
Arthur Lecose Burton was...
ABSS salaries for 2025, Part 3 (Gr-Le)
Salaries for Alamance-Burlington school system employees are being run as a part of the news-paper’s ongoing efforts to provide detailed financial information about local...
Cummings’ Moore perseveres through winding course
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Diamond Moore’s path as a track and field athlete has taken twists and turns. The Cummings senior has...
