Monthly Archives: April 2026
Bid opening for Graham’s new park delayed by a week due to having only two responses
Graham is back to the proverbial drawing board this week after the city received only two bids for its plans to construct a new...
Mebane city council previews proposed budget with 2¢ tax increase
Mebane city manager city manager Richard J. White, III outlined his preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal 2026-27 fiscal year – and a recommendation...
Former Eastlawn principal rejects proposed plea deal; alleges illegal alien plaintiff merely angling to stay in country
A former Eastlawn Elementary School has rejected a plea offer from the Alamance County district attorney’s office that would’ve allowed him to plead guilty...
Eastern alum Kenna Raye Dark throws no-hitter for Tar Heels
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Eastern Alamance alum Kenna Raye Dark fired her second collegiate no-hitter for North Carolina’s softball team last week...
After 34 years of excellent Christian columns, R.I.P. Stephen Crotts
We join with countless readers, friends, and former congregants in mourning the death this week of long-time Alamance News columnist Stephen Crotts.
We’ve tried to...
Elon University hires retired principal to lead private elementary school for students with dyslexia
Elon University has appointed a retired, veteran educator to serve as the inaugural director of business and school operations for the Roberts Academy for...
Bonnie Whitaker’s “facts”
Printed nearby is a transcript of Graham council member Bonnie Whitaker’s statement during Tuesday night’s Graham city council meeting. We want to give...
Graham councilman’s idea: spend more for less – by boycotting The Alamance News
We continue to underestimate the disdain, annoyance, even vitriol expressed by some Graham city councilmen aimed at their constituents, now including this newspaper.
It’s clear...
Mebane mayor breaks tie in favor of second city park land purchase
Mebane's city council members decided Thursday afternoon they wanted "all of the above," opting to buy properties for both a northside and southside park,...
Rev. Stephen Michael Crotts
Reverend Stephen Michael Crotts, 75, of Hillsborough, North Carolina, died April 13, 2026. He was born April 14, 1950, in Burlington, North Carolina, and...
