Monthly Archives: May 2026
Democrats tap Baltutis to replace state house district 63 candidate who dropped out
In other 2026 political news: Neither party has filed candidate for partial, 2-year county commissioner seat
Less than six months after his election to Burlington’s...
Graham’s planning board turns down first gated single-family home subdivision
Planning board members say proposed subdivision is too dense, with too many loose ends
Graham’s planning board wasn’t impressed with the final plans for the...
Velna Catherine Newlin Mangum
Velna Catherine Newlin Mangum died on May 20, 2026 in Burlington, N.C., where she was born on August 13, 1932. Mrs. Mangum was the...
Macie W. Riley
1933-2026
Macie W. Riley, born December 26, 1933, passed away peacefully at home on May 15, 2026, at 92 years of age. Macie was born...
Gayle Dillard Chandler
Gayle Dillard Chandler passed away peacefully at her home in Burlington on May 17, 2026. She was 90 years old.
Born May 6th, 1936, in...
SBI releases personnel information on sheriff Terry Johnson’s SBI career
Roughly four months after it received a public records request from The Alamance News, the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation has finally provided a...
Federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at sheriff’s office could go to trial
The Alamance County sheriff’s office and sheriff Terry Johnson are being accused of discriminatory employment practices in a federal lawsuit that may be headed...
Graham city council votes 4-1 to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for employees
Graham’s city council voted 4-1 this week to add Juneteenth, which is observed on June 19 of each year, as a 13th annual paid holiday...
Mebane planning board recommends rezoning for insurance agency
Mebane’s planning board has voted unanimously to recommend rezoning property at 203 South Fifth Street from R-12 to neighborhood business to allow an insurance...
Manager’s Warning: Don’t Keep Using Fund Balance
"We cannot continue to drain our fund balance.”
– County manager Heidi York
Alamance County’s manager Heidi York has insisted that the dose of tough love...
