Monthly Archives: July 2026
Adult brother, sister arrested after spat draws in deputies
An adult brother and sister found themselves on the court docket last week when their sibling rivalry apparently reached a point that required the...
Snow Camp man charged with indecent liberties
A man from the southern part of the county has been arrested for sexual indiscretions with a juvenile in Burlington.
Waverly McFatter, Jr. was taken...
Selling off Sesquicentennial Park: such a shame
All we can do is continually shake our head in disbelief and disgust that Graham’s city council can be so deaf to the overwhelming...
Legal Notices, Thursday, July 16, 2026
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO REZONE PROPERTY
The Burlington City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM to consider...
Harvard study finds ABSS third through eighth grade students behind 88% of nation in reading; behind 82% of nation in math
A recent Harvard and Stanford University study concluded that the Alamance-Burlington school system is more than a full grade behind in reading and math...
Residents still hoping Graham city council will restore Sesquicentennial Park, abandon plans to sell property
About three dozen residents turned out Tuesday night, hoping to organize themselves into a group that can persuade Graham’s city council not to move...
Commissioners to begin discussing data centers, possible moratorium
It wasn’t so long ago that high-tech data centers were the darlings of economic development.
Now, with the rise of A.I. supercharging the demand for...
Area athletes to spread out to various college teams
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Here’s a list of some area athletes from the Class of 2026 and their announced college destinations:
From Alamance...
Millions tucked into state budget for Alamance County, municipalities, local non-profits
Taxpayers and public school teachers aren’t the only ones who have something to celebrate in North Carolina’s newly-approved budget.
This $34 billion spending plan, which...
