Monthly Archives: October 2026
What do proposed constitutional amendments on state ballot propose to do; General Assembly candidates split along party lines on them
Voters in this year’s General Election will be asked to weigh in on three proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution.
The three Democrats and...
Meet the Candidates for Alamance County District Attorney
Sean Boone
Republican
Full name: Haley Sean Boone
Nickname, if any: —
Born: Date of birth: January 9, 1968.
Place of birth: Burlington, NC.
Education: Western Alamance High School, 1986;...
Meet the Candidates for General Assembly
N.C. State Senate (District 25)
Voters to select one of two
Southey Blanton
Democrat
Full name: Southey Blanton
Nickname, if any: —
Born: Date of birth: October 6, 1982.
Place of...
Williams beats back Western; Southeast, Southern score big in victories
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Williams relied on its defense and a couple of second-half touchdown drives to defeat visiting Western Alamance 13-6...
Update on candidates’ run-ins with the law: sheriff candidate Shannon Long
Another office seeker who didn’t appear in the newspaper’s previous roundup of court records prior to the March primaries is Shannon Long, the independent...
Candidate’s divorce finalized during bid for commissioner seat
This year’s campaign for Alamance County’s board of commissioners has coincided with another, more personal milestone for Democrat Sean C. Ewing.
In the midst of...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Has Democratic Party pulled support from county commissioner candidate Sean Ewing?
QUESTION: Has the Alamance County Democratic Party pulled its support from Sean C. Ewing’s campaign for Alamance County’s board of commissioners?
ANSWER: It appears that...
Addendum: Update on candidates’ run-ins with the law – commissioner candidates Samuel C. Powell & Kourtney J. Royster
There isn’t much in the way of high crimes or misdemeanors in the court records of the two newest entrants in this year’s race...
Meet the Candidates for Alamance County Commissioner
4-year term, Voters may select two (of four) candidates
Kelly Allen
Republican
Full name: Kelly Frazier Allen.
Nickname, if any: N/A.
Born: Date of birth – September 1, 1955.
Place...
County’s early voting off to a breakneck start, up almost 50% from last mid-term in 2022
Turnout during the opening days of early voting this fall has, so far, blown away the figures from the last midterm election in 2022.
According...
