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Burlington city council postpones public hearing on $62.5M Project ‘Monty’

Burlington’s city council has postponed its review of an incentives request from a mysterious corporate suitor that apparently plans to set up a $62.5...

Consultant to roll out vision for North Church Street corridor

Consultants in the city of Burlington’s hire are putting the finishing touches on a plan that could serve as a road map for the...

Burlington offers incentives to companies big and small

City schedules hearing for anonymous company that's planning a $62.5 million investment at the southern edge of Burlington’s municipal limits A Mebane-based manufacturer has decided...

LabCorp will pay $2.3 million to 44 states for 2019 data breach

North Carolina’s attorney general Jeff Jackson has announced that he and 44 other attorneys general have reached a $2.3 million settlement with Burlington-based Lab-Corp...

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Misplaced priorities for Rescue Unit

Leaders of the local Alamance County Rescue Unit have been making the rounds lately, trying to persuade local municipalities to jump on their bandwagon...

Closing busy traffic lanes in Burlington is just plain dumb

We never cease to be amazed at the ridiculous ideas some consultants can come up with, given the thousands of taxpayer dollars some government...

ABSS: Good news, for a change

We’ve had plenty of occasions on this page to critique the poor performance of ABSS schools, administration, and school board over recent years. But this...

Much ado about . . . data centers

Public speakers at last week’s public hearing and the county commissioners to whom they expressed their concerns may have breathed a sigh of relief...
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LabCorp will pay $2.3 million to 44 states for 2019 data breach

North Carolina’s attorney general Jeff Jackson has announced that he and 44 other attorneys general have reached a $2.3 million settlement with Burlington-based Lab-Corp...

Visiting judge dismisses long-running lawsuit over parking dispute at Mebane’s Manorfield subdivision

A visiting superior court judge from Wake County has permanently dismissed a long-running lawsuit over parking restrictions in common areas within the Manorfield subdivision...

Mark Crotts, whose 3 successive murder trials captured county in 1990s before final not guilty verdict, now suing sheriff’s office

1st trial (1992): found guilty, verdict overturned; 2nd trial (1995): hung jury; All Posts 3rd trial (1997): not guilty An Alamance County man who was convicted in...

Pardon of innocence first step to seeking payment for wrongful conviction

A pardon of innocence, like the one that then-Governor Roy Cooper issued in November 2024 to Mark Crotts, is a required first step for...

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