Councilman suggests using pandemic relief funds to cut taxes
Burlington to get COVID windfall of $11.8 million; councilman suggests cutting taxes for city residents
Local government leaders have faced quite a conundrum since President...
Lotus Bakeries in Mebane to expand (again); to seek third round of incentives
Lotus Bakeries, which has its U.S. manufacturing facility in Mebane, is planning a second expansion since the U.S. plans were announced in 2016. Lotus...
Council may vote Tuesday on speed humps for Fountain Place
During a work session Monday evening, city council members gave the go-ahead to consider a proposal permitting "speed humps" (somewhat softer "traffic calming" devices...
Mebane council considers rezoning for large residential project on Orange County side of city
Three entrances into 134-acre site: from Oakwood Street, Mattress Factory Road, and Washington Street
Rezoning for a new subdivision on the Orange County side of...
Burlington police investigating Easter night murder at North Church Street trailer park
Burlington police are investigating a murder that took place Sunday night at Traveler's Rest Mobile Home Park, 2417 North Church Street in Burlington.
Upon arrival...
Burlington’s Carousel Festival to be postponed until spring 2022
And will be switched from a fall festival to one in spring permanently
City council members were informed during a work session Monday evening that...
Graham chief defends hiring policeman fired by Greensboro
Graham’s police department is at the center of another racial controversy, this one involving the recent hiring of a former Greensboro police officer who...
UPDATE: Agreement reached on cleanup of junkyard at Glen Raven home
Alamance County’s legal department has hammered out a deal to clean up an illegal junkyard that has materialized north of Burlington’s municipal limits.
Alamance County’s...
Confederate monument getting permanent steel fence from county
A miniature backhoe was working last week at the base of the Confederate monument that guards the northern approach to Alamance County’s historic courthouse.
The...
Police chief says keeping Strader will be based on his performance
In two interviews with The Alamance News this week, Graham police chief Kristy Cole was unapologetic about her decision to hire Douglas Strader, and...
