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...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Why are some city, town halls remaining closed as businesses, schools...
Some not planning to reopen until June
QUESTION: Why are Graham city hall and some other town halls for smaller towns in Alamance County still...
Statement from Graham Police Dept. on hiring of Douglas A. Strader, formerly with...
“We understand that there are some who have concerns about the recent hiring of Douglas Strader.
“We want to assure our community that the City...
Strader’s decision to shoot at fleeing vehicle gets him fired
The incident which resulted in the September 2020 firing of Greensboro corporal Douglas A. Strader happened in 2019, almost a year before his termination.
On...
Death of Marcus Smith in Greensboro police custody tragic, but officers not implicated
In the first incident, which activists describe as eerily similar to the death of George Floyd last May in Minneapolis, Strader was one of...
Planning board not keen on industrial project along residential tract south of Sheetz on...
Planning and zoning commission recommends against rezoning on 4-3 vote
Burlington's planning and zoning commission was not enthusiastic about a developers plans for seeking light...
What would you do if you lived beside house with junk all over the...
Health Dept., Social Services, Sheriff all exploring ways to address illegal junkyard
One man’s trash has become a real bother for county officials as...
