New Mebane city manager sworn in
After an almost six-months drought, Mebane has a new city manager.
Richard J. White, III was sworn in Monday night during the city council's January...
Mebane council member recognized by Raleigh group for Lifetime Achievement Award
Mebane city council member Montrena Hadley was recognized during the city council's January meeting Monday night for her recent receipt of the 2024 President...
2024 in review: highlights and lowlights in local school system, government
See summaries of some of the high points and low points and many points in between in the county's three largest government agencies.
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Faith, family, sports, and ‘soaps’ form cornerstones for new superior court judge
His family stressed education, faith, work ethic
If a single phrase could be said to sum up the life of Alamance County’s soon-to-be superior court...
‘Veteran’ of courthouse since childhood, Kristie Culler feels prepared to become clerk of court
Alamance County’s incoming clerk of superior court, Kristie Culler, practically grew up inside Alamance County’s Historic Court House, where she spent much of her...
Burlington’s centenarian golfer dies at age 103
Elmo Hatley, a Burlington man who played rounds of golf regularly after turning 100 years old, died last week at age 103.
Hatley was featured...
Republican commissioners scuttle reappointment of unsuccessful Democratic commissioner candidate to planning board
A Democratic contender for Alamance County’s board of commissioners has been unceremoniously bumped from the county’s planning board despite the unanimous support of his...
Commissioners OK design contract for expansion of court building
Alamance County’s elected leaders have taken another step toward breaking ground on an expanded court building to meet the ever-expanding space needs of the...
Usually rivals, Western’s Newton and Williams’ Mahan will team up in Shrine Bowl
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
When Western Alamance’s James Newton found out he had been selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas,...
Commissioners eye tighter regulations for rural subdivisions
A public hearing about some regulatory housekeeping gave Alamance County’s governing board an opportunity to contemplate other, much broader changes to the county’s rules...
