Lashley hospitalized, misses commissioners’ meeting
Before they got down to business on Monday, Alamance County’s commissioners took a few moments to address the absence of commissioner Bill Lashley, who...
Commissioners vote to record – with audio & video – all ‘official’ meetings
They may not exactly be “ready for prime time.” But Alamance County’s commissioners have resolved that, to the extent they are able, they will...
Commissioner’s failure to acknowledge youthful drug conviction from 38 years ago sparks SBI investigation
Election filing form required candidate to say whether he'd had any felonies; he said he didn't, but he did
An apparent oversight in his...
Maynard Aquatic Center to reopen as outdoor pool
The Maynard Aquatic Center, 1402 Overbrook Road in Burlington, will open for the Summer 2024 season on Monday, May 6, as an outdoor pool.
The...
Spelling It Out
The latest big idea at the Alamance County Children’s Museum appears to have been carried out “to the letter” in more ways than one.
This...
ABSS selects 2024 Teacher, Principal of the Year
Chanel Jones, a social studies teacher at Broadview Middle School, was named the Alamance-Burlington school system’s 2024 teacher of the year during the annual...
After nearly five decades, VW Bug “flies” home to original owner
With its meager proportions, tortoise-like shape, and a name to make the fastidious hausfrau cry “Eek!,” the Volkswagen Beetle isn’t the kind of motor...
Nonprofits struggle, sometimes differ, on best ways to help Burlington homeless
Many area residents have beaten a path to the thermostat this spring as sudden blasts of cold weather have repeatedly elbowed their way into...
Veterans’ group seeks free use of park for balloon festival
A local advocacy group for veterans seemed to aim for the stratosphere this week when it appeared before the county’s board of commissioners to...
Perfunctory hearing elicits critiques of community development program
A pro forma hearing on Burlington’s community development program drew some rather frank feedback from two area residents with concerns about the public’s lack...
