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...
Commissioners endorse proposals for opioid settlement that include revival of specialized drug court
Alamance County’s commissioners have signed off on some proposed uses for the roughly $2.9 million that the county has, so far, received from a...
Burlington seeks lay people to join arboretum’s advisory board
The city of Burlington is looking for a few good men or women to serve as community representatives on the technical advisory board that...
Ellison receives quilting award
Mrs. Lillian Ellison was given the inaugural award in her name, “Lillian Ellison Award for the Preservation of the Art of Quilting,” at the...
Weapons detection system installed at Alamance Regional
Cone Health has installed advanced weapons detection systems in Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington and other of its hospitals. They are being used...
