THE PUBLIC ASKS: Will health problems prompt school board chairman to step aside?
QUESTION: Is it true that Alamance-Burlington school board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves has been diagnosed with cancer? Will she need to step aside for treatment?
ANSWER:...
Investigators continuing to seek tips about fatal hit-and-run in February 2022
Investigators with the North Carolina High Patrol are asking anyone who may have information about a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on February 12, 2022...
School board member Chuck Marsh says he won’t seek a second term on school...
Freshman Alamance-Burlington school board member Chuck Marsh – who joined the board in December 2022 – has announced this week that he won’t seek...
Should county ‘go to war’ with Big Box retailers over revised tax values...
Tax administrator acknowledges inadvertent undervaluation which he reconsidered based on persistence of critic
“We can’t be cowards here. I think we need to go to...
Board of Elections open in new location
Karyn Newcomb and her colleagues at the local elections office spent more time dealing with moving boxes than ballots this week as they settled...
Fall book sale now underway
Volunteer Anna Mock uses her own special brand of wizardry to squeeze in some extra science fiction and fantasy titles in preparation for the...
Alamance News, 3 reporters honored for excellence in news coverage by state press association
The Alamance News was a big winner in the North Carolina Press Association’s annual news, editorial and photojournalism awards contest, announced during the association’s...
Elon’s assistant police chief to hang up his hat after 28 years
A long-serving member of Elon’s police force received a farewell salute from the town’s municipal leaders this week as he prepares to retire after...
Construction grounds air traffic at Burlington-Alamance Airport – for 30 days
The grounds of the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport are a hive of activity this week as contractors press ahead with a number of simultaneous construction...
Former ABSS chief operations officer hired as CEO of Ralph Scott Life Services
Dr. Todd Thorpe, who retired as the chief operations officer for the Alamance-Burlington school system earlier this year, has been hired as the interim...
