Four Burlington runners compete in New York marathon – for a cause
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
There were four runners with Burlington roots in the New York City Marathon earlier this month, but there...
Burlington planning board chairman launches new career: author
Vladimir Nabokov once claimed that his purpose in writing was simply to “get rid of the book” that had been stewing inside him.
This explanation...
Mebane’s Montrena Hadley appointed to state code oversight board
Mebane city councilwoman Montrena Hadley has been appointed to serve on the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board.
The board is a division within the...
Don’t litter on way to landfill; commissioners allocate funds to catch litterbugs in the...
The county’s elected leaders have decided not to impose any new ordinances to address the buildup of garbage along some area roads. They have...
Shriners Fish Fry ends at 7:00
The annual Shriners Fish Fry is being held today (Friday, October 7) at the Burlington Shrine Club, 904 Plantation Drive, Burlington, beside Cox Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-RAM.
The...
Carver honored at nurses convention
Nearly 500 registered nurses from across the state gathered in Raleigh on Thursday and Friday for the North Carolina Nurses Association’s (NCNA) 115th annual...
State rejects application to open a fifth charter school in Alamance County
Maybe the third time will be the charm for Unity Global Academy, a fifth charter school that had been proposed for Alamance County but...
Photos from weekend Balloon Fest: views from land and air
Rainy weather grounded balloons for most of Saturday, but about 21 took to the skies on Friday afternoon, and about 10 or so on...
ALCOVETS balloon festival this weekend
ALCOVETS will hold a Balloon Festival this weekend, September 9-11, at Cedarock Park, 4242 R. Dean Coleman Road in Burlington. This year’s festival will...
Friends of the Library Book Sale begins Friday at May Memorial
The basement of May Memorial Library has been thrumming with activity as the Friends of the Alamance County Libraries get ready for their annual...
