Commissioners hear court expansion ideas; where current county offices could be moved
The jury could very literally be “out” as Alamance County’s leaders continue to seek new, cost-effective ways to provide additional space for the local...
When is Webb Avenue slated to be repaved?
QUESTION: When is Webb Avenue/NC 87 scheduled to be resurfaced in Burlington?
ANSWER: Although the city of Burlington maintains more than 200 miles of street,...
County considers whether to outsource some non-emergency EMS calls to private ambulance services
Alamance County’s governing board has given a tentative “all clear” to a proposed ordinance that would enable the county’s emergency medical services to outsource...
Board allots remainder of 2018 bond package for roofing and HVAC upgrades at area...
A majority of Alamance County’s commissioners have agreed to transfer the remnants of a six-year-old bond package to bankroll various roofing and HVAC upgrades...
Tax administrator proposes to hire out for 2027 revaluation
Commissioners remain divided over wisdom, cost of hiring a contractor for next revaluation
Less than a decade after he wowed the county’s leaders with a...
Commissioners designate old dam, slave cemetery as historic landmarks
Alamance County’s commissioners have made history, in a manner of speaking, by officially naming two sites in the southern part of the county as...
County staff member, husband, daughter arrested for embezzlement, conspiracy
Over 37 counts, totaling more than $15,000, filed against former maintenance department office manager; additional charges filed against her husband and daughter
A former county...
Commissioners decide county parks will continue to bar alcohol at special events
Alamance County’s governing board has decided that county-owned parks ought to remain dry – not “dry” in the sense of unwatered but in the...
Burlington pulls out of county’s planned 9-1-1 center
A celebrated example of interjurisdictional cooperation seems to have unraveled this week as Burlington’s municipal leaders abruptly bowed out of a partnership with Alamance...
Turner, Carter, Thompson push through new budget with 3.66-cent property tax rate hike, 3-2
Dissenters Paisley, Lashley tried for smaller, 2-cent property rate hike, but were defeated 2-3
Alamance County's commissioners have narrowly approved a budget for the new...
