Commissioners approve bonuses to stem turnover in social services
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has agreed to let the head of the county’s social services department distribute bonuses to both current and future...
Board’s discussion hints at collapse of county’s original plans for diversion center
Monday’s discussion about the county’s proposed diversion center might’ve been a bit puzzling to some observers who’ve followed the evolution of this project since...
Commissioners vote to send delegation to visit veterans “village” in Kansas City
Famed for tomato-based barbeque and its powerhouse pro-football team, Kansas City, Missouri isn’t as nearly well known for its contributions to the wellbeing of...
County demands school system’s maintenance to-do list
Alamance County’s commissioners didn’t hesitate to approve a proposed pay raise for the Alamance-Burlington school board last week. But the members of the county’s...
Library books are still due back, but no more fines
Things are no longer just “fine” at Alamance County’s libraries – at least not when it comes to the financial penalties that patrons had...
County mulls moving elections office to defunct pharmacy in Burlington
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has given the county’s administrators the go-ahead to explore the possible purchase of a decommissioned pharmacy in Burlington to...
Commissioners adopt budget, cut tax rate by penny
Alamance County’s commissioners passed a new county budget this week that largely mirrors a spending plan which the county manager presented to them in...
Junk collectors backslide; judge issues new order to clean up property and keep...
An illegal junkyard outside of Burlington municipal limits appears to have slowly reconstituted itself in the months since county officials leaned on the property...
Few speak at budget hearing; commissioners to vote later in June
Alamance County’s board of commissioners took no formal action on Monday after it held a state-mandated public hearing on a proposed budget that the...
School board member tapped for county planning board along with son of current planning...
Alamance County’s commissioners have tapped a current school board member and the son of a long-serving planning board member to fill a pair of...
