ACTA to roll out ‘Uber-like,’ microtransit service in Oct.
A county-wide transportation agency is just weeks away from road testing a new service that promises to provide a more “Uber-like” experience for patrons...
Commissioners firm up land swap to obtain new site for future EMS station
Alamance County’s commissioners have formally approved a land swap with a private developer in order to obtain an alternate site for a proposed EMS...
Is county ‘lot size’ a backdoor method to implement countywide zoning? Public, commissioners dubious
A prominent Prussian general once said that “no plan survives first contact” when opposing forces meet in real time.
This battle-forged wisdom proved true enough...
Tax office hits new record in annual collection rate
Alamance County’s new tax administrator has announced that the local tax office appears to have set a new record with the property tax revenue...
Alamance County projected to have deficit of 8,206 for-sale homes through 2029
Developer Shawn Cummings invited The Alamance News to sit in Monday morning on a weekly projects meeting with his development team at his company’s...
County commissioners to take up proposed land swap with developer
After nearly a year of behind-the-scenes negotiations, a proposed “land swap” between Alamance County and a Greensboro-based developer is scheduled to go before the...
Chantal level flooding was a 1,000-year event
More than two weeks have passed since Tropical Storm Chantal delivered an unexpectedly powerful jolt to Alamance and other surrounding counties.
For some area residents,...
Hospitals spar over whose Mebane project is better
Comprehensive coverage of the comments the two contenders to build a hospital in Mebane recently made to state regulators – highlighting the advantages of...
Saxapahaw preschool learns to adapt to post-storm reality
The recovery from Chantal has been anything but child’s play for Saxapahaw Village Kids, a preschool for ages 2 to 5 that has traditionally...
Duke/Novant suggests that a new hospital brand would improve patient care, potentially drive down...
Adding competition in Alamance County would be good for residents
The two hospital systems that are competing to build a hospital in Mebane – Cone...
