Screening reinstituted; public alerted to 4th and 5th court-related Covid cases during past month
Senior resident superior court judge Tom Lambeth notified the public Tuesday and Wednesday of additional Covid cases identified among personnel working in the county's...
Universal mask requirement stirs spat between school board members, silent protest from parents
Much of the discussion at the Alamance-Burlington school board’s special-called meeting Monday afternoon illustrated the growing pushback over whether public officials have a right...
Has COVID returned to Alamance County’s jail?
QUESTION: Has there been another coronavirus outbreak at Alamance County’s jail?
ANSWER: The coronavirus pandemic may have slipped from the headlines. But the specter of...
Back-to-back COVID cases in Alamance County courts
The office of senior resident superior court judge Tom Lambeth has sent out two notices within the last week, informing the public of recent...
Burlington’s council sets timetable for return to in-person meetings
Next meetings, on July 19 and 20, will be in person
Burlington’s city council has effectively been shamed into resuming live, in-person meetings after a...
Councilman suggests using pandemic relief funds to cut taxes
Burlington to get COVID windfall of $11.8 million; councilman suggests cutting taxes for city residents
Local government leaders have faced quite a conundrum since President...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Why are some city, town halls remaining closed as businesses, schools...
Some not planning to reopen until June
QUESTION: Why are Graham city hall and some other town halls for smaller towns in Alamance County still...
Do parents have to sign ‘permission slips’ before they can send their children...
QUESTION: Is the Alamance-Burlington school system requiring parents to sign “permission slips” before they will be allowed to send their children back to school...
Grim news from social services mars progress on pandemic response
Alamance County’s commissioners heard both good news and bad news on Monday when they received reports from two county departments that have been on...
