Government COVID closures climb
The number of local government services suspended or closed due to coronavirus is climbing.
N.C. Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley announced Friday that most...
Elon University continues to have outsized impact on county’s coronavirus stats
Alamance County has seen a bump in new coronavirus cases over the past few weeks due, in part, to the spread of COVID-19 at...
What spurred recent shutdown of restaurant in Graham?
QUESTION: Has the Smokehouse next to Steve’s Garden Market in Graham suspended its operations due to a coronavirus outbreak?
ANSWER: The Smokehouse has, indeed, closed...
Suspect in surgical mask holds up convenience store
The coronavirus pandemic has all but eliminated the hint of suspiciousness that once hung on people who wore masks to the store. But this...
IRS – Criminal Investigation warns of payment scams
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin distributing COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments in the next few weeks.
IRS – Criminal Investigation...
What caused spike in state’s coronavirus case count for Alamance County?
QUESTION: How did Alamance County’s coronavirus infections go from 34 to 86 cases over a single weekend according to figures that the N.C. Department...
Gov. to use cellphone tracking data in deciding whether stay-at-home order should be ‘tightened’
Alamance County residents aren’t doing enough to limit non-essential travel and interactions with others, according to “scoreboard” has been developed to gauge whether social...
Almost half of 30 local COVID-19 patients have recovered; 5 still hospitalized
The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread through Alamance County even as local authorities ramp up their efforts to contain this deadly infection.
According to the...
Alamance County courthouses limiting hours of operation
Alamance County’s courthouses will be open to the public for four hours per day, starting this week.
The reduced hours of operation for Alamance County’s...
2020 Census continues amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Though the impact of the coronavirus has put a damper on the 2020 census, the Alamance County Chamber of Commerce's campaign coordinator for the...
