Commissioners call for facilities assessment of school system – and county’s own buildings
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has decided to obtain a professional assessment of all the roofs and HVACs maintained by the local school system – and, for good measure,...
Construction grounds air traffic at Burlington-Alamance Airport – for 30 days
The grounds of the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport are a hive of activity this week as contractors press ahead with a number of simultaneous construction and maintenance projects.
Among the most...
Revised infill project gets more favorable reception from council than earlier version got at...
Developer's & city's willingness to scrap "connectivity" to adjacent subdivisions, a usual requirement for new developments, cleared the way for final approval
Mebane's city council had a somewhat more favorable...
School board to keep vacant seat open – at least for now
Alamance-Burlington school board members agreed by consensus Wednesday afternoon to keep a vacant seat open for the foreseeable future.
The vacancy was created by the resignation of four-term school board...
ALE, Burlington police raid area mini mart; liquor license revoked
Police in Burlington have announced the arrest of an area convenience store owner whose business had reportedly become a haven for crimes ranging from shootings to violations of state...
Commissioners give initial nod to firearm regulations, setting the stage for final vote...
Alamance County’s commissioners took their first shot at the precarious business of firearm regulation this week when they gave their provisional blessing to a new county ordinance that would...
Elections board chairman, civil rights leader Dorothy Yarborough has died
Dorothy Yarborough, head of the Alamance County Board of Elections and a long-time local civil rights leader, has died.
Yarborough, 74, had been in declining health since around last November,...
Burlington police chief to retire
Burlington police chief Brian Long has announced his intention to retire from atop the department where he's worked his entire 28-year law enforcement career this summer.
Long was named the...
Mebane council recommends commissioners appoint retired businessman David Scott to city’s planning board
Mebane's city council voted unanimously Monday night to recommend to the county commissioners that the commissioners appoint David Scott as an extraterritorial member of the city's planning board.
The nine-member...
Burlington daily newspaper sold (again) – for 5th time in decade
New ownership by Kentucky company to take effect Dec. 1
The daily newspaper in Burlington has been sold (again), the fifth change in ownership over the past decade.
The newspaper trade...
