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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After multi-agency investigation: cause of Tues. night mill building fire “undetermined”
Firefighters from Graham, Burlington, and Mebane fire departments have now completed a "primary and secondary search of the entire complex" of the former Culp...
Avoid Court Square in Graham in middle of Sat., Mon. nights
The milling and paving of the Main Street area in Graham is now concentrated around the Historic Court House and Court Square in downtown...
A SPECIAL VIDEO REPORT from The Alamance News: Milling and paving in downtown Graham...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v05qnd7ZNcQ
The milling and paving of South Main Street and now North Main Street has been going on for several weeks.
NC DOT crews are now...
