Commissioners mull more funds for maintenance of area schools
In any discussion about Alamance County’s budget, the proverbial 800-pound gorilla is inevitably going to be the Alamance-Burlington school system.
As the single largest recipient...
Resurrection of sales tax referendum gets mixed response from commissioners
Should voters be asked a FIFTH time about a 1/4-cent local option sales tax they have consistently turned down?
Alamance County’s commissioners have two ways...
Commissioners grapple with fallout from their denial of grant application
There were no second chances this week for a grant application that Alamance County’s commissioners recently refused to let the county’s family justice center...
Commissioners tap John ‘Mac’ Jordan, Jr. for vacant seat on county planning board
Alamance County’s elected leaders have appointed the heir to a prominent local textile and political dynasty to a recently-vacated seat on the county’s planning...
Commissioner Pam Thompson put through her paces over request for recusal from vote
The county’s family justice center wasn’t the only one to attract some unexpected flack when Alamance County’s commissioners gathered together on Monday.
A minor flare...
County commissioner’s pointed questioning sinks family justice center’s grant application
A putatively routine grant application proved anything but when one of the newest members of Alamance County’s governing board began picking apart this request...
Even when decision put off, residents have a lot to say about gun ranges,...
The decision to postpone their consideration of a potential shooting range ordinance didn’t spare Alamance County’s leaders from the crossfire of feedback that has...
Commissioners hope gun range opponents, supporters can work out compromise
Commissioners hope to balance interests, avoid having opponents viewing other side as having horns
The county’s board of commissioners agreed to shelve this prospective new...
Showdown on potential new county regulations for gun ranges could come at Mon. night...
Tuesday night’s snowstorm put the kibosh on what was supposed to have been the first regularly-scheduled meeting of Alamance County’s commissioners since before Christmas....
School calendar, lottery proceeds large focus of meeting among ABSS school board, county commissioners,...
An annual breakfast at the local school system headquarters has long been an opportunity for Alamance County’s commissioners to hash out their differences with...
