School board and county commissioners chairmen look to create joint school safety task force
At special meeting between school board and county commissioners, everyone wants greater school security, especially through additional school resource officers (SROs), but some disagree...
Commissioners interview, and apparently select, new candidate for county attorney
Alamance County’s commissioners have found a new contender to serve as their county attorney, replacing the Virginia-based lawyer whom they had originally tapped for...
Commissioners postpone vote on county’s next annual budget
Alamance County’s governing board has decided to delay its decision on a new county budget as recent concerns over school safety have compelled some...
Commissioners issue final rejection of adult daycare’s request for taxpayer-funded bailout
Alamance County’s elected leaders have handed down a final, definitive “no” to a local nonprofit that has repeatedly hit them up for a bailout...
Interim county manager proposes budget; commissioners appear to be looking for tax rate cut
Alamance County’s interim manager has unveiled a proposed budget for the new fiscal year that calls for $241.3 million in outlays but no change...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: How much are county’s new attorneys to be paid?
QUESTION: What are the salaries of Alamance County’s incoming county attorney and its new assistant county attorney?
ANSWER: According to Alamance County’s personnel office, Ragan...
County grapples with rules for spending proceeds of national opioid settlement
From employee bonuses to high-speed Internet service, local governments have found no shortage of ways to spend the millions of dollars which the federal...
Commissioners could revisit vote against bailout for adult daycare
Alamance County’s commissioners may be about to revisit a decision they made two weeks ago to reject a request for a financial bailout from...
Belated audit report finds county flush with revenue
An audit report that came three months later than usual was nevertheless well worth the wait for Alamance County’s board of commissioners.
From its robust...
Study: major new space needed for court system; Options: Renovate/expand, or raze criminal courts...
Cost to renovate/expand or build brand new about the same: $88M to $100 M
A consultant’s report on the Judge J.B. Allen, Jr. Court House...
