County commissioner targets staff training in ongoing crusade against ‘social justice’
A proposal to defund the county’s libraries wasn’t the only surprise that one member of Alamance County’s governing board sprung on his colleagues during...
Sheriff reports jail, deputy staffing better; $10,000 signing bonuses have helped
Alamance County’s sheriff had both good news and bad news to report to the county’s board of commissioners when he presented them with a...
Commissioners eschew tax hike while contemplating capital spending
Alamance County’s commissioners didn’t have much to show for a special-called meeting that they held on Monday to delve into a proposed capital improvement...
Commissioners approve “PG” stickers for library books with mature themes
A flap over edgy library books has prompted the county’s library system to borrow a page from the distributors of motion pictures and other...
Commissioners OK change order (+$336K) for courthouse expansion
A cost adjustment might seem all but inevitable with a project on the scale of the county’s proposed expansion of the Judge J.B. Allen...
Commissioners tap assistant tax chief in Mecklenburg to take over Alamance County’s tax...
Alamance County’s governing board has selected Bradley Fowler, the current second-in-command to Mecklenburg County’s tax administrator, to serve as the new head of Alamance...
Commissioners OK family justice center’s grant request after derailing previous application
A grant application from the county’s family justice center has easily cleared Alamance County’s governing board despite the demise of an earlier funding request...
Commissioners agree to keep ‘banking’ holiday pay for emergency workers
Alamance County’s commissioners have approved a new holiday pay policy that effectively enshrines the use of “banked” holiday pay in lieu of a higher...
County manager calls for $30.4M in capital outlays for county, schools
Alamance County’s manager has unveiled a one-year spending plan for capital improvements that envisions more than $30 million in outlays on behalf of the...
Commissioners warm up to the idea of higher pay for staff who work holidays
Alamance County’s commissioners may be having some second thoughts about a recent decision to continue paying sheriff’s deputies, paramedics, and other emergency shift workers...
