School system turns in budget request too late
A choir of entreaties on behalf of the Alamance-Burlington school system came too late in the day to spare ABSS from a penalty that...
Sheriff promotes property tax hike to help fill staff-level vacancies
Alamance County’s board of commissioners has generally given wide berth to a tax hike in years when any of its members are up for...
Contractor’s review of commercial tax values dampens enthusiasm for battle with big boxes
An all-out war with some of the nation’s top big box retailers seems to have lost favor with the head of Alamance County’s tax...
County’s new behavior health center nears completion in Burlington
Contractors are wrapping up work on a much-anticipated facility in Burlington that promises to revolutionize the services available to residents of Alamance County who...
Commissioners issue remainder of school bonds from 2018
Alamance County commissioners have followed through on their plan to cash out the remainder of a six-year-old package of school bonds in order to...
Lashley hospitalized, misses commissioners’ meeting
Before they got down to business on Monday, Alamance County’s commissioners took a few moments to address the absence of commissioner Bill Lashley, who...
Commissioners vote to record – with audio & video – all ‘official’ meetings
They may not exactly be “ready for prime time.” But Alamance County’s commissioners have resolved that, to the extent they are able, they will...
Commissioner’s failure to acknowledge youthful drug conviction from 38 years ago sparks SBI investigation
Election filing form required candidate to say whether he'd had any felonies; he said he didn't, but he did
An apparent oversight in his...
Why did chairman veto broadcasting commissioner meeting?
Recordings of Alamance County’s commissioners might not be “Must See TV” for most viewers. But they do have their devotees – and the county...
Lashley doesn’t want to add to ABSS savings; wants no money left for supt....
Fresh off the heels of a budget work session earlier this week, Alamance County commissioner Bill Lashley is vowing to buck a proposal to...
