Audience member offers spontaneous donation after board balks at nonprofit’s plea for bailout
A spontaneous pledge from an audience member spared Alamance County’s governing board from having to deny a financial lifeline to a local nonprofit group...
Owners of shooting range fire back at neighbor’s complaints to commissioners
A resident’s public complaints about an area shooting range have drawn some return fire from the proprietors of this firearms training and practice facility...
School board votes 5-2 to ask commissioners for 9% funding increase for next...
Two weeks ago, when school board members first heard the ABSS administration’s proposal for an increase in local spending, school officials wanted just over...
Resident to commissioners: Tighten noise rules on shooting ranges
A resident of the countryside beyond Burlington has asked Alamance County’s board of commissioners to slap a metaphorical silencer on the outdoor shooting ranges...
Commissioners Lashey vs. Thompson debate over charter schools vs. other public schools
A request from a charter school developer set off a spat among two members of Alamance County’s governing board that, in a different setting,...
Alamance commissioners hire new county manager – from nearby Person County
County commissioners voted Monday night to hire Person County manager Heidi York, a 14-year veteran of that county's top slot, as Alamance County's new...
Alamance native hired as assistant county attorney
An Alamance County native now serving as legal counsel with N.C. Supreme Court chief justice Paul Newby has been selected by Alamance County's commissioners...
Commissioners devise ‘cone’ of honor to pay tribute to outgoing county manager
Bryan Hagood has put up with plenty of needling since he announced his plans to retire as Alamance County’s manager. So, it was perhaps...
County divvies up excess revenue from hotel tax
As out-of-town travel continues to rebound amid the reduction in numbers and severity of COVID-19, Alamance County’s leaders have found that they have considerably...
Committee explores competing layouts for proposed mental health diversion center
After more than six years, the dream of a mental health “diversion” center in Alamance County may actually be on the verge of becoming...
