Health director: vaccine provides reason for hope amid continued spread of COVID
The prognosis was decidedly mixed this week when the head of Alamance County’s health department appeared before the county’s board of commissioners to deliver...
GOP to decide on new county commissioner tonight
The county’s Republican Party leaders will gather electronically tonight – via a Zoom online conference call – to decide who should be the newest...
GOP to select new commissioner at virtual meeting next week
County's 45 top party officials will decide on Jan. 21
The stage has been set for the leadership of Alamance County’s Republican Party to meet...
Broadband Internet among items on Burlington’s wish list to state legislators
Authority for occupancy tax also desired; police chief doesn't want automatic release of body-cam footage
More money and greater legal authority were the big asks...
County dropped from lawsuit over quarry in Snow Camp
A superior court judge has dropped Alamance County from the list of defendants in a civil lawsuit that a group of Snow Camp residents...
Council ponders whether city should consider ward system for municipal elections; more discussion coming
And should council size be expanded beyond current five members?
They may not include a new exercise regimen or a low-cholesterol diet. But the members...
Amy Scott Galey to go from chairman of 5-person county board to freshman...
Amy Scott Galey had served on Alamance County’s board of commissioners for less than a year when she had a rude awakening during her...
Government COVID closures climb
The number of local government services suspended or closed due to coronavirus is climbing.
N.C. Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley announced Friday that most...
Burlington city workers get early Christmas gift from city mgr., council
Burlington’s city council has decided to light up city hall with pay raises and bonuses this holiday season thanks to the unexpectedly robust revenues...
Longtime paramedic rushes into the contest to replace outgoing county commissioner
A paramedic on the verge of retirement is the latest contender for a vacancy that will appear on Alamance County’s board of commissioners next...
