School board member Chuck Marsh says he won’t seek a second term on school...
Freshman Alamance-Burlington school board member Chuck Marsh – who joined the board in December 2022 – has announced this week that he won’t seek reelection to a second term...
Elon’s assistant police chief to hang up his hat after 28 years
A long-serving member of Elon’s police force received a farewell salute from the town’s municipal leaders this week as he prepares to retire after nearly three decades in the...
Former ABSS chief operations officer hired as CEO of Ralph Scott Life Services
Dr. Todd Thorpe, who retired as the chief operations officer for the Alamance-Burlington school system earlier this year, has been hired as the interim president and CEO for Ralph...
Burlington planning commission gets new chairman
The chairmanship of Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has amicably passed to a senior member who, a year ago, made an unsuccessful bid to oust the group’s previous chairman...
Burlington city council OKs appointments to advisory boards, commissions; new Mebane, Graham planning board...
Burlington’s city council has approved a number of appointments to the various advisory boards and commissions that weigh in on certain aspects of municipal government.
The council signed off on...
Williams High School’s college advisor heading to Harvard Law
By Charity L. Cohen
Special to The Alamance News
As Sam Timmons walks through the campus of Williams High School, the phrase “What’s up, Mr. Timmons,” can be heard from groups...
Mayor’s critics removed from Graham advisory boards
At the end of this month’s Graham city council meeting Tuesday night, gone from three of its advisory boards were three long-serving committee members, two of whom have frequently...
Council makes board appointments, shelving several current members
Graham’s city council made appointments and re-appointments to seven advisory boards Tuesday night, changing the configuration on four of them by not re-appointing several members and installing instead new...
Governor appoints former local Democratic Party chief Elaine Berry to chairmanship of county’s elections...
Elaine Berry has come a long way from her childhood home on a tobacco farm in the northern reaches of Orange County.
From this rather humble beginning, Berry would become...
Retiring Mebane police chief Terrence Caldwell honored at city council meeting
It was standing-room only inside the Mebane city council’s meeting chambers Monday night as dozens of people turned out to honor Mebane police chief Terrence Caldwell, whose retirement from...
