Graham mayor, council often at odds over merits of applicants for city boards
Graham’s mayor and four city council members continued their rather frequent tussles over city priorities during this week’s consideration of appointments and reappointments to...
ACC trustees bid farewell to facilities VP
Alamance Community College’s trustees bid farewell earlier this month to retiring associate vice president of Administrative Services and Facilities Tom Hartman. He had shepherded...
Alamance Arts selects new Executive Director
After an exhaustive statewide search, the Alamance Arts board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran arts administrator, educator, and community-builder...
Burlington Fire Chief Matt Lawrence honored
Burlington Fire Chief Matt Lawrence was honored with the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs Career Chief of the Year award for 2026 Friday...
Three centenarians celebrated at Burlington’s First Christian Church of Christ
First Christian Church of Christ in Burlington is claiming to have the oldest congregation in Burlington.
This month the church is celebrating three members who...
Teacher of the Year found her ‘dream job’ in Adapted Curriculum class at Williams...
Ms. ARB now has her 'dream job'
“We can’t all do everything, but everybody can do something.” – ABSS 2026 Teacher of the Year Ashley...
Rising stars: sheriff makes two significant promotions
For nearly a quarter of a century, the office of Alamance County’s sheriff has been under the command of Terry S. Johnson, a 76-year-old...
This Western Alamance alum helps lead Savannah Bananas
Savannah Bananas possibly baseball's equivalent of Harlem Globetrotters; they're in Chapel Hill this weekend
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
When Jared Orton became part...
Williams’ Caroline Conner selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Caroline Conner, daughter of Lee and Emily Conner of Burlington and a junior at Williams High School, is one of two NC students recently...
Citizen “first responders” recognized as heroes by Graham city council
Graham fire chief Tommy Cole and the Graham’s city council applauded the bravery of two young men Tuesday night who were the “first responders,”...
