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...
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...
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...
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...
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,”...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Eastern’s Class of 2023 actually has 11 “Top 10 students” – including several standout...
Eastern High School’s Class of 2023 actually has 11 “Top 10 students” due to an apparent tie in their grades.
Eight of the top students...
