Local transplant recipient puts his heart into biennial games
The Transplant Games of America may not have the prestige of the Olympics, the rigor of the New York Marathon, or the global viewership...
Floyd McBane retiring after 60 years at Eli Whitney Fire Department
The Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department (EWVFD) will host an emergency vehicle parade and celebration next Sunday, July 10, to honor the retirement of...
Majority of Williams High School’s top grads heading to Carolina this fall
Williams High School has announced its Top 10 students for the Class of 2022, which actually included 11 students due to an apparent tie...
New and familiar names tapped for top posts at Central Office
Three existing Alamance-Burlington employees and three newcomers – including one who’s returning to ABSS after leaving in 2018 for a professorial post at High...
Alamance Arts welcome new director
Alamance Arts announces that Alamance County native Tammy Cobb has been appointed as the new executive director of Alamance Arts. She took the reins...
Future superintendent welcomed back home
Pictured from left to right are: Alamance-Burlington school board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves, vice chairman Patsy Simpson, and the new ABSS superintendent, Dr. Dain Butler,...
Burlington hires Graham native, city resident as new Downtown Manager
Erin McClure Nettles has been hired to be Burlington’s next Downtown Manager. In this role, Nettles will be responsible for working with downtown merchants,...
Student writers selected for awards
The Burlington Writers Club annually sponsors the Student Writing Contest to recognize exceptional student writers in Alamance County.
An award ceremony was recently held at...
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...
Area students earn honors in Piedmont Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest
Twenty-seven students recently competed in the Piedmont Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest that was held at the Alamance County Cattlemen’s Association Livestock Facility in...
