Graham twins sign letter of intent to play soccer at Chowan University
Twins Rayn and Gracie Ross of Graham signed national letters of intent to play soccer at Chowan University, a Division II university located in...
Hugh Webster, former state senator and register of deeds, dies at 78
Former state senator and Alamance County Register of Deeds Hugh Webster, 78, passed away Friday following a period of declining health.
A Republican and a...
Longtime staff member steps up to the plate as new elections director
Political campaigns are often likened to horse races. But to Dawn Hurdle, an 18-year veteran of the local elections office, the charged anticipation and...
Alamance County’s longtime elections director set to retire
The political winds have changed more than once since Kathy Holland first joined Alamance County’s elections office as a voter registration coordinator in June...
Burlington woman to celebrate 102nd Christmas
Sarah Lacy Butler of Burlington is looking forward to celebrating her 102nd Christmas this weekend.
“Maw-Maw” Butler worked as a sales clerk at Bell’s on...
Elon alderman prepares to become mayor in her adopted hometown
Most with aspirations as large as Elon mayor-elect Emily Sharpe’s would be noted as having big-city ambition, but that’s not where her sights are...
Elon fire chief retiring after 45-year career
With his retirement at the end of this month, Elon fire chief Alva Sizemore, 61, has been pondering the countless changes he’s seen in...
Eastern Alamance graduate excited to play college softball at Rutgers
By Jacob Kisamore
Special to The Alamance News
Eastern High School graduate Maddie Lawson is taking her talents to New Brunswick, New Jersey this fall, where...
Attorney General names former police chief head of state’s education and training standards commission
Former Burlington police chief J. Jeffrey "Jeff" Smythe, who retired from that position in May, has been named as the director of the North...
Jim’s Hotdogs and Hamburgers closes after 60 years in Graham
Since last Thursday, the glass-front of Jim’s Hamburgers and Hotdogs has been dotted with paper flyers announcing the closure of the Graham establishment, thanking...
