Two from county appointed to state posts
Governor Cooper recently announced his latest appointments to state Boards and Commissions.
Frances Vanessa Diggs of Burlington was appointed to the North Carolina Board of...
Rollins celebrated upon retirement
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins was feted at a reception Monday afternoon at Mebane's city hall, as he prepares to step down from a...
Burlington asst. city manager honored prior to retirement
Nolan Kirkman, Burlington’s outgoing assistant city manager, didn’t exactly “make like a tree” after his final city council meeting on Tuesday.
But Kirkman did go...
Mebane man travels to Stockholm to compete for Food Planet Prize
The Food Planet Prize isn’t Sweden’s best-known award. That honor undoubtedly belongs to the vaunted Nobel. Yet, with an applicant pool of roughly 1,000...
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins honored at council meeting, given Order of the Long...
Mebane city council members honored retiring city manager Chris Rollins at their latest meeting Monday night.
Rollins was also bestowed with the Order of the...
Kenna Talhelm earns national Girl Scout scholarship
Kenna Talhelm of Alamance County and a member of Girl Scout Troop 40607 has been selected as a National Gold Award Scholarship recipient from...
Teenage son of ex-Elon assistant coach dies
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
The teenage son of a former Elon assistant football coach died during the weekend.
Damian Wroblewski was assistant head...
Burlington council thanks outgoing advisory board members for their years of service
Burlington’s city council offered a hearty farewell this week to two long-time advisory board members who are leaving their posts after bumping up against...
Williams senior Luke Coker awarded Kenan Music Scholarship to UNC-CH
Luke Coker, son of Jeffrey and Beth Coker of Burlington and a senior at Williams High School, has won the prestigious Kenan Music Scholarship...
After nearly five decades, VW Bug “flies” home to original owner
With its meager proportions, tortoise-like shape, and a name to make the fastidious hausfrau cry “Eek!,” the Volkswagen Beetle isn’t the kind of motor...
