Quilt honoring nation’s 250th makes itself cozy in Burlington
It was with surprisingly little road dust that a handmade quilt arrived in Burlington as part of a traveling tribute to this nation’s 250th...
Fourth of July weekend events
City of Burlington will host July 3rd in the Park Celebration, Fireworks
The City of Burlington invites the community to celebrate Burlington’s largest Independence Day celebration...
Officials laud Mebane Buc-ee’s at Wednesday groundbreaking
More than 200 local municipal and county officials, legislators, business people, and others turned out Wednesday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new...
Commissioners tentatively revise county manager’s budget to eliminate property tax hike
UPDATED AND EXPANDED VERSION OF THE STORY FIRST POSTED AFTER MONDAY'S BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
Alamance County’s commissioners have tentatively agreed to rejigger the capital outlays...
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...
Softball player Hessenthaler receives major Elon award
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Southern Alamance alum Greta Hessenthaler received one of the major awards during Elon University’s athletics banquet last month.
Hessenthaler,...
Graham’s planning board turns down first gated single-family home subdivision
Planning board members say proposed subdivision is too dense, with too many loose ends
Graham’s planning board wasn’t impressed with the final plans for the...
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...
Mebane city council debates whether to divide 2¢ rate increase
Mebane’s city council held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to learn more of the details and assumptions behind city manager Richard White’s proposed budget,...
