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...
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...
Cities strike deal with county to collect new municipal hotel tax
Burlington, Mebane, Graham, Elon agree to let county collect new municipal occupancy tax – for a fee; three hotel members of tourism board appointed
Just...
Republicans edge past Democrats in Alamance County voter registration
QUESTION: Do registered Republicans outnumber Democrats on Alamance County’s voter rolls?
ANSWER: A century ago, the assertion that “now is the time for all good...
Burlington planning board endorses rezoning for 173-acre industrial project in eastern Guilford County
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a request for industrial zoning on some 173 acres of agriculturally zoned land on the west side...
New exhibit now open at Alamance Arts
Sia Yazdanfar photography will be on exhibit at Alamance Arts from today, May 30, through July 1.
The artist reception will be on Thursday, June...
2nd former fireman files federal lawsuit against city, mgr., fire dept. superiors, alleging retaliation
A second federal lawsuit has been filed against the city of Graham, the city manager, and two high-ranking officials in the Graham fire department,...
Commissioner’s failure to acknowledge youthful drug conviction from 38 years ago sparks SBI investigation
Election filing form required candidate to say whether he'd had any felonies; he said he didn't, but he did
An apparent oversight in his...
Spelling It Out
The latest big idea at the Alamance County Children’s Museum appears to have been carried out “to the letter” in more ways than one.
This...
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...
