Courts & Crime

Homeowner says his experiences with flood-prone well are cautionary tale about lax regulations in Alamance Co.

Community
The final months of 2021 were a charmed time in the lives of Andrew Poole and his wife Anna. With a hale, three-year-old son and...

Swepsonville residents sue county, two cities, six companies over forever chemicals

Alamance News EXCLUSIVE
Two Swepsonville residents have filed a lawsuit in Alamance County superior court against Alamance County, two municipalities, and six private companies, seeking potentially hundreds...

Visiting judge dismisses wrongful termination suit against Elon University

Courts
A former accounting professor who sued Elon University for alleged wrongful termination earlier this year has lost both rounds in his legal fight: his...

Talleys prevail in suit lodged by two other Graham developers

Alamance News EXCLUSIVE
Former Graham mayor Jennifer Talley and her husband, Chuck Talley, who own several real estate development companies based in Graham, have prevailed in a...

Police

Woman arrested for shooting off gun during quarrel in Burlington

Burlington
A woman from Burlington has been arrested after she allegedly punctuated an argument with a handgun. Ericka Latiesha Graves reportedly fired the 9-mm while she...

Burlington woman arrested for 2nd degree murder after early morning shooting outside convenience store

Burlington
A woman from Burlington has been charged with second-degree murder after she allegedly gunned down a 26-year-old man outside an area business earlier this...

Man faces felony charges after alleged vehicle break-in

Burlington
A 20-year-old man wound up behind bars this weekend after he alleged broke into a car along the 1900 block of Sinclair Trace in...

Police arrest suspect and victim after early morning shooting

Burlington
Police in Burlington have filed charges against both the suspect and victim in an alleged shooting that took place along May Drive over the...

Sheriff

Opinion

ABSS: Good news, for a change

We’ve had plenty of occasions on this page to critique the poor performance of ABSS schools, administration, and school board over recent years. But this...

Much ado about . . . data centers

Public speakers at last week’s public hearing and the county commissioners to whom they expressed their concerns may have breathed a sigh of relief...

Beware expanding the (Burlington) city council

Another topic which looks to us like a solution in search of a problem to address is the idea embraced by Bur-lington’s city council...

ENOUGH!

This newspaper has covered local governments for the at least the past 69 years. We’ve seen all sorts of combinations of mayors and council members,...
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Graham planning board reverses opposition to city’s first gated community

An Ohio developer’s revisions contained in a third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the corner of Hanford Road and West Moore...
Alamance News EXCLUSIVE

Alamance News honored with top state writing, reporting awards

The Alamance News was honored Thursday night with some of the state press associa-tion’s top writing and reporting awards for news coverage during 2025. At...
Sunday Sports Special

Southeast loses hoops duo to TBS

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Two key members of Southeast Alamance’s Mid-Carolina Conference championship boys’ basketball team from a season ago have transferred. Donnie...
ABSS

State report card (Part 2): ABSS improves graduation rates, but still...

The Alamance-Burlington school system’s on-time graduation rate improved at four high schools over the past year and increased by 1.5 percentage points overall –...
Sports

Southeast edges Southern in wild, high-scoring conference opener

Southeast, Eastern, Cummings roll up TDs on the way to victories By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Freshman Dorian Cruz scored his first varsity points...

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