Courts & Crime

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...

N.C. Court of Appeals decision critical of district court judge Katie Overby’s handling of divorce settlement case: “manifestly unsupported by reason”

Courts
Appeals court reverses Alamance County judge’s denial of motion to set aside equitable distribution order in divorce settlement The North Carolina Court of Appeals has...

N.C. Court of Appeals vacates Alamance County district court judge’s order denying retroactive child support

Courts
The state’s second-highest court has vacated a ruling in a civil dispute over post-separation and divorce child support entered early last year by Alamance...

Police

Duo booked after FLOC camera spots stolen car in Burlington

Burlington
Two women from Greensboro have been arrested after they drove through the city of Burlington in a car that had been reported stolen from...

Suspect in attempted murder snared in SC

Burlington
A man wanted for attempted murder in Burlington has been captured in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina after less than three days on the lam. According...

Burlington arrests serial shoplifter wanted in five jurisdictions

Burlington
A suspected serial shoplifter is behind bars this week after racking up charges of larceny and similar offenses in Burlington and several other communities. According...

Police chief-cum-councilman persuades colleagues to reprioritize pay for police officers, firefighters

Burlington
A sidenote on public safety salaries during the presentation of Burlington’s proposed budget became the centerpiece a day later thanks to the intercession of...

Sheriff

Opinion

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,...

Selling off Sesquicentennial Park: such a shame

All we can do is continually shake our head in disbelief and disgust that Graham’s city council can be so deaf to the overwhelming...

Here’s hoping ABSS is getting better than “low-performing”

Alamance-Burlington school officials and their supporters were practically giddy this week over what they consider to be, as the superintendent put it, “a banner...

School system’s unreasonably high budget demand enables commissioners to hold the line against ABSS spending

Our thanks this week to Alamance County’s commissioners who held the line against increased spending demands made by the Alamance-Burlington school board. State law has...
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Thurs. Night: Elon’s opening victory comes with variety of contributors

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Brady Stober threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his Elon debut as the Phoenix opened...
Burlington

Burlington planning board recommends 332-home subdivision on north side of city;...

Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its blessing to a proposed development that could bring up to 332 new homes to an undeveloped...
ABSS

ABSS begins school year with 47 teacher vacancies, fewest over last...

The Alamance-Burlington school system began the new 2026-27 school year on Monday with 47 teaching vacancies, ABSS officials told The Alamance News Wednesday. The number...
Community

Sesquicentennial Park Citizens Committee raising money to buy former park lot

About 30 Graham residents and supporters of restoring the Sesquicentennial Park in Graham turned out Tuesday night for a meeting to assess the possibility...
Burlington

Alamance Foods confirms expansion plans after getting state-level grant

Alamance Foods has announced that it will press ahead with a proposed expansion in Burlington thanks to the company’s receipt of a state level...

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