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Burlington planning board recommends 332-home subdivision on north side of city; plus OKs changes to dormant 362-unit project

Burlington
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...

Sesquicentennial Park Citizens Committee raising money to buy former park lot

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

Alamance Foods confirms expansion plans after getting state-level grant

Burlington
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...

RR crossings throughout Alamance County closed to put down new tracks

Community
Roads at railroad crossings in Burlington, Elon, Gibsonville, and Graham will close to all vehicle traffic starting today (Monday, August 24), to install new...
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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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Politics

Graham city councilman wary of mayor’s new committee, link to Democratic campaign contributions

Graham city councilman Jim Young criticized the city’s mayor over a proposed new committee she is organizing outside of the official municipal committees appointed...

New commissioner sworn in

Burlington businessman Sam Powell seemed to be in his element this week when he was formally installed as the newest member of Alamance County’s...

GOP executive committee will determine Paisley replacement; both parties will designate candidates for Nov. ballot for partial term

The death of John Paisley, Jr. has done more than just rob the community of a dedicated civic leader. It has also created a...

New Graham mayor’s tenure gets off to bumpy start

There was a standing room only crowd to witness the swearing in of Graham’s new mayor, Chelsea Dickey, and the departure of the mayor...

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THE PUBLIC ASKS

Public Asks

What happened to ABC general mgr.?

QUESTION: What’s behind the departure of Larry Brooks from his role as general manager of the local ABC board and his subsequent appointment to...

The Public Asks: Were county commissioners wrong to attend grassroots event...

What is the former Graham mayor’s position on the new park...

Did sheriff strike fans of campaign rivals from his agency’s list...

Did Graham mayor receive donations to attend a conference?

COURTS

Courts

Visiting judge dismisses wrongful termination suit against Elon University

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

N.C. Court of Appeals decision critical of district court judge Katie...

N.C. Court of Appeals vacates Alamance County district court judge’s order...

Sheriff, nine deputies removed as defendants in federal lawsuit

EDUCATION

Community

Sons of American Revolution names Good Citizenship scholarship award winners

The Alamance Battleground Chapter Sons of the American Revolution recently presented their annual Good Citizenship Awards consisting of a scholarship, outstanding citizenship certificate, and...

Harvard study finds ABSS third through eighth grade students behind...

Local robotics team to compete in World Championships

Elon University hires retired principal to lead private elementary school for...

Elon council approves rezoning for university’s special school for dyslexic children...

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