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What restrictions, if any, will city council put on sale of Sesquicentennial Park lot? Council could decide Tuesday

Community
Meanwhile, Sesquicentennial Park Citi­zens Committee formed with hopes to buy the property Graham’s city council could decide Tuesday night whether to impose any deed restrictions...

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...

Sheriff seeks more manpower to review, monitor body cam footage

Alamance News EXCLUSIVE
Film critics who bristle at the latest three-hour epic from Martin Scorsese are unlikely to get much pity from Alamance County’s sheriff Terry Johnson. Over...

Mebane council reaffirms that approved plans envisioned stub out, not cul-de-sac

Mebane
Adjacent neighborhoods had opposed mixed-use subdivision in 2023; didn’t want traffic going through their areas Mebane’s city council reaffirmed Monday a 2023 decision to...
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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

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...

More incumbents file for election, reelection

The second day of filing for 2026 elections brought out just three additional candidates, all incumbents of a sort. Filing for election to a full,...

Election 2020

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THE PUBLIC ASKS

County Commissioners

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

QUESTION: Was it appropriate for three of Alamance County’s five county commissioners to participate in a community meeting that some residents had organized in...

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?

Why has charred residence remained on Maple Avenue?

COURTS

Courts

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

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...

Sheriff, nine deputies removed as defendants in federal lawsuit

Mebane restaurant ownership, profits part of dispute between owners

Realtor says four boxes of gemstones were used as collateral, wants...

EDUCATION

ABSS

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

  A recent Harvard and Stanford University study concluded that the Alamance-Burlington school system is more than a full grade behind in reading and math...

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...

Judge orders microschool to pay mall for unpaid back rent

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